HBO Max has ordered a second season of the biographical comedy drama Julia.
The series stars Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child, the influential chef credited with introducing American homes to French cuisine and laying the foundations for cookery shows on TV.
Julia, which airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK, also features Frasier's David Hyde Pierce and Bebe Neuwirth on the cast, with guest appearances from Judith Light and James Cromwell.
"Julia Child tends to make people happy. In a bleak world, she is a welcome balm," said executive producers Chris Keyser and Daniel Goldfarb in a statement. "Making this show has done the same for us.
"Working with our cast - with Sarah and David - our production team, writers, directors and editors, who have become our friends, makes us happy. In the language of Julia, it feeds our souls.
"The genuine love and care that HBO Max has shown for our show has been overwhelming. They allowed us to tell the simple story of a group of remarkable, oddball, passionate people, who joyfully live their lives to the fullest.
"That we get to keep them alive for another season makes us the happiest of all, and we are already hard at work."
The final episode of the first season airs on Tuesday.
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