Julia Child Series to Star Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce
Julia,” based on the life of world-renowned chef Julia Child.
“Julia” comes from Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment and stars Sarah Lancashire and David Hyde Pierce. Charles McDougall is attached to direct, with Daniel Goldfarb writing. HBO Max stated that the show is scheduled to continue production late spring in Boston, where the pilot was filmed. The series also features Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz, Fiona Glascott, Bebe Neuwirth, Isabella Rossellini, and Jefferson Mays.
The official description reads, “Julia is inspired by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the now popular genre of cooking shows. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, the series explores an evolving time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural growth. At its heart, the series is a portrait of a loving marriage with an evolving and complicated power dynamic.”