‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Team Had to Craft 3 Different Decades of Sets, Hair and Makeup: ‘It Was Always About Realism’ | How I Did It

In putting together the world of the Apple TV+ limited series “Lessons in Chemistry,” the show’s craftspeople had to accurately bring multiple decades of the past to life while spotlighting Brie Larson’s lead character and building an entire set for a fictional TV series. But through it all, realism was front and center.

“The prep for the overall show was huge. We worked in the ‘20s through the 1960s,” hair department head Teressa Hill said in the latest installment of TheWrap’s How I Did It, presented by Apple TV+. “LA’s a bit of a character in the show as well. It was always about the period, the realism in the show and the characters involved,” production designer Cat Smith added.