Apple TV+ is giving viewers their first look at the series based on Bonnie Garmus’ Lessons in Chemistry.
Garmus’ novel, published last April by Doubleday, follows Elizabeth Zott, a 1960s chemist and single mother who hosts a popular television cooking show called Supper at Six. The book was a big bestseller, and Barnes & Noble named it book of the year. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus wrote, “A more adorable plea for rationalism and gender equality would be hard to find.” The adaptation stars Brie Larson (Short Term 12, Room) as Elizabeth.
The trailer for the series, released Thursday by Apple TV+, is set to Mildred Bailey’s song “Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam!).” It opens with a shot of Larson eating in a cafeteria, and then cuts to a scene of her working in a laboratory.
The trailer ends with a shot of Larson facing a television camera, saying, “Welcome, viewers. My name is Elizabeth Zott, and this is Supper at Six.” A group of women in the studio audience give her a standing ovation.
Lessons in Chemistry is directed by Sarah Adina Smith (Looking for Alaska); writers include Lee Eisenberg (The Office, Little America) and Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich). Other cast members include Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Beau Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys), Stephanie Koenig (The Flight Attendant), and Aja Naomi King (How To Get Away With Murder).
The series is scheduled to premiere this fall.
Michael Schaub, a journalist and regular contributor to NPR, lives near Austin, Texas.
