Lessons in Chemistry Starring Brie Larson Premieres This October See Trailer

The eagerly awaited premiere of "Lessons in Chemistry," featuring Award winner Brie Larson ("Captain Marvel," "Room"), is scheduled to release the season's first two episodes on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Based on the best-selling debut novel from author, science editor, and copywriter Bonnie Garmus, Lessons In Chemistry is set to make its global debut this fall. Apple TV+ released a teaser for the upcoming drama series that the author stated was inspired by her mother and the difficulties women faced throughout the 1950s and 60s.

Brie Larson, who is also the series' executive producer, stars as Elizabeth Zott, whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society, set in the early 1950s. Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab, which leads her to accept a job as a host on a TV cooking show. But once in front of the camera, Elizabeth sets out to teach a nation of overlooked Housewives and men who are also suddenly listening about more than just recipes.

Starring alongside Larson is Lewis Pullman, who played Lt. Robert Floyd in Top Gun: Maverick. NAACP Image Award winner and murder suspect in How To Get Away With Murder Aja Naomi King. From The Flight Attendant and The Offer, Stephanie Koenig. Kevin Sussman played Stuart Bloom, the kind-hearted comic book store owner on The Big Bang Theory. Gaslit's Patrick Walker and Thomas Mann from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

Six-time Emmy Award nominee Lee Eisenberg serves as showrunner. The series is executive produced by Academy Award nominee Susannah Grant (Unbelievable, Erin Brockovich) alongside Larson. Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan (Ozark, A Teacher) executive produce for Aggregate Films.

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