According to Deadline, Apple TV+ is moving forward with the limited series Lucky starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit, The New Mutants). Taylor-Joy will also serve as executive producer alongside Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, Walk the Line) and Jonathan Tropper (The Adam Project, This is Where I Leave You). The series will be produced by Hello Sunshine. The series is based on Marissa Stapley’s (The Lighting Bottles, The Last Resort) bestselling novel and Reese’s Book Club pick of the same name.

The series’ logline states that Taylor-Joy stars as a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past.

“Reese’s Book Club began with the goal of deepening connections – to the stories, to the storytellers, and to the community we are building. It is incredibly rewarding to be able to amplify these female-centric stories and their authors, see our community connect with them, then see them take on a whole new life on screen,” Witherspoon said. “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 compelling series – based on Marissa Stapley’s fantastic novel – to audiences around the world.”

As per Deadline, Tropper is co-showrunning alongside Cassie Pappas (Road House, Tyrant) has been within for a formal order since the summer and is looking to start in the spring of 2025. The series marks the latest collaboration between Hello Sunshine and Apple TV+ joining The Morning Show, The Last Thing He Told Me and Surface.

“Hello Sunshine continues to do a fantastic job of championing women’s voices and I’m thrilled to be joining the team alongside Jonathan, Cassie and Apple TV+ to bring Lucky to life,” Taylor-Joy said.

Lucky is expected to premiere on Apple TV+ sometime in 2025.