Apple TV has been on fire lately with its original series, keeping us hooked and entertained all year long. This summer, the streaming service delivered another knockout original with the crime thriller Lucky, from Your Friends and Neighbors creator Jonathan Tropper and executive producer Reese Witherspoon and starring Emmy Award nominee Anya Taylor-Joy.
Following a pulse-pounding cat and mouse chase that spanned the entire seven-episode run, Lucky came to its conclusion with a season finale that couldn't have been more highly anticipated. Unfortunately for those who were hoping for more, there aren't any additional episodes coming after episode 7's deadly climax. Not to mention, Apple TV also intended for the series to be limited.
After watching the series finale episode, viewers might be wondering if some of the open-ended threads could be picked up in a second season, though the show's bosses have now addressed whether the miniseries could change its fate. But do we really need another season given the amount of closure we received? Let's dig into the show's ending and what the showrunners said.
Lucky gets a happy ending following a deadly shootout
All season long, Lucky had been simply fighting for her life, literally, and looking for a way out of the life she had been raised in by her father. The long, winding road of being on the run from both the FBI and Priscilla led Lucky to the upper hand and team up with Rand to take down Priscilla. Now in possession of the money and the seed phrases, she had her way out.
While she and the FBI had concocted a scheme that would allow them to apprehend Priscilla and Whittaker using the money as bait, Lucky went rogue during the meeting. As the FBI listened in, she revealed that Rand's boss, Kershaw, was actually dirty and working for Whittaker, resulting in a battle between Rand and Kershaw that ended in his death via a gunshot and fall from a great height.
Lucky refused to give Whittaker the seed phrases, even as he had has men beat her father and threatened his life. Before long, it seemed like hope had been lost as Whittaker handed Priscilla his gun and instructed her to kill Lucky. However, Priscilla double crossed Whittaker and shot him. Dutch emerged from the shadows and shot and killed Whittaker's men.
In the chaos, Lucky and John are able to run away and hide in the maze of towers as Priscilla finishes the job and kills Whittaker. Dutch tracks them down and brings them to Priscilla. Lucky manages to convince Priscilla to let them go with the money. Ultimately, John goes back on Lucky's resolution to leave the life of crime behind and steals the bear containing the seed phrases.
As he drives away from the motel, leaving his daughter high and dry after the progress they seemed to make in their relationship, he presses the button in the bear to hear the seed phrases, but Lucky had recorded a new message for her dad. She knew what he was going to do, though she hoped he wouldn't. She delivers the laptop and seed phrases to Rand and is finally free.
Lucky season 2 probably isn't happening on Apple TV
There are no loose threads for Lucky left to untangle and you really don't want to see her back in the life of crime she fought so hard to get out of all season long. The only aspect of the series that's left unresolved is Rand's threat to Priscilla that she will finally get her someday. Lucky's future of freedom and John's future back at square one are rather resolute.
Lucky showunners Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas spoke with The Hollywood Reporter after the series finale aired, and when asked about the possibility of a second season coming to fruition, the bosses weren't particularly enthusiastic about the concept. In fact, Pappas essentially shot down that any conversations have happened: "We have not talked about it."
Pappas further explained, "It definitely was designed to be a limited series, and we made sure to tie up all the loose ends as best as we could to where it was satisfying." Tropper also doubled down that they would need a "reason to do it," saying, "If somehow one of us came up with an amazing idea, it would be worth considering. But I think there’s something very complete about the story we told. "
Tropper continued, "For me, there was such a deeply character-driven story to tell here about this father-daughter relationship and this young woman’s need to get out and start living. So sucking her into it again, you risk just trivializing all the themes we played with her. 'And now this time she’s fighting for her life!' Whatever it is, it wouldn’t have the same gravity or stakes."
While it's not out of the realm of possibility for miniseries to wind up renewed for additional seasons, which has happened plenty of times in the past decade, Tropper and Pappas seem content with the miniseries they crafted, and they were successful in crafting a complete, satisfying story. Lucky season 2 would run the risk of watering down the journey these seven episodes took us on.
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