It's time to go behind the scenes of the Apple TV+ drama series Lessons in Chemistry, based on the Bonnie Garmus novel.
Lessons in Chemistry Cast:
Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker, Thomas Mann, Kevin Sussman and Beau Bridges
Stream Lessons in Chemistry now on Apple TV+!
Lessons in Chemistry Cast:
Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker, Thomas Mann, Kevin Sussman and Beau Bridges
Stream Lessons in Chemistry now on Apple TV+!
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00:00 This is the first scripted series I've developed from the beginning.
00:04 So being part of this collaboration beyond acting,
00:08 to be able to help shape it and participate,
00:10 it's certainly a challenge, but it's just been incredible.
00:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:16 I was just immediately taken by this character, Elizabeth Zott.
00:20 I relate to her in so many different ways.
00:21 In science, you endeavor to control every variable.
00:25 Sometimes you can't count on a formula.
00:28 Sometimes things just turn out messy.
00:31 Her resilience and how much life she goes through,
00:35 the show gets to explore that.
00:36 Think of your own life.
00:38 The only constant variable is change.
00:41 It's a very long period of time from my character in college
00:45 to her being older than I am now.
00:46 So it's quite a big scope and a lot of change in her life.
00:49 Let's get started, shall we?
00:50 Bree really embodied the role of Elizabeth.
00:53 This is me.
00:54 She was very quick to pick up on the actions of a chemist
00:58 and very attentive to detail, which is very
01:01 important in the chemistry lab.
01:03 It's so important that we're depicting this appropriately.
01:06 So to have a team showing me how to do this
01:08 every step of the way has been invaluable.
01:10 You get to have amazing conversations about what
01:12 it's like to be in a lab, lost in thought as a scientist.
01:15 And then you have these moments of discovery
01:17 where you're like, oh my gosh, it worked.
01:18 I figured it out.
01:19 And that was just so satisfying to explore.
01:22 Oh, man, alive.
01:22 We did it.
01:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:25 Working with Bree is just a dream
01:27 because she really is very sincere about the character.
01:33 This was one of my most lovely experiences being on set.
01:36 And it's all dictated by number one, and that's Bree Larson.
01:39 She's a wonderful producer.
01:40 And she really created an environment
01:42 where people were empowered to be in their position
01:45 and run with it.
01:46 Bree, I opened you up to this camera.
01:48 OK.
01:48 So you're not blocked.
01:49 Yeah.
01:50 It's the real pleasure of my job that you surprise yourself
01:52 constantly by what you're capable of.
01:54 And you just learn that you have so much more in you
01:56 than what you thought was possible.
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