Julia TV Series (2022–2023) – Watch Online, Release Date, Cast, Episodes, Story, Platform, Trailer, Poster, Review
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Julia TV Series Details
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Genres | Biography, Drama |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | March 31 – May 5, 2022 |
| Aired on | HBO Max |
| Running time | 43–49 minutes |
| Age rating | TV-MA |
| Starring | Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz, Fiona Glascott, Brittany Bradford, Robert Joy |
| Created by | Daniel Goldfarb |
| Directed by | Melanie Mayron, Jenée LaMarque, Scott Ellis, Erica Dunton, Charles McDougall |
| Written by | Daniel Goldfarb, Natalia Temesgen, Eboni Booth, Christopher Keyser, Emily Bensinger, Erica Lipez, Kate Fodor, Thaddeus McCants |
| Executive producers | Daniel Goldfarb, Christopher Keyser |
| Cinematography by | Eric Moynier, Radium Cheung, Dan Stoloff |
| Editing by | Philip Carr Neel, David Dworetzky, Farrel Levy, Addison Donnell, J. Kathleen Gibson |
| Music by | Jeff Danna |
| Casting by | Sharon Bialy, Gohar Gazazyan, Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri |
| Production Design by | Patrizia von Brandenstein, Steve Cooper |
| Art Direction by | Gina B. Cranham, Lorenz Plassmann, Thierry Zemmour |
| Set Decoration by | Tiffany Zappulla, Jane Madden, Samia Al Kayar, Vanessa Knoll, Maria Nay |
| Costume Design by | John Dunn |
| Production Companies | 3 Arts Entertainment, Modern O Productions, INC., Mad Ben Productions, Lionsgate Television |
| Original Network | HBO Max |
Julia Cast & Characters
Main
- Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child, a cookbook author who develops and stars in The French Chef, a pioneering cooking show
- David Hyde Pierce as Paul Child, Julia’s husband, an artist and retired diplomat
- Pierce also appears as Charlie, Paul’s twin brother (season 2)
- Bebe Neuwirth as Avis DeVoto, Julia’s close friend who volunteers to help with her show
- Fran Kranz as Russ Morash, producer and director of The French Chef at WGBH-TV
- Fiona Glascott as Judith Jones, Julia’s book editor and friend who works at Knopf
- Brittany Bradford as Alice Naman, an associate producer at WGBH who champions Julia’s show
- Robert Joy as Hunter Fox, president of WGBH (season 2, recurring season 1)
Recurring
- Jefferson Mays as P. Albert Duhamel, host of the literary program I’ve Been Reading
- Charlie Thurston as Roland, a WGBH executive
- Lindsey Broad as Dorothy Zinberg, a scholar and new mother who works on The French Chef as a volunteer (season 1, guest season 2)
- Judith Light as Blanche Knopf, Julia’s publisher
- Erin Neufer as Marian Morash, Russ’s wife
- Isabella Rossellini as Simone Beck, co-author of Julia’s cookbooks who resides in France
- Adriane Lenox as Virginia Naman, Alice’s mother
- Tosin Morohunfola as Isaac, a lawyer whom Alice dates
- Danny Burstein as Stanley Lipschitz, a Harvard University physics professor with a romantic interest in Avis (season 2)
- Rachel Bloom as Elaine Levitch, a former CBS director hired for The French Chef (season 2)
Guest
- Christian Clemenson as James Beard, a celebrated chef who is friends with Julia
- Quincy Tyler Bernstine as Madeline Anderson, a documentary filmmaker who advises Russ
- Bryce Pinkham as John Updike, whose books Judith edits
- Season 1
- James Cromwell as John McWilliams, Julia’s father
- Sam Brackley as Coco Van, a female illusionist who idolizes Julia
- A.J. Shively as André Soltner, the chef at Lutèce
- Tracee Chimo as Betty Friedan, a feminist author who criticizes Julia’s show
- Rob McClure as Fred Rogers, a children’s television producer who meets Julia at a gala
- Season 2
- Melanie Mayron as Millie, host of a crafting show on WGBH, and her twin sister Tillie, Hunter’s wife
- Lou Gala as Yvette, Simone Beck’s maid
- Michael Cognata as Martin Luther Kilson Jr., Harvard University’s first black professor, a guest on Russ’s show
- Stockard Channing as Frances Fields, a wealthy widow involved with James Beard
- Oli Higginson as Jacques Brel, a Belgian singer invited to dine with Julia and Simone
- Nassim Lyes as Sam Slimani, a young artist involved with James Beard
- Paul Bandey as Jean-Paul Sartre, an existentialist author Judith edits
- Maggie Lacey as Helen Gurley Brown, a sexually liberated author who appears on I’ve Been Reading
- Paul Guilfoyle as Frank, a former acquaintance of Julia who works for the FBI
- Michael Esper as Noel, a reporter for Life magazine assigned to profile Julia
- John Rothman as Alfred A. Knopf Sr., estranged husband of Blanche and co-founder of Knopf
- Hannah Einbinder as Gretchen Fletcher, deputy U.S. chief of protocol
- Patrick Breen as Henry Haller, executive chef at the White House
- Deidrie Henry as Zephyr Wright, civil rights activist and personal chef to President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Meera Rohit Kumbhani as Madhur Jaffrey, actress and Indian cookbook author
Julia Storyline
Inspired by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her show The French Chef, which essentially invented food television.
About Julia TV Series
Julia is an American comedy drama television series created by Daniel Goldfarb. It is based on the life of Julia Child in 1960s Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the production of her television cooking show The French Chef.
The series entered development at HBO Max in September 2019 after being greenlit for a pilot order, with Chris Keyser showrunning and Joan Cusack nearing a deal to star in the titular role.
By March 2020, Cusack had exited the series, and Sarah Lancashire was cast as Julia. Tom Hollander, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth, and Isabella Rossellini were added in supporting roles. In March 2020, three days into the initial filming of the pilot, production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In September 2020, David Hyde Pierce was cast to replace Hollander, who exited the project. In July 2021, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, James Cromwell, and Adriane Lenox were added to the cast.
Filming of the pilot resumed in Boston in October 2020. In January 2021, it was announced that the pilot—written by Daniel Goldfarb and directed by Charles McDougall—had been picked up to series, with an 8-episode order. Filming wrapped in September 2021.
Julia Release Date
Julia premiered on March 31, 2022, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting weekly until May 5. On May 4, 2022, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on November 16, 2023. In September 2022, it was reported that Rachel Bloom joined the cast for the second season. In January 2024, it was reported that the series was canceled after two seasons.
