Lessons in Chemistry (series) Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Set in the early 1950s, Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott (played by 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.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Lessons in Chemistry (series).

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  Brie Larson

  Fast X, Just Mercy

• L
  Lewis Pullman

  Thunderbolts*, Skincare

• A
  Aja Naomi King

  Four, The 24th

• S
  Stephanie Koenig

  Sick Girl

• P
  Patrick Walker

  Initiation

• T
  Thomas Mann

  Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Parachute

• K
  Kevin Sussman

  Alpha and Omega, Little Black Book

• B
  Beau Bridges

  The Descendants, Desert Road

Crew Behind the Film

The Lessons in Chemistry (series) behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Sarah Adina Smith last directed The Drop and Birds of Paradise.

Director

Sarah Adina Smith

Screenwriters

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Production Details

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