Chemistry lessons: Brie Larson fights against sexism in trailer for her new series

Once again Brie Larson is the face of the fight against sexism in one of her next projects. After being one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel universe, the actress decided to produce chemistry lessonsan upcoming Apple TV Plus series that sees her confront 1950s sexism as a cooking show host who aspires much higher.

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What is Chemistry Lessons, Brie Larson’s new series for Apple TV+, about?

Adaptation of a novel of the same name, chemistry lessons is the story of Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson), a scientist who is fired from her own laboratory and decides to become the host of a cooking show, which she takes the opportunity to teach her female audience, and the men who also listen to her, knowledge about the world of molecules and elements. This is one of the stellar titles that Apple will be releasing in the fall.

Bonnie Garmus, the author of the novel on which the program is based, has explained that the idea for the show originated after her own experiences when she worked at an advertising agency, in which her ideas as a creative were plagiarized by a colleague. job. The title received the Book of the Year mention from the Barnes and Noble chain in 2022.

This is one of the projects that will give Larson a lot of media presence as we head into winter. As you know, in mid-November she will return as Carol Danvers in The Marvels. Her sequel will see her join forces with two other heroines to save the universe from a Kree determined to obtain strange bracelets with important quantum powers.

2023 also started very well, because with Fast and Furious 10 – 65% debuted in that popular action franchise. In the most recent installment, she plays a government agent who is obviously on the side of Toretto and his family. The film has remained, since its debut at the end of May, as one of the highest-grossing films so far this year. She herself has said that she is a big fan of the saga.

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This will also be Larson’s return to the small screen. Outside of a couple of small roles, the last time she had a lead role was on the acclaimed series United States of Tara, in which he shared credits with Toni Collette, who stars in this story about a woman with dissociative personality disorder. In the show, the Oscar winner is her teenage daughter.

chemistry lessons, which consists of a total of eight episodes, will arrive on Apple TV Plus starting October 13. For its part, The Marvels will be released in theaters on November 11. Unfortunately, given the actors union strike, Larson will not be able to do press for either project unless the work stoppage is resolved in the coming weeks.

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