HBO Max has given a pilot order to a series based on the life and work of Julia Child.
Called “Julia,” the hourlong series from Lionsgate is described as “inspired by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her show The French Chef, which essentially invented food television. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, it explores an evolving time in American history – the emergence of a new social institution called public television, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity, and America’s cultural growth. At its heart, the show is a portrait of a marriage with an evolving and complicated power dynamic.”
The cast so far includes Sarah Lancashire (“Happy Valley”), who will play Child, Tom Hollander playing her husband, Paul, as well as Jefferson Mays (“I Am the Night”), Brittany Bradford (Broadway’s “Macbeth”), Fran Kranz (“The Loudest Voice”), Fiona Glascott (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”), Bebe Neuwirth,...
Called “Julia,” the hourlong series from Lionsgate is described as “inspired by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her show The French Chef, which essentially invented food television. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, it explores an evolving time in American history – the emergence of a new social institution called public television, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity, and America’s cultural growth. At its heart, the show is a portrait of a marriage with an evolving and complicated power dynamic.”
The cast so far includes Sarah Lancashire (“Happy Valley”), who will play Child, Tom Hollander playing her husband, Paul, as well as Jefferson Mays (“I Am the Night”), Brittany Bradford (Broadway’s “Macbeth”), Fran Kranz (“The Loudest Voice”), Fiona Glascott (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”), Bebe Neuwirth,...
- 3/12/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley) leads the cast of Julia, HBO Max’s drama pilot about the famous chef, trailblazing cookbook author and TV personality, from Chris Keyser and Lionsgate Television.
Tom Hollander, Brittany Bradford (Broadway productions Bernhardt/Hamlet and Mac Beth), Fran Kranz, Fiona Glascott (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Bebe Neuwirth (Madam Secretary) also have been cast as series regulars in the pilot, with Isabella Rossellini (Silent Retreat) and Jefferson Mays (I Am the Night) guest starring.
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Tom Hollander, Brittany Bradford (Broadway productions Bernhardt/Hamlet and Mac Beth), Fran Kranz, Fiona Glascott (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Bebe Neuwirth (Madam Secretary) also have been cast as series regulars in the pilot, with Isabella Rossellini (Silent Retreat) and Jefferson Mays (I Am the Night) guest starring.
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- 3/12/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max is officially moving forward with a pilot order for a series inspired by the life of Julia Child, Variety has learned.
Titled “Julia,” the one-hour show will explore her life and her show “The French Chef,” which essentially invented food television. Through Child, the show is said to explore an evolving time in American history – the emergence of a new social institution called public television, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity, and America’s cultural growth.
The cast includes: Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child; Tom Hollander as Paul Child, Julia’s husband; Brittany Bradford as Alice, Associate Producer of the show “I’ve Been Reading” who champions Julia after her appearance; Fran Kranz as Russ, producer on the show “I’ve Been Reading” who begrudgingly joins Julia’s cooking show; Fiona Glascottas Judith, the editor with a knack for pulling manuscripts out of the...
Titled “Julia,” the one-hour show will explore her life and her show “The French Chef,” which essentially invented food television. Through Child, the show is said to explore an evolving time in American history – the emergence of a new social institution called public television, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity, and America’s cultural growth.
The cast includes: Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child; Tom Hollander as Paul Child, Julia’s husband; Brittany Bradford as Alice, Associate Producer of the show “I’ve Been Reading” who champions Julia after her appearance; Fran Kranz as Russ, producer on the show “I’ve Been Reading” who begrudgingly joins Julia’s cooking show; Fiona Glascottas Judith, the editor with a knack for pulling manuscripts out of the...
- 3/12/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max's drama pilot about the life of Julia Child has set its cast, with British actress Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax) set to play the renowned chef and author.
Tom Hollander, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth and Isabella Rossellini are also among the cast in Julia, which comes from Lionsgate TV and Party of Five co-creator Chris Keyser. Joan Cusack was initially attached to play Child but fell out of the project.
Keyser will serve as showrunner on the project, written by Daniel Goldfarb (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tyrant). Keyser is a key negotiator in the Writers Guild of America'...
Tom Hollander, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth and Isabella Rossellini are also among the cast in Julia, which comes from Lionsgate TV and Party of Five co-creator Chris Keyser. Joan Cusack was initially attached to play Child but fell out of the project.
Keyser will serve as showrunner on the project, written by Daniel Goldfarb (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tyrant). Keyser is a key negotiator in the Writers Guild of America'...
- 3/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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