{"id":21619,"date":"2022-09-07T16:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T14:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1703833"},"modified":"2022-09-07T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T14:55:13","slug":"luckiest-girl-alive-release-date-cast-trailer-and-plot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/luckiest-girl-alive-release-date-cast-trailer-and-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Luckiest Girl Alive release date, cast, trailer and plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The release date for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/netflix&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s Luckiest Girl Alive is fast approaching, and now we have a trailer for the film to prove it.<\/p>\n<p>Adapted from the novel of the same name by Jessica Knoll and produced by Reece Witherspoon, the film centres on a cut-throat New York woman (played by Mila Kunis) who is close to getting the so-called perfect life. That is, until her high school past comes back to haunt her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoon I\u2019ll be an editor at the New York Times Magazine, and in six weeks I\u2019m getting married in a lavish but tasteful ceremony,\u201d Kunis\u2019s character Ani FaNelli says at the beginning of the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s me and what part I invented,\u201d she later admits to her fianc\u00e9. \u201cSometimes I feel like a wind-up doll. Turn my key, and I will tell you exactly what you want to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knoll also wrote the screenplay, and recently spoke out about the decision to adapt the novel herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was talk of another more established screenwriter doing it,\u201d she told <a href=\"\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/career\/news\/a43171\/get-that-life-jessica-knoll-luckiest-girl-alive\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cosmopolitan<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cAnd it didn\u2019t work out. In the 11th hour, my agent was like, \u2018Just as a reminder, Jessica is really interested in writing the script.\u2019 Everyone realized it would be a real time suck to interview all these co-writers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cSo I\u2019ve been working on the screenplay and I feel really good about it. I\u2019m in the groove again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about Luckiest Girl Alive.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Luckiest Girl Alive release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/Luckiest-Girl-Alive-99ccc65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/Luckiest-Girl-Alive-99ccc65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1703871\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/Luckiest-Girl-Alive-99ccc65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Mila Kunis as Ani in Luckiest Girl Alive.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Luckiest Girl Alive is set to premiere <strong>on Netflix on Friday 7th October 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Audiences will also have the option to see it on the big screen a week earlier, with the film set to premiere in cinemas on\u00a0<strong>Friday 30th September<\/strong> for a limited theatrical run.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Luckiest Girl\u00a0Alive cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The film boasts a star-studded cast with Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Jupiter Ascending) taking on the lead role.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Kunis, the cast of Luckiest Girl Alive includes Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story), Connie Britton (American Ultra) and Jennifer Beals (Flashdance, The L Word).<\/p>\n<p>The full cast is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Mila Kunis as Ani FaNelli<\/li>\n<li>Finn Wittrock as Luke Harrison<\/li>\n<li>Scoot McNairy as Andrew Larson<\/li>\n<li>Chiara Aurelia as Young Ani<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Barbusca as Arthur Finnerman<\/li>\n<li>Justine Lupe as Nell Rutherford<\/li>\n<li>Alexandra Beaton as Hilary Hitchinson<\/li>\n<li>Dalmar Abuzeid as Aaron Wickersham<\/li>\n<li>Alex Barone as Dean Barton<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Beals as LoLo Vincent<\/li>\n<li>Connie Britton as Dina<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Luckiest Girl Alive plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The film revolves around successful New Yorker Ani FaNelli\u00a0(Kunis) who appears to have it all: a successful journalism career and her dream wedding on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>However, when her high school past comes back to haunt her, Ani\u2019s life quickly begins to unravel.<\/p>\n<p>While we don\u2019t have all the details yet, whatever happened caused Ani to reinvent her identity to escape it all.<\/p>\n<p>As the official\u00a0synopsis reads: \u201cAni 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Luckiest Girl Alive trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Luckiest\" girl=\"\" alive=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" netflix=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B_XUlbPW-eY?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Yes, a trailer has landed, revealing that Kunis\u2019s character turns out to be far from (yep, you guessed it) the luckiest girl alive. Watch above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luckiest Girl Alive will\u00a0premiere in cinemas on\u00a030th September 2022 for a limited theatrical run before landing on\u00a0Netflix on 7th October. <\/strong><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on <a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fglass&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sky Glass<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=6399&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginmedia.com%2Ftv%2Fstreaming&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something else to watch? 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