HBO Max is officially moving forward with a pilot order for a series inspired by the life of Julia Child, Variety has learned.
Titled “Julia,” the one-hour show will explore her life and her show “The French Chef,” which essentially invented food television.
Through Child, the show is said to explore an evolving time in American history – the emergence of a new social institution called public television, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity, and America’s cultural growth.
The cast includes: Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child; Tom Hollander as Paul Child, Julia’s husband; Brittany Bradford as Alice, Associate Producer of the show “I’ve Been Reading” who champions Julia after her appearance; Fran Kranz as Russ, producer on
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