Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Outer Banks’ & ‘Queer’ Star Drew Starkey Joins Apple TV+ Limited Series ‘Lucky’
EXCLUSIVE: As Netflix’s Outer Banks is headed to its fifth and final seasons, one of the hit adventure series’ breakout stars, Drew Starkey, has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s limited series Lucky, headlined and executive produced by Anya Taylor-Joy and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon. He rounds out a star-studded main cast that also includes Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Timothy Olyphant.
Written by Jonathan Tropper based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel and Reese’s Book Club pick of the same name, Lucky centers on a young woman (Taylor-Joy) who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past.
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In what is billed as a major recurring role, Starkey will play Cary, Lucky’s (Taylor-Joy) husband.
Hailing from Apple Studios, Lucky is co-showrun and executive produced by Tropper through his Tropper Ink banner and under his overall deal with Apple TV+, alongside fellow co-showrunner Cassie Pappas. The series is executive produced by Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media. Taylor-Joy executive produces through her production banner Ladykiller. Jonathan Van Tulleken will direct several episodes, including the pilot, and serve as executive producer.
Starkey recently starred as the co-lead opposite Daniel Craig in the Luca Guadagnino movie Queer, which premiered at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival. He also previously starred in the 2023 romantic comedy The Other Zoey.
On TV, in addition to his series regular role as reformed bad boy Rafe Cameron on Outer Banks, Starkey did an arc on Prime Video’s The Terminal List. He is repped by Gersh and Goodman Genow Schenkman.
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