DUBAI: “Lucky” — the half-ironic nickname given to the series’ protagonist, Luciana Armstrong (Anya Taylor-Joy) — is entertaining and irritating in equal measure. Entertaining because it’s a slickly presented thriller full of propulsive action; irritating because of some staggeringly lazy “twists” and coincidences that defeat most attempts to take it seriously. Our advice? Don’t take it seriously. Lucky is a con artist. She’s on the lam after her boyfriend has run out on her, taking the proceeds of their multimillion-dollar heist and leaving her with nothing.

Based on Marissa Stapley's 2021 crime novel, Lucky is an aggressively entertaining series about a con woman who absconds with millions of dollars — then must evade the mob and the…

Apple TV’s Lucky is different from other action dramas in that the main character has a dog’s name