Julia Child's passion for French cuisine made her one of the most beloved and enduring personalities in television history. But "Julia," a new series on her life, is most scrumptious when it concentrates on the author's appetite for her doting husband.
"The show is about the birth of television," showrunner Chris Keyser said during a recent virtual chat, along with other cast members. "But it's also about the birth of a modern marriage."
That doesn't mean it was a perfect union. The eight episodes, three of which are currently streaming on HBO Max, start in the early 1960s when Child (Sarah Lancashire) is out promoting a new cookbook. She gets a taste of TV — and wants more.
