Brie Larson is taking a break from fighting Thanos and other cosmic Marvel baddies and heading to the realm of TV for Apple.
According to Variety, Brie Larson is set to star in and produce a new series titled “Lessons in Chemistry,” which landed a straight-to-series order from Apple TV+. The show comes from writer-producer Susannah Grant, best known for her Oscar-nominated work as a screenwriter on “Erin Brockovich,” and is based on the upcoming novel by author Bonnie Garmus.
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“Lessons in Chemistry” tells the story of a ‘60s woman named Elizabeth Zott (Larson), who dreams of having a career in science. However, due to the misogyny of the time, she’s relegated to domestic life. Now, as a pregnant woman, who is alone and fired from her job, Elizabeth has to pick herself back up and find a new career path. She finds that as a host of a cooking show on TV, which she aims to use as a stepping stone back to the world of science.
As mentioned, the series is set to star Larson, who is probably best known nowadays as the lead in “Captain Marvel,” the billion-dollar-grossing superhero franchise. However, she is also an Oscar-winning performer thanks to her role in “Room.” And she’s also shown up in a variety of other films such as “Just Mercy,” “Unicorn Store,” and “Kong: Skull Island.” She’s next set to reprise her role as Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, in the upcoming Marvel Studios sequel, which is scheduled (currently, at least) for a November 2022 release.
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Again, it’s unclear when “Lessons in Chemistry” will begin production. It’s expected that Larson will suit up as Captain Marvel next, so it could be late-2021/early-2022 before she’s available for the Apple TV+ series. Either way, we’ll be sure to keep an eye out for her new TV series, which is added to the long list of Apple projects with massive stars attached.
