Miniseries · Apple TV
Lessons in Chemistry
Life rarely follows a formula.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Brie Larson
Elizabeth Zott
8 eps
Lewis Pullman
Calvin Evans
8 eps
Aja Naomi King
Harriet Sloane
8 eps
Stephanie Koenig
Fran Frask
8 eps
Patrick Walker
Curtis Wakely
8 eps
Rainn Wilson
Phil Lebensmal
4 eps
Derek Cecil
Dr. Robert Donatti
5 eps
Kevin Sussman
Walter Pine
5 eps
Thomas Mann
Alfred Boryweitz
5 eps
Andy Daly
Dr. Richard Price
4 eps
Adam Bartley
Scientist
3 eps
Joshua Hoover
Anthony Powers
4 eps
Brandon Gibson
Tom Clemens
3 eps
Robert Alan Beuth
Frank Marsten
3 eps
Ali Kinkade
Jenny Marie Kay
2 eps
Sigi Ravet
Laurel Moore
3 eps
Debbie Pollack
Louise
3 eps
Valentina Garcia
Nancy Donatti
1 eps
Laura Siegel
Bertha Clifton
3 eps
Gregg Brown
Director
3 eps
John Alton
Stage Manager
3 eps
Eileen Álvarez
Hair Stylist
1 eps
Isaac Jay
Harry the PA
3 eps
Caroline Cole
Charlene Ogilvy
2 eps
Yasir Lafond
James 'Junior' Sloane
4 eps
Amentii Sledge
Linda Sloane
4 eps
Tate Ellington
Dr. Bates
1 eps
James Gleason
Chairman of the Board
3 eps
Michael James Bell
Highway Suit
1 eps
Troy Vincent
UCLA Professor
1 eps
Pamela Shafer
Associate Dean
1 eps
Kent Hagen
City Council Chairman
1 eps
B.J. Novak
Six-Thirty (voice)
1 eps
Beau Bridges
Harry Wilson
3 eps
Jake Short
Ralph Bailey
1 eps
Marc Evan Jackson
Dr. Leland Mason
6 eps
Nicolas Coster
Paul Astor
1 eps
Barry Livingston
Pastor
1 eps
Alex Boling
Oocyte Chemist
1 eps
Lee Eisenberg
Funeral Director
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Lessons in Chemistry actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Lessons in Chemistry reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere. She accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives way more than recipes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
Book of Calvin
The chapters of Calvin's life shed light on the mysteries of his past.
- Directed by Tara Miele
S01E02
Her and Him
In pursuit of a prestigious grant, Elizabeth and Calvin join forces in the lab. Their partnership yields unexpected results.
- Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
S01E01
Little Miss Hastings
Elizabeth, a brilliant but frustrated lab technician in the 1950s, is punished after she's caught conducting her own research after hours.
- Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
S01E08
Introduction to Chemistry
With the fate of Supper at Six uncertain, Elizabeth makes a decision about her future. Harriet prepares for the city council vote.
- Directed by Tara Miele
S01E05
CH₃COOH
Elizabeth butts heads with her new boss as she works to make Supper at Six her own. Mad meets a new friend while working on her family tree.
- Directed by Millicent Shelton
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Lee Eisenberg
Showrunner
Jason Bateman
Executive producer
Michael Costigan
Executive producer
Sarah Adina Smith
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Louise Shore
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Rosa Handelman
Executive producer
Natalie Sandy
Executive producer
Brie Larson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Hannah Fidell
Executive producer
Susannah Grant
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jason BatemanExecutive Producer
- Michael CostiganExecutive Producer
- Sarah Adina SmithExecutive Producer
- Louise ShoreExecutive Producer
- Rosa HandelmanExecutive Producer
- Lee EisenbergExecutive Producer
Direction
- BertDirector
- BertieDirector
- Sarah Adina SmithDirector
- Millicent SheltonDirector
- Tara MieleDirector
Cinematography
- Zachary GallerDirector of Photography
- Jason OldakDirector of Photography
Music
- Carlos Rafael RiveraOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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