Apple TV crime thriller miniseries *Lucky*, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, has become one of the most-watched streaming titles after launching on 15 July. The series’ rapid popularity adds to Apple TV’s recent success with crime and thriller programming, although the article does not provide a specific viewing ranking or audience figure.

Based on Marissa Stapley’s 2021 novel, the show follows Luciana “Lucky” Armstrong, raised by a con artist, after a planned multi-million-dollar heist goes wrong. Her husband disappears with the money, leaving Lucky pursued by the FBI and by her mob-connected mother-in-law; the cast also includes Timothy Olyphant, Drew Starkey, Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and William Fichtner.