Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz & Fiona Glascott Interview: Julia
Many writers and directors alike have taken a crack at telling Julia Child's story, but perhaps none have done it in as specific a way as HBO Max's Julia. The new 8-part series, which premiered this week, takes a step outside of the French cookbooks that made her so beloved and turns its eye to the first year of her cooking show. Showrunner Daniel Goldfarb (who also serves as a producer on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) highlights the opposition she faced in getting it up and running as well as the staunch supporters she made along the way.
The series follows Julia (who is portrayed sublimely by Sarah Lancashire of Happy Valley) as she teams up WGBH's aspiring producer Alice Naman (Brittany Bradford) to present pioneering television series, The French Chef, to Boston audiences. She is also aided in her endeavors by her editor Judith Jones (Fiona Glascott, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), who fervently believes Julia's work can touch millions. Director Russ Morash (Fran Kranz, The Dark Tower), is not the biggest fan of the concept and would rather produce documentaries to raise social awareness. But whether they clash or mesh, they all come together to make life-changing magic onscreen.
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The cast spoke with Screen Rant about the roles their characters play in Julia's life, the personal hurdles they must overcome over the course of the series, and what she meant to each of them personally.
Alice is one of the first champions of Julia's show, but she also has to fight her own battles against sexism and racism in her field as well. What is it that she sees in Julia that inspires her to root for The French Chef?
Brittany Bradford: I think, in a way, both
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