EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max’s Julia Child drama Julia has found its publisher.Judith Light will star as Blanche Knopf, co-founder of the Knopf publishing house.
Knopf, who was married to publishing giant Alfred A. Knopf, is widely credited with bringing in Child’s hugely successful Mastering the Art of French Cooking.Knopf worked with a swath of top writers during her career including Sigmund Freud, Albert Camus, John Updike and Raymond Chandler as well as Child.HBO Max picked up to series Julia in January after ordering a pilot.
The eight-episode series sees Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire play Child with David Hyde Pierce as her husband Paul. The series is currently in production.Julia, whose pilot was written by Daniel Goldfarb and directed by
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