Anya Taylor Joy Returning to Netflix, Will Star in 'How to Kill Your Family' Series
Anya Taylor-Joy is returning to Netflix with a new series in the works!
The 28-year-old actress – who broke out with her starring role in Netflix’s limited series The Queen’s Gambit – has signed on to star in the lead role of How to Kill Your Family, a TV adaptation of Bella Mackie’s bestselling novel of the same name.
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Anya would play the murderous Grace Bernard in the 8 episode show.
Here’s the synopsis (per Variety): “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.”
“As soon as I turned the last page, I knew I had to be a part of bringing this story to life,” Anya said in a statement. “After some (light) stalking of the inimitable Bella Mackie, I could not be more thrilled to be collaborating with the team that is Sally, Lizzie and Emma. I am looking forward to getting our hands even dirtier.”
There was a brief moment of excitement for fans of The Queen’s Gambit last year.