Anya Taylor-Joy confirmed her upcoming Apple TV project on Instagram over the weekend, and the premiere is only three days out. LUCKY arrives this Wednesday, July 15.
Her announcement was notably short. The post had the title in all caps, a July 15 premiere date tagged to Apple TV, and a single angel emoji. Taylor-Joy let the title speak for itself – and given her track record, that confidence is well earned.
The 30-year-old actress has had a remarkable run in recent years. She was already known for picking unusual roles – a pair of M. Night Shyamalan thrillers (Split and Glass) and a well-regarded period adaptation of Emma, among other things.
But The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix in 2020 changed the conversation entirely. She played chess prodigy Beth Harmon, and the performance earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series. From there, she kept choosing roles that surprised.
She starred in Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller Last Night in Soho in 2021. The next year she appeared in The Menu, a darkly comic horror film directed by Mark Mylod, opposite Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult.
Then came Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga in 2024. She took on the title role in George Miller’s prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road – a large-scale action film that put her in a completely different register.
LUCKY marks her next move, and she’s taking it to Apple TV. The platform has built a strong reputation for prestige projects over the past few years.
Severance became a genuine phenomenon – a sci-fi workplace thriller now in its second season, with a fan base that’s still growing. Slow Horses, The Morning Show, and Ted Lasso have all found dedicated audiences too. Taylor-Joy joining that lineup is a meaningful addition for the platform.
Her choices have always been hard to predict. The Queen’s Gambit was a quiet, cerebral limited series. Furiosa was a massive spectacle.
The Menu sat somewhere between the two – darkly comic and claustrophobic, unlike most things in theaters at the time. No two projects have felt like the same actress in the same mode.
LUCKY gives away nothing that would narrow it down. Format, genre, cast – Taylor-Joy hasn’t said.
The timing of the announcement is worth noting. Her post came just a few days before the premiere – a tight window for a streaming release at a major platform. It suggests a deliberate choice to let the premiere do the revealing.
The angel emoji is the one small detail left behind. It might hint at tone or story, but Wednesday will answer everything.
With 125,000-plus likes on a post that gave away so little, Anya Taylor-Joy‘s audience is clearly already counting down. LUCKY premieres on Apple TV this Wednesday, July 15.
