Louise Joy Brown may be the first success story for IVF, but Joy focuses more on the development of the procedure, with Louise appearing only briefly.

Joy has now arrived on Netflix to tell the remarkable true story of the scientific breakthrough of IVF. The movie explores how Jean Purdy, Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards worked tirelessly throughout the 1960s and 1970s to pioneer IVF, culminating in the birth of the world's first 'test-tube baby', Louise Joy Brown, on July 25, 1978.

Joy is on Netflix and it tells the fascinating true story about three pioneers who discovered IVF after a decade-long challenge.

Inspired by the true story of the development of the first IVF baby, Joy accurately retraces the steps that brought the scientific breakthrough.

Not to be confused with 2015 Jennifer Lawrence movie, Joy on Netflix is a new 2024 movie starring Thomasin McKenzie that offers a crash course on the history of in vitro fertilization, or IVF.

The new Netflix movie "Joy" is about the British doctors who helped conceive the first IVF baby in the late 1970s.

Netflix's Joy follows what went into the landmark development of in-vitro fertilization, with a focus on IVF pioneer Jean Purdy

This charming and winning movie charts the decade-long true story of how the world’s first IVF baby was born in England in 1978 — a 5-pound, 12-ounce girl who paved the way for millions more. It’s an upbeat,