Anya Taylor-Joy’s ‘Ex Machina’ Meets ‘Jason Bourne’ Sci-Fi Mistake Is Officially Streaming on HBO Max
Anya Taylor-Joy is having a breakout 2026, with roles in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the Apple TV series Lucky, and the forthcoming Dune: Part Three, but her flair for high-concept science fiction dates back to earlier, smaller thrillers, one of which has now arrived on HBO Max. The article highlights Morgan, a low-budget sci-fi film that blends the eerie, artificial-intelligence tension of Ex Machina with the tense, action-driven pursuit style of the Jason Bourne films, as an early showcase of the range that has since made her a sought-after leading actress.
The piece traces Taylor-Joy's career trajectory, noting her recent turn in The Gorge, her upcoming larger role opposite Javier Bardem and Florence Pugh in Dune: Part Three (out 18 December), and her ongoing presence on Apple TV via Lucky alongside Timothy Olyphant. It frames Morgan, now streaming on HBO Max, as one of the atmospheric, tightly wound genre films that established her ability to project both stillness and intensity long before she became a box-office draw.
In short
- Anya Taylor-Joy's early sci-fi thriller Morgan is now on HBO Max.
- It blends Ex Machina-style AI tension with Bourne-like action.
- Comes amid her big 2026, including Mario, Lucky and Dune: Part Three.
Explained simply
Morgan is a science-fiction thriller starring Anya Taylor-Joy, made before she became widely known for leading roles. It centres on an artificial being and the people trying to understand and control it, mixing questions about technology with suspense and action.
Taylor-Joy has since taken roles in major film and television projects, including Dune: Part Three and the Apple TV series Lucky. Morgan offers an earlier example of her work in a smaller, tense story, and its arrival on HBO Max makes the film available to a new audience.