2026 is quietly angling to be one of the most productive years of Anya Taylor-Joy’s career, and it’s not just because of her role as Princess Peach in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which is set to be the first $1 billion feature film of 2026. She’s set to make her long-awaited return to Apple TV this summer with Lucky, the new crime drama premiering on July 15 that also stars Timothy Olyphant. ATJ previously starred in The Gorge for Apple TV, which is still one of the platform’s most popular movies, now more than a year removed from its streaming debut. Later this year, on December 18, Taylor-Joy will also return to Arrakis to star opposite Robert Pattinson and Jason Momoa in Dune: Part Three. The third and final Dune movie in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy may yet be one of the most successful sci-fi movies of the year.
It’s no easy task pinpointing the exact project that turned Anya Taylor-Joy into the star she is today, but there is one that deserves the bulk of the credit. Back in 2020, when the entire world was on shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix released all episodes of The Queen’s Gambit onto its platform. The show didn’t just take over Netflix streaming charts, it took over the world, dominating every water cooler conversation and group chat, spreading like wildfire. Netflix was already the biggest streaming service in the world at the time thanks to other hits like Stranger Things and Ozark, but The Queen’s Gambit solidified it as the go-to streamer for fans looking for bingeable content. Nearly six years later, it’s still one of the platform’s most popular watches.
What Is ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ About?
The Queen’s Gambit follows the young introverted prodigy Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy), who discovers and masters the game of chess in America in the 1960s. However, becoming a massive star at such a young age comes at a cost she couldn’t have possibly predicted. The Queen’s Gambit won a remarkable 11 Emmys, yet somehow one didn’t go to ATJ for her lead performance. Her co-star Moses Ingram, who plays Reeva in the Star Wars Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, was recognized by the TV academy for her performance in the show.
Check out all episodes of The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of all the hottest projects on streaming.
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2020 – 2020-00-00
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Scott Frank
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Scott Frank
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Scott Frank

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