Anya Taylor-Joy’s Sci-Fi Thriller Is Officially a 280-Day Streaming Hit

Anya Taylor-Joy has been as busy as any star in 2026, and this non-stop schedule will only continue later this year with the release of Dune: Part Three on December 18. Taylor-Joy made a splash with her return to theaters this year in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which was also the first feature film of 2026 to reach $1 billion at the global box office. Taylor-Joy then made her return to TV for the Apple TV crime thriller, Lucky (co-starring Timothy Olyphant), but despite rock solid viewership, the fate of the show beyond Season 1 has still not been decided. Just last week, Taylor-Joy returned to Netflix for her Queen’s Gambit follow-up with Sacrifice, the action-adventure thriller co-starring Chris Evans. The film is already in dozens of countries around the world.

Part of what made Anya Taylor-Joy’s return to Apple TV this year for Lucky so exciting was her success with her first project on the platform, The Gorge. Co-starring Miles Teller from Top Gun: Maverick, The Gorge is like John Wick meets The Last of Us in all the best ways. The film features some top-notch action from its leading stars and supporting cast, while also providing an intriguing post-apocalyptic premise for those who adore a dystopian world. The Gorge premiered exclusively on Apple TV last Valentine’s Day, the same day that Captain America: Brave New World hit theaters, and the film is still one of the most-watched titles in the world. As of mid-October, The Gorge has been in the Apple TV top 10 in at least one country for over 280 days, making it one of the most successful streaming hits of 2026.

Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.

• You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
• You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
• You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
• The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.

The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.

• You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
• You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
• You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
• In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.

You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

• You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
• In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
• You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
• In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

• Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
• You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
• Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
• In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

• You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
• You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
• You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
• In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.

What Is ‘The Gorge’ About?

In addition to Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller, The Gorge also stars sci-fi icon Sigourney Weaver, who is best known for her roles in the Avatar and Alien franchises. Zach Dean wrote the script for The Gorge and Scott Derrickson directed the film. Derrickson is best known for his work directing the first Doctor Strange movie and also for directing Ethan Hawke‘s Black Phone films. The official synopsis for The Gorge, which holds mediocre scores of 62% from critics and 74% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows:

“Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it’s too late.”

“Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it’s too late.”

Check out The Gorge on Apple TV and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Anya Taylor-Joy’s future projects.

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