Brie Larson to give Apple TV+ some Lessons In Chemistry

Apple TV+ tends to make up for its relatively slim streaming offerings by emphasizing shows and movies with big-name stars—with the company presumably hoping that this will convince the 62 percent of Apple TV+ users on trial subscriptions to actually pay for it the service at some point—and now it looks to be continuing that trend with a new drama series starring Brie Larson called Lessons In Chemistry. This comes from Variety, which says the series will be based on the not-yet-published debut novel from Bonnie Garmus and that it centers on a woman named Elizabeth Zott in the 1960s who dreams of being a scientist but is forced into the “domestic sphere” after getting pregnant. That all seems like it could carry a story on its own, but there’s more: After getting fired from her science job, Elizabeth Zott takes a gig as the host of a cooking show on TV and uses that as a stealth opportunity to teach other ‘60s women about science.