Julia Child was a force of nature in life as well as her long-running TV cooking show The French Chef, and this loving portrait captures both her powerful charm and her private insecurities. Feminism and the role of women in America in the 1960s and 1970s is a frequent topic. Characters are mostly White and wealthy a Black woman who champions Child's show was invented for this series, and the diversity is appreciated, but we don't learn much about her life or why she's a fan of Child instead, her role in supporting Child is spotlighted. Child shows impressive courage and perseverance in launching her career despite criticism from others due to her age, physical appearance, and unusual speaking voice she's a role model to viewers who themselves feel underrated. Language includes 'f-k,' 'f-ing,' 's-t,' 'goddamn,' and 'damn.' Characters drink frequently and prominently at dinner parties, clinking glasses and discussing the taste of wine.

Language and jokes can tend toward the ribald, like one in which Julia teases her husband about 'taking' her 'virginity' twice, with sex and with food. Parents need to know that Julia is a series about how culinary star Julia Child became an unlikely celebrity thanks to her groundbreaking TV cooking show.

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