Apple TV+ dropped a teaser trailer Thursday for the upcoming drama series Lessons in Chemistry, starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson. She plays a frustrated young scientist in the early 1950s who gets fired from a lab, takes a job as host of a TV cooking show and “sets out to teach … a lot more than recipes,” according to the streaming service.
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, the new series debuts this fall, Apple TV+ said.
TV host Brie Larson torches patriarchy in Lessons in Chemistry trailer
The trailer, below, opens on the book’s cover while an upbeat 1950s tune plays. As quick scene snippets unfold, Larson‘s character appears to do well in her work. A male colleague she meets over lunch says, “You’re one of the smartest people in this lab.”
They dance in an apartment. Then Larson’s character buddies up with a dog (who might just be a metaphor for men). “Are you hungry, little fellah?” Larson asks, feeding him. Then he follows her around.
Right after that Larson is shown on the set of the TV cooking show as a little girl at home watches with rapt attention with her similar dog. The trailer ends with Larson staring into the camera and saying, “Welcome viewers, my name is Elizabeth Zott, and this is Supper at Six.” An audience of women cheers.
It’s a short trailer, just 35 seconds or so.
Larson (Captain Marvel, Room) both stars in and executive produces the show. Apple TV+ described it this way:
Set in the early 1950s, Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott (Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society. When Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab, 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.
A previous leak of the show’s description included more detail, saying Larson’s character is fired from the lab after getting pregnant.
Watch the trailer:
Cast of characters
Along with Larson, the series stars Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick, Outer Range), NAACP Image Award winner Aja Naomi King (How to Get Away with Murder, The Birth of a Nation), Stephanie Koenig (The Flight Attendant, The Offer), Kevin Sussman (The Big Bang Theory, The Dropout), Patrick Walker (Gaslit, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey) and Thomas Mann (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl).
Aggregate Films produced Lessons in Chemistry for Apple Studios. Six-time Emmy Award nominee Lee Eisenberg (WeCrashed, Little America) serves as showrunner. Academy Award nominee Susannah Grant, Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, Natalie Sandy and Louise Shore executive produce along with Larson.
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After first airing in November 2019, “Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 299 wins and 1,279 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy Ted Lasso and Oscar Best Picture winner CODA,” the service said.
Source: Apple TV+
