Lessons in Chemistry: synopsis, release date and everything you need to know
Apple TV+ is gearing up to release an all-new drama series based on a multi-million copy selling novel. The limited series Lessons in Chemistry drops on Apple’s streaming platform in October from a creative team of multi-award winning actors, writers and producers.
The eight-episode drama is based on the novel of the same name by author, science editor and copyrighter Bonnie Garmus. Released to critical acclaim, Garmus’ debut novel went on to sell a combined four million copies in just over a year in the US, UK and Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald reported, while American bookstore chain Barnes & Noble named it its 2022 book of the year.
The novel boasts a legion of fans around the world and its TV adaptation has earned some generally favourable reviews ahead of its release. With its all-star cast and acclaimed behind-the-scenes crew, Apple’s latest series has all elements of a smash hit.
Here, we break down everything you need to know about Lessons in Chemistry.
What is Lessons in Chemistry about?
Set in the early 1950s, Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott, whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society that deems women belong in the domestic sphere rather than the professional one. When she finds herself pregnant, alone and fired from her lab, Elizabeth musters the ingenuity only a single mother has.
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She accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives – and the men who are suddenly listening – a lot more than recipes, all the while craving a return to her true love: science.
Who is in the cast of Lessons in Chemistry?
Fronting Lessons in Chemistry’s ensemble cast is Oscar-winner Brie Larson – who also serves as executive producer. Larson is best known as Marvel’s Carol Danvers – aka Captain Marvel – and from 2015’s acclaimed drama Room.
She stars alongside Top Gun: Maverick’s Lewis Pullman and How to Get Away with Murder star Aja Naomi King. The show’s other names include The Flight Attendant’s Stephanie Koenig, The Big Bang Theory’s Kevin Sussman, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’s Patrick Walker and Kong: Skull Island’s Thomas Mann.
Brie Larson and Lewis Pullman in Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)Rounding off the cast is Golden Globe winner Beau Bridges, while Rainn Wilson – The US Office fan-favourite Dwight Schrute – also makes an appearance. Behind the camera, Emmy-nominated creator of Apple TV+’s WeCrashed Lee Eisenberg serves as showrunner, with Oscar-nominated Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant and Ozark’s Jason Bateman executive producing alongside Larson.
When is Lessons in Chemistry released in the UK?
Lessons in Chemistry will premiere with a two-episode drop on Friday, October 13, with new episodes dropping weekly. It will be available to stream with a subscription to Apple TV+, which costs £8.99 a month and comes with a seven-day free trial.
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