Brie Larson is challenging women's stereotypes in the '50s in 'Lessons in Chemistry'. Apple TV+ dropped the trailer for the limited series, which Larson also executive produced, and is based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Garmus.
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00:00 We're live in 5, 4, 3.
00:03 Let's begin, shall we?
00:04 Brie Larson is challenging women's stereotypes in the '50s
00:08 in lessons in chemistry.
00:10 Apple TV+ dropped the trailer for the limited series,
00:12 which Larson also executive produced
00:14 and is based on the bestselling novel by Bonnie Garmas.
00:17 A man wants his wife to make him a drink
00:20 after a long day at work.
00:21 Why do you assume that his day was longer than hers?
00:24 Why don't you make the drink?
00:27 The eight-episode show set in the early 1950s
00:30 follows Elizabeth Zott, whose dream of becoming a scientist
00:33 is put on hold in a patriarchal society.
00:36 After being fired from her lab, she
00:38 gets offered a job to host a TV cooking show, which she accepts.
00:42 But she quickly sets out to use her platform
00:44 to teach a nation of overlooked housewives and the men who
00:47 are listening all of a sudden more than just recipes.
00:50 Children's at the table.
00:51 Your mother needs a moment to herself.
00:53 Lessons in Chemistry will premiere on Apple TV+
00:56 with the first two episodes dropping October 13,
00:58 followed by new episodes each Friday.
01:01 To watch the full trailer, head to THR.com.
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