Netflixs Joy retells the events that led to the development of the first IVF baby, painting a challenging picture because of the obstacles encountered during the scientific process but also the objection of society at large. Releasing on Netflix on November 22, 2024, after a limited run in select cinemas, the biographical drama stars Bill Nighy as gynecologist Patrick Steptoe, James Norton as physiologist Robert Bob Edwards, and Thomasin McKenzie as Jean Purdy, the worlds first embryologist. Joy is remarkably accurate in detailing the real story that culminated with the birth of the first IVF baby in 1978, Louisa Brown.
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