Julia Child: The French Chef: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Cooking legend and cultural icon Julia Child, along with her pioneering public television series, The French Chef, introduced French cuisine to American kitchens. In her passionate and sometimes breathless way, Julia forever changed the way we cook, eat, and think about food.

Series details

• Title: Julia Child: The French Chef
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 1963-02-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-01-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21008
• IMDb ID: tt0163936
• TVDB ID: 71713

Cast and credited roles

• Julia Child — Julia Child

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1963-02-02; final listed air date 1963-07-20.
• Season 2: premiered 1963-11-30; final listed air date 1964-04-15.
• Season 3: premiered 1964-04-22; final listed air date 1965-03-24.
• Season 4: premiered 1965-03-31; final listed air date 1965-11-17.
• Season 5: premiered 1965-11-24; final listed air date 1966-05-04.
• Season 6: premiered 1966-05-11; final listed air date 1966-07-31.
• Season 7: premiered 1970-10-07; final listed air date 1971-03-10.
• Season 8: premiered 1971-03-17; final listed air date 1971-06-27.
• Season 9: premiered 1971-07-07; final listed air date 1972-03-26.
• Season 10: premiered 1972-10-01; final listed air date 1973-01-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Julia Child: The French Chef on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.