Anya Taylor-Pleasure is ready to headline Fortunate, an upcoming crime collection at Apple TV+. Fortunate is predicated on the New York Occasions bestseller by Marissa Stapley. The ebook was additionally chosen for Reese Witherspoon’s Guide Membership.
Fortunate marks Taylor-Pleasure’s second high-profile mission with Apple. Taylor-Pleasure is without doubt one of the stars of The Gorge, Scott Derrickson’s sci-fi motion film for Apple Authentic Movies. The Gorge premieres on Apple TV+ in 2025.
Fortunate is Taylor-Pleasure’s first main tv position for the reason that Emmy Award-winning The Queen’s Gambit. Taylor-Pleasure was nominated for an Emmy and received the SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics’ Alternative for her efficiency as Beth Harmon. Taylor-Pleasure’s current credit embody Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Dune: Half Two, The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film, and The Menu.
What’s Fortunate with Anya Taylor-Pleasure about?
Per Apple’s press launch, “Taylor-Pleasure stars as a younger lady who left behind the lifetime of crime she was raised in years in the past, however should now embrace her darker, legal aspect one closing time in a determined try to flee her previous.”
Jonathan Tropper is the collection creator and government producer. Tropper will co-showrun with Cassie Pappas. Tropper additionally created Your Buddies and Neighbors, the upcoming Apple TV+ collection debuting in April 2025. Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter will produce below their Whats up Sunshine banner, whereas Taylor-Pleasure will government produce by means of her firm, LadyKiller.
“It’s extremely rewarding to have the ability to amplify these female-centric tales and their authors, see our neighborhood join with them, then see them tackle a complete new life on display,” Witherspoon mentioned in a press release. “We couldn’t be extra excited to accomplice with Apple TV+ and the incomparable Anya Taylor-Pleasure, plus our sensible creator Jonathan Tropper and his great co-showrunner Cassie Pappas, to carry this compelling collection — primarily based on Marissa Stapley’s improbable novel — to audiences world wide.”
“Whats up Sunshine continues to do a improbable job of championing girls’s voices and I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the crew alongside Jonathan, Cassie, and Apple TV+ to carry Fortunate to life,” mentioned Taylor-Pleasure.
