Lessons in Chemistry
How to Build a Show Within a Show
Cooking Up Something New When Cat Smith first started conceptualizing the set for Lessons in Chemistry’s fictional cooking show Supper at Six, hosted by former chemist Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson), she designed a typical 1960s housewife Colonial-style kitchen, complete with oak paneling and black wrought-iron hinges. Then she scrapped it. “The idea that Brie presented […]
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Brie Larson’s Lessons of Fashion Artistry Behind ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
Mirren Gordon-Crozier has worked with Brie Larson on four projects in the past 10 years, beginning with the actress’ breakout role in the 2013 independent drama Short Term 12. Yet when the costume designer heard Larson’s next lead part was in a period TV series, “I almost fell to the ground,” she says. What most […]
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“F*** This, Let’s Just Talk About It”: Jodie Foster, Jennifer Aniston, Sofía Vergara Let Loose on THR’s Drama Actress Roundtable
“I don’t know if anybody told you, but none of us knows what we’re doing,” announces two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster halfway through the Drama Actress Emmy Roundtable. She’s surrounded by two more Oscar winners — Expats’ Nicole Kidman and Lessons in Chemistry’s Brie Larson — who nod in agreement. The True Detective star continues, […]
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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Star Lewis Pullman on Breaking Out of His Comfort Zone And Becoming a Twitter Crush
Open up X (formerly known as Twitter), search for “Lessons in Chemistry,” scroll for a bit, and a few patterns will begin to emerge. The first is that the television adaptation’s rabid fan base — it’s based on Bonnie Garmus’ 2022 novel, which was a No. 1 New York Times best-seller — is really smitten with […]
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Why ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Had to Be Lee Eisenberg’s First Solo Writing Project in 18-Year Writing Career
When Lee Eisenberg’s wife first read Bonnie Garmus’ novel Lessons in Chemistry, she immediately said, “This is a series.” “I started reading the book that night and just flipped for it,” recalls the showrunner, who developed the TV adaptation for the Apple TV+ series that stars Brie Larson in the lead role of chemist Elizabeth […]
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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Star Aja Naomi King on Telling the Story of L.A.’s Sugar Hill Neighborhood
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Lessons in Chemistry.] In Bonnie Garmus’ novel Lessons in Chemistry, the character of Harriet Sloane is a middle-aged white woman with adult children who befriends her neighbor, the book’s protagonist, Elizabeth Zott, becoming a support system for the chemist as she navigates new motherhood as a single […]
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Brie Larson Talks Getting to Tell a Love Story in ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ After Finale
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Lessons in Chemistry.] Academy Award-winning actress Brie Larson has had supporting roles in romantic comedies like The Spectacular Now and Trainwreck. But in Lessons in Chemistry, she gets to tell a love story of her own. “Part of my initial interest in this story is that love […]
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Brie Larson Is “So Happy” to Finally Be Able to Talk About ‘The Marvels’ and ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
Brie Larson was beyond thrilled to finally be able to talk about her latest acting projects since the SAG-AFTRA strike has officially ended. The actress made an appearance on Friday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she had a lot to tell about The Marvels as well as her Apple TV+ series […]
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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and the Ingredients That Make the Show Authentic to the ’50s and ’60s
[This story contains mild spoilers from the third episode of Lessons in Chemistry, “Living Dead Things.”] In the opening scene of Lessons in Chemistry, lead character Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson) steps out of the backseat of a 1950s Pontiac onto the set of her hit cooking show Supper at Six wearing a pair of patterned […]
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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Review: Brie Larson Serves Up Feminist Comfort Food in Apple TV+ Series
The Oscar winner stars with Lewis Pullman in an adaptation of Bonnie Garmus' bestselling novel about a scientist turned cooking show host battling the patriarchy in midcentury Los Angeles.
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Brie Larson Is Teaching Women More Than Just Recipes in ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Trailer
In a newly released trailer for Lessons in Chemistry, Brie Larson is challenging women’s stereotypes in the ’50s with her television cooking show. The Apple TV+ limited series, which Larson also executive produced, is based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Garmus. “I stand proudly with the overlooked workhorse of the kitchen, women and baked […]
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