Anya Taylor-Joy will star in and produce the miniseries 'Lucky' for Apple TV+

Marissa Stapley's best-selling novel Luckyhas obtained the green light from Apple TV+ to become a series, according to THR reports.

Anya Taylor-Joy (Furiosa, The Queen’s Gambit) has been signed as protagonist and executive producer. Reese Witherspoon will be another of the executive producers with her company Hello Sunshine. The novel was a 2021 Witherspoon Book Club selection.

Apple Studios is the studio that supports the television project.

Jonathan Tropper (See, Your Friends & Neigbhors) is the creator of the series and will be co-showrunner along with Cassie Pappas (Silo, Griselda).

The miniseries will mark Taylor-Joy's second project with Apple, after starring in the feature film The Gorgewhich will premiere in 2025.

On the other hand, Witherspoon collaborates with Apple TV+ as the protagonist and executive producer of the acclaimed series The Morning Show.

In LuckyTaylor-Joy will play a young woman who grew up in a life of crime but has left that world behind. He must accept his darkest and most criminal side once again in a desperate attempt to escape his past.

Witherspoon shared in a statement to the media:

“Reese's Book Club began with the goal of deepening connections: with the stories, with the storytellers, and with the community we are building. It's incredibly rewarding to be able to amplify these stories centered on women and their authors., see our community connect with them and then watch them take on a whole new life on screen.

We couldn't be more excited to partner with Apple TV+ and the incomparable Anya Taylor-Joy, plus our brilliant creator Jonathan Tropper and his wonderful co-showrunner Cassie Pappas, to bring this captivating series based on Marissa Stapley's fantastic novel to audiences of everyone.”

Taylor-Joy joined in saying:

“Hello Sunshine continues to do fantastic work championing women’s voices and I’m thrilled to join the team alongside Jonathan, Cassie and Apple TV+ to bring Lucky to life.”

Tropper will also executive produce alongside Pappas, Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine's Lauren Nestadter, and Taylor-Joy for her company LadyKiller.

Some of Taylor-Joy's recent credits include The Menu, Dune: Part Twoy Furious. We will see it soon in Sacrifice alongside Salma Hayek, Chris Evans and Brendan Fraser. She is a SAG, Golden Globe and Critics Choice winner for her work in The Queen’s Gambit.