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Lucky

Lucky

Wish her luck.

2026Ended1 season7 episodes~45 min/epTV-MAMidcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Lucky?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Lucky streaming on Apple TV.

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Highlights

What stands out about Lucky?

Lucky earns 2 badges, led by Broadly Agreed and Preferred by Men.

Reception

Is Lucky worth watching?

Lucky's Midcredits score is the 38th percentile of all shows, from 28K ratings across 6 sources. 65% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

38th percentile

Better received than 38% of shows

29th percentile among Crime42nd percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)37th
Approval (how many liked it)40th

Acclaim

Broadly Agreed: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

68 /100

37th percentile of all shows

31st percentile among Crime42nd percentile among 2020s

Critics 68 · Audience 68

Critics and audiences broadly agree.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.8 — solid but not unanimous.

Approval

How many liked it

65% liked it

40th percentile of all shows

28th percentile among Crime45th percentile among 2020s
65% rated it 7–1035% rated it 1–6

Critics 79% · Audience 67%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Reach

How many have seen it

90th percentile

28K ratings across platforms

83rd percentile among Crime92nd percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

A stylish, fast-moving crime thriller with a charismatic lead but a formulaic, coincidence-heavy plot.

Fans praised

  • Anya Taylor-Joy's magnetic lead performance
  • Fast-paced, addictive thriller pacing
  • Strong supporting cast including Annette Bening and Timothy Olyphant

Detractors panned

  • Lazy, cliché-ridden script with plot holes and coincidences
  • Implausible escapes and unrealistic FBI incompetence
  • Predictable, derivative story with no surprises

What stands out

ActingDivisive75

Anya Taylor-Joy praised as magnetic; detractors find her posing or miscast

Cinematography75

Stylish, polished visuals and desert landscapes

PacingDivisive60

Fast and addictive for fans; slow and padded for detractors

TensionDivisive55

High-stakes chase but undermined by implausibility

CharactersDivisive45

Lucky's resourcefulness praised but side characters called flat or clichéd

Plot and storyDivisive30

Derivative, full of coincidences and logic gaps

DialogueDivisive30

Cheesy, unnatural lines; some fans find it fun

OriginalityDivisive20

Recycled heist-on-the-run tropes

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 10 points higher than women.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Under-30s vs over-30s 5 points apart
  • US vs non-US 2 points apart

Episodes

1 season

Miniseries · 2026 · 7 episodes · 5.8 average across 7 rated episodes

  • S1E1

    No Shortcuts

    Jul 14, 202648 minTMDB rating 5.6
  • S1E2

    Make 'em Dance

    Jul 14, 202648 minTMDB rating 6.1
  • S1E3

    Read the Room

    Jul 21, 202646 minTMDB rating 5.7
  • S1E4

    Too Close to See It

    Jul 28, 202640 minTMDB rating 5.4
  • S1E5

    Are We Bad People?

    Aug 4, 202642 minTMDB rating 5.6
  • S1E6

    Wherever You Go, There You Are

    Aug 11, 202649 minTMDB rating 5.9
  • S1E7

    All Good Things

    Aug 18, 202645 minTMDB rating 6.1Finale

Watch experience

What is Lucky like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — an even-paced watch that leaves you bittersweet.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseDread
Heaviest: throughout
Register
Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.SerializedSingle-season story
ToneThe show plays its material straight, a earnest crime thriller that doesn't wink at its conventions.
The rideThe series likely maintains a tense and dread-filled atmosphere as Lucky is pulled back into danger across all episodes.
StructureThe story is told in a linear, chronological order across the seven-episode arc, a conventional three-act structure for a serialized crime thriller.
Episode formatThe seven-episode season tells one continuous story of a final job, with no procedural or reset structure.
Season formatThe series is a concluded limited series with one season telling a complete arc.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
BittersweetUnsettling
Why it leaves you this wayThe show leaves a mix of hope for Lucky's escape and unease from the violent criminal world she navigates.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterTyrant
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% (this title) · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Tyrant: A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).

18% of shows fit this archetype

with Rebirth underneath

Why this archetypeThe series follows a reformed con artist forced into one final score while being hunted by a crime boss and the FBI, fitting the overcoming the monster archetype with a tyrant antagonist and a rebirth arc as she seeks freedom.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfPurposeSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27% (this title): Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% (this title) · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4% (this title)
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% (this title) · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Self

PurposeRedemption · 3% of shows: Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Freedom · 4% of shows
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe series explores a woman's quest to escape her criminal past and find a legitimate reason to live, balancing the desire for redemption with the hope of true freedom.
StanceThe series questions whether a person can truly escape their past and find purpose within a community that may never forgive them.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalRealistic
Orchestral modernSupportive music · original score
SettingAn unnamed small American town where Lucky's past and present collide.

Content guide

Is Lucky okay for kids?

TV-MA

Lucky is rated TV-MA. As of August 19, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (71/100), sexual content at mild (28/100), language at moderate (46/100), drug and alcohol content at moderate (43/100) and frightening material at moderate (53/100). Its frightening material has too few votes to rank. Overall it is heavier than 21% of TV-MA shows.

Ratings in 45 other countries
  • UK15
  • Canada18+
  • AustraliaMA 15+
  • Germany16
  • France16
  • Ireland15
  • New Zealand16
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil16
  • ArgentinaSAM 16
  • Austria16
  • Belgium16
  • BG16
  • CLR
  • Czechia15+
  • Denmark15
  • FinlandK16
  • Greece16
  • Hungary16
  • IDD
  • IndiaA
  • Israel18+
  • ItalyVM14
  • LTN-14
  • LU16
  • MexicoC
  • MY18
  • Netherlands16
  • Norway15
  • PhilippinesSPG
  • Poland16
  • Portugal16
  • PRTV-MA
  • Russia18+
  • SingaporeM18
  • SK15
  • South Africa16
  • Spain16
  • SwedenFrån 15 år
  • Switzerland16
  • Taiwan15+
  • THน 18+
  • Türkiye18+
  • UA18+
  • VITV-MA
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 50% of all showsHeavier than 21% of TV-MA shows
Violence & Gore
Intense
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 60%
Sex & Nudity
Mild
light for a TV-MA show
heavier than 13%
Profanity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
light for a TV-MA show
heavier than 15%
Alcohol & Drugs
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 36%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate
too few votes to rank (5 votes)

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is violence. Everything else sits at or below what TV-MA shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Lucky have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Lucky?

Cast

3 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Quinn Aune
as Young Lucky
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Aadyn Encalarde
as Dana
Timothy Olyphant
as John
Established: A standing when this show came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Anya Taylor-Joy
as Lucky
Established: A standing when this show came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
William Fichtner
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Annette Bening
as Priscilla
Established: A standing when this show came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Dutch
Best so far: Their highest-reaching show role to date — the title is too recent to say more.
Drew Starkey
as Cary
Eric Lange
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Agent Billie Rand
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.

Crew

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