Annette Bening (Apples Never Fall, Nyad) is set to star alongside Anya Taylor-Joy in Lucky, Apple TV+’s limited series from creator/executive producer Jonathan Tropper and executive producer Reese Witherspoon.
Based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel and Reese’s Book Club pick of the same name, Lucky stars Taylor-Joy as the eponymous heroine, 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.
Bening will play Priscilla, a dangerous mob leader.
Hailing from Apple Studios, Lucky is co-showrun, written and executive produced by Tropper (Apple TV+’s See and upcoming Your Friends & Neighbors) through his Tropper Ink banner under his overall deal with Apple TV+, alongside co-showrunner Cassie Pappas (Apple TV+’s Silo). The series is executive produced by Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine. Taylor-Joy executive produces through her production banner Ladykiller. Jonathan Van Tulleken will direct several episodes, including the pilot, and serve as executive producer.
Bening is a five-time Academy Award nominee, most recently for Nyad. Coming off her starring role in the Peacock limited series Apples Never Fall; she will be seen in The Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein movie opposite Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz and Peter Sarsgaard. Bening is repped by CAA and Gochman Law Group.
