Z: The Beginning of Everything is an American period drama television series created by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin for Amazon Studios that debuted on November 5, 2015. It is based on Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. The series presents a fictionalized version of the life of American socialite and writer Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (Christina Ricci) in the 1920s. The first season covers her courtship by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, their subsequent marriage, and the marital tensions that arose from their lifestyle full of partying and alcohol.
The first season was released on January 27, 2017.
On April 27, 2017, it was revealed that Amazon had ordered a second season. It was then announced on September 7, 2017, that Amazon had rescinded the renewal, cancelling the show after one season.
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Cast
Main cast
Christina Ricci as Zelda Fitzgerald
David Hoflin as F. Scott Fitzgerald
David Strathairn as Judge Anthony Sayre
Recurring cast
Christina Bennett Lind as Tallulah Bankhead
Natalie Knepp as Eugenia Bankhead
Kristine Nielsen as Minnie Sayre
Holly Curran as Tilde Sayre
Jamie Anne Allman as Tootsie Sayre
Maya Kazan as Livye Hart
Lucy Walters as Edna St. Vincent Millay
Sarah Schenkkan as Eleanor Browder
Jun Naito as Tana Fujimora
Jordan Dean as Ludlow Fowler
Andrew Bridges as Winston