Summer is in full swing, and most of the Apple TV shows viewers have been anticipating are already out. For All Mankind‘s universe expanded with Star City, a paranoid sci-fi thriller set in the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Nick Antosca‘s take on Cape Fear arrived and has been topping charts since its June 5 premiere. Colin Farrell‘s Sugar is back for Season 2, and for fans of Rebecca Ferguson, life is complete with Silo‘s return. Last week also marked the return of Apple TV’s underrated comedy Trying, which is back for a historic fifth season.
Still, there are several interesting shows to look forward to, including the fourth season of Ted Lasso Season 4 (August 5), Women in Blue Season 2 (August 12), and Dark Matter Season 2 (August 28). However, one of the most anticipated shows is Anya Taylor-Joy‘s crime thriller, premiering this week on July 15. The show marks Taylor-Joy’s first television project in four years, since Peaky Blinders ended in 2022. It also marks the actress’ return to Apple TV after starring alongside Miles Teller in The Gorge.
Titled Lucky, the series comes from seasoned crime writer Jonathan Tropper. He is known for creating the hit action shows Banshee and Warrior. Tropper has been with Apple TV for a while, with his first credit being for writing on Jason Momoa‘s post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller See. Lucky is Tropper’s second credit as a creator on Apple TV, following Jon Hamm‘s hit crime drama Your Friends & Neighbors. He splits the showrunning duties with Cassie Pappas, who is also part of the Apple TV family as an executive producer for Lucky and Silo.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
What Is ‘Lucky’ About?
Lucky‘s premise is not something new, but the execution might be what sets it apart from other media about a criminal caught between a rock and a hard place. Taylor-Joy plays the titular character, a con artist who goes on the run when a heist goes wrong. The show leans into Taylor-Joy’s small stature and innocent appearance to craft a character who many never see coming. After antagonizing Rip (Cole Hauser) and Beth (Kelly Reilly) on Dutton Ranch, Annette Bening turns to Lucky as her ruthless boss. When Lucky’s husband and fellow con artist disappears after a score, she is forced to go on the run or risk being annihilated by her boss or the FBI, led by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor‘s relentless character. Other cast members include Timothy Olyphant as Lucky’s father and Drew Starkey as Lucky’s husband. Lucky gets the typical Apple TV rollout for new shows: The two-episode premiere on Wednesday, July 15, sets things in motion with a new episode every week until the season finale on August 19.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Release Date
July 15, 2026
Network
Apple TV
Showrunner
Jonathan Tropper, Cassie Pappas, Jonathan van Tulleken
