Lessons in Chemistrywill follow the plot from Bonnie Garmus’s 2022 New York Times Bestsellingnovel. Set in the early 1950s, though the book takes place in the 1960s, Larson, 33, will play science-loving single mom Elizabeth Zott, who loses her laboratory job as a chemist.
Elizabeth is used to being the only woman in the room. But in a surprising turn of events, she finds herself the star of a new, televised cooking show calledSupper at Six.
Once she realizes her audience — traditional housewives, and sometimes, even men — love what she’s teaching, she twists her cooking lessons to include a little more than just food.
Combining a traditional woman’s job with science, Elizabeth becomes a household name who encourages new values in homes across America. With that in mind, not everyone is a fan of Elizabeth’s goal of helping her female viewers to take back their individual power.
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There’s love in the series, too — though at its core is Elizabeth’s refusal to settle for less than what she wants, no matter the external influences that define what she deserves.
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Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick,Outer Range), NAACP Image Award-winnerAja Naomi King(How to Get Away with Murder,The Birth of a Nation), Stephanie Koenig (The Flight Attendant,The Offer) and Kevin Sussman(The Big Bang Theory,The Dropout) will appear in the series alongside Larson.
source: people.com
