Can 'Julia' tempt us with another helping of a famous face?

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David Hyde Pierce and Sarah Lancashire star in Julia. Seacia Pavao/HBO Max hide caption

David Hyde Pierce and Sarah Lancashire star in Julia.

There's been no shortage of biographical material about Julia Child, who in the 1960s became one of the first food television personalities in the United States. HBO Max adds to the story with Julia, a scripted series about her life in the early years of public television's The French Chef, when she was uneasily navigating a transition from cookbook author to TV star.

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