The Apple TV Plus series is beautiful and better plated than the book it's adapted from—but ultimately lacks spice
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Cast
Brie Larson (Elizabeth Zott)Lewis Pullman (Calvin Evans)Aja Naomi King (Harriet Sloane)Stephanie Koenig (Fran Frask)Patrick Walker (Reverend Wakely)Marc Evan Jackson (Dr. Leland Mason)Derek Cecil (Dr. Robert Donatti)Kevin Sussman (Walter Pine)Thomas Mann (Alfred Boryweitz)Paul James (Charlie Sloane)Alice Halsey (Madeline Zott)Rainn Wilson (Phil Lebensmal)Andy Daly (Dr. Price)Amentii Sledge (Linda Sloane)Joshua Hoover (Anthony Powers)Yasir Hashim Lafond (James 'Junior' Sloane)Beau Bridges (Harry Wilson)Adam Bartley
Creators
Lee Eisenberg, Bonnie Garmus, Victoria Bata, Elissa Karasik, Emily Jane Fox
Synopsis
Set in the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a chemist is put on hold when she finds herself pregnant, alone, and fired from her lab.
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