Luckiest Girl Alive: Everything you need to know about the new Netflix movie

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15 Sep 2022, 07:40

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The New York Times bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive is being adapted into a Netflix movie, and with the release date just around the corner, here is everything you need to know.

Published in 2015, Luckiest Girl Alive was author Jessica Knoll’s debut novel and is part-inspired by events in her own life.

Now it is being adapted into a film by Netflix with Reese Witherspoon serving as producer and director Mike Barker, who is also responsible for The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo and Broadchurch, at the helm.

When is it out?

The Netflix premiere date for Luckiest Girl Alive has recently been revealed as Friday 7th October 2022.

It will also premiere in cinemas a week earlier for a limited theatrical run on Friday 30th September if you fancy watching is on the big screen

Who is in the cast?

The cast is just as star-studded as the production team, with Mila Kunis in the lead role as Ani FaNelli.

Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story), Connie Britton (American Ultra) and Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) will also appear in the movie.

You can see the full cast below:

Mila Kunis as Ani FaNelli
Finn Wittrock as Luke Harrison
Scoot McNairy as Andrew Larson
Chiara Aurelia as Young Ani
Thomas Barbusca as Arthur Finnerman
Justine Lupe as Nell Rutherford
Alexandra Beaton as Hilary Hitchinson
Dalmar Abuzeid as Aaron Wickersham
Alex Barone as Dean Barton
Jennifer Beals as LoLo Vincent
Connie Britton as Dina

What is the plot?

As previously mentioned, the movie is based on a best-selling novel by Jessica Knoll, so it expected to follow that story quite closely.

The plot centres around New Yorker Ani FaNelli who seems to be winning in live with a successful career in journalism and her dream wedding just around the corner.

However, things don’t stay perfect for long as her past catches up with her and things get so bad Ani is forced to reinvent her identity to escape it all.

The official synopsis reads: "Ani FaNelli (Mila Kunis), a sharp-tongued New Yorker, appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon.

"But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life."