Summary
Anya Taylor-Joyis reuniting with Netflix after her breakout success inThe Queen’s Gambitwith a new role in a revenge mystery series. Although she’s been a familiar face to audiences for years, with a memorable performance in the Robert Eggers filmThe Witch, she reached a new level of visibility with herlead role in the Netflix miniseriesThe Queen’s Gambitwhich earned an Emmy nomination. Now, afterTaylor-Joy’s continued success in movies, with roles inDuneandThe Menu, she is returning to television.
Taylor-Joy is now reteaming with Netflix for the revenge thriller,How to Kill Your Family. The eight-episode show is based on the best-selling novel of the same name from author Bella Mackie, who will produce the adaptation that’s focused on a woman who plots to kill and inherit a fortune.
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The upcoming series features Taylor-Joy in the role of Grace. Though the character is motivated to kill her family due to the promise of a sizable inheritance, there’s more at stake. The official synopsis, included below, points to the fact that Grace has a complicated family history and suggests that achieving her murderous goal won’t be as easy as she thinks:
“Grace has a complicated family. Her dad is Simon Artemis; a billionaire and ruthless social climber. She’s the product of an affair he claims not to remember and Grace and her mum were left to fend for themselves. When her mother dies and she’s rejected by the very people who should love her, Grace transforms her anger into something useful: killing off this estranged extended family via morbidly creative means. Grace is clawing her way towards revenge and a hefty inheritance, but her mission only pulls her further away from what it is she really needs.”
How to Kill Your Familyis similarly accomplished behind the scenes, asit will be written and executive produced byExtraordinary’s Emma Moran.With a100% score on Rotten Tomatoesfrom critics and similar acclaim from audiences,Extraordinaryis an adult superhero comedy that manages to wade into difficult territory while still managing to be entertaining. It promises a successful recipe for Taylor-Joy’s new TV project.
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Taylor-Joy serves as executive producer on the project, via her LadyKiller Productions Inc. banner, alongside Sally Woodward Gentle, Lizzie Rusbridger, and Lee Morris. It’s only one of Taylor-Joy’s upcoming projects, which also includes the action sci-fi filmThe Gorgedirected byThe Black Phone’s Scott Derrickson. But withHow to Kill Your Family, the acclaimed actor is poised for another standout role as she gets to spend more time with a character.
