Anya Taylor-Joy, known for her roles in Furiosa: A Mad Max Story, The Menu, and Last Night in Soho, is set to take on the lead role in a new series adaptation of Bella Mackie’s novel How to Kill Your Family. Taylor-Joy will portray Grace Bernard, a character driven by a dark desire for revenge after being abandoned by her wealthy father, who ignored her dying mother’s pleas for help.
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Taylor-Joy’s previous success with The Queen’s Gambit—a Netflix chess thriller that topped charts in 92 countries—further solidifies her status as a powerful lead. This new project promises to capture the same level of intensity, with Taylor-Joy expressing her excitement for the role, stating, “As soon as I turned the last page, I knew I had to be a part of bringing this story to life.”
The eight-episode series is produced by Sid Gentle Films Ltd, the same company behind Killing Eve. Bella Mackie, the author of the novel, is on board as a co-executive producer. Emma Moran, known for her work on Extraordinary, serves as the lead writer and executive producer alongside Sally Woodward Gentle, Lizzie Rusbridger, Lee Morris, and Taylor-Joy herself for LadyKiller Productions.
Mackie expressed her enthusiasm for the adaptation, noting that watching her characters come to life has been thrilling. She praised Taylor-Joy as the perfect fit for the role of Grace, and expressed confidence in the creative team’s ability to do justice to the story.
#AnyaTaylorJoy returns to Netflix as the lead in How to Kill Your Family, an adaptation of #BellaMackie’s novel. Known for Furiosa, The Menu, and Last Night in Soho, she previously starred in The Queen’s Gambit, which ranked No. 1 in 63 countries. pic.twitter.com/daLpFQgpbd
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The announcement was made at the Edinburgh TV Festival, where the project was introduced alongside other upcoming Netflix productions. Additional cast members and details about the series will be revealed in the near future.
Key Points:
i. Anya Taylor-Joy will star in the adaptation of Bella Mackie’s novel How to Kill Your Family.
ii. -Joy plays Grace Bernard, who seeks revenge on her father’s family after being abandoned.
iii. The series is produced by Sid Gentle Films Ltd, known for Killing Eve.
iv. Bella Mackie serves as co-executive producer, with Emma Moran as the lead writer.
v. The project was announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival, with more details to follow.
RM Tomi – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
