A clean getaway is supposed to buy you time—space to disappear, regroup, rewrite the story. But the new limited series “Lucky” is built on the opposite premise: the moment the plan collapses, everyone starts running, and the real chase begins.
At Apple TV+’s 2026 Press Day, the streamer unveiled a first look and teaser trailer for the seven-episode drama, setting its global debut for Wednesday, July 15, 2026. The rollout begins with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly installments every Wednesday through August 19, framing the series as a mid-summer, week-to-week pressure cooker rather than a dump-and-done binge.
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Headlining the adaptation is Anya Taylor-Joy, who also executive produces. The ensemble is loaded, with Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr., and William Fichtner also starring.
The series comes from Hello Sunshine and is created by Jonathan Tropper, the genre-savvy writer behind Cinemax’s “Banshee” and “Warrior” and Apple TV+’s “Your Friends & Neighbors,” and he’s also the screenwriter tapped for Shawn Levy’s upcoming “Star Wars” feature, “Star Wars: Starfighter.” Tropper co-showruns alongside Cassie Pappas, a writer-producer whose recent work includes Apple TV+’s “Silo” and Netflix’s “Griselda,” with earlier credits on FX’s “Tyrant” and Showtime’s “The L Word.“
Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter executive produce for Hello Sunshine, while Taylor-Joy executive produces via her LadyKiller banner. Jonathan van Tulleken, who directed the pilot, also executive produces.
Based on the New York Times bestselling novel and Reese’s Book Club pick by Marissa Stapley, “Lucky” follows a con artist forced into survival mode when a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways. With both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss in pursuit, Lucky is pushed on the run, fighting for her life—and for any exit that doesn’t end in a cell or a grave. The project hails from Apple Studios. Watch the first teaser below.
