HBO Max has picked up to series drama pilot Julia, giving an eight-episode order to the project based on the life of world-renowned chef Julia Child, from Chris Keyser (The Society, Party of Five), Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment.
The series, starring Sarah Lancashire and David Hyde Pierce, is scheduled to resume production late spring in Boston, where the pilot was filmed.Julia, whose pilot was written by Daniel Goldfarb and directed by Charles McDougall, is inspired by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the now popular genre of cooking shows.
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