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Z: The Beginning of Everything

  • TV Series
  • 2015–2017
  • TV-14
  • 27m
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Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
Z: The Beginning Of Everything
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The story of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a brilliant and beautiful Southbern Belle who became the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age.The story of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a brilliant and beautiful Southbern Belle who became the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age.The story of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a brilliant and beautiful Southbern Belle who became the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age.

  • Creators
    • Dawn Prestwich
    • Nicole Yorkin
  • Stars
    • Christina Ricci
    • David Hoflin
    • Kristine Nielsen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,496
    116
    • Creators
      • Dawn Prestwich
      • Nicole Yorkin
    • Stars
      • Christina Ricci
      • David Hoflin
      • Kristine Nielsen
    • 34User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Episodes10

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    Z: The Beginning Of Everything
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    Z: The Beginning of Everything
    Trailer 1:47
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    Newsreel Featurette
    Featurette 0:58
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    "It Couple"
    Featurette 2:00
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    Christina Ricci in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci, David Hoflin, and Andrew Haserlat in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    Christina Ricci in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
    David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)

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    Christina Ricci
    Christina Ricci
    • Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
    David Hoflin
    David Hoflin
    • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Kristine Nielsen
    Kristine Nielsen
    • Minnie Sayre
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Judge Anthony Sayre
    Jim True-Frost
    Jim True-Frost
    • Max Perkins
    Corey Cott
    Corey Cott
    • Townsend Martin
    Christina Bennett Lind
    Christina Bennett Lind
    • Tallulah Bankhead
    Natalie Knepp
    Natalie Knepp
    • Eugenia Bankhead
    Jamie Anne Allman
    Jamie Anne Allman
    • 'Tootsie' Sayre Smith
    Holly Curran
    Holly Curran
    • 'Tilde' Sayre Palmer
    Sarah Schenkkan
    Sarah Schenkkan
    • Eleanor Browder
    Jordan Dean
    Jordan Dean
    • Ludlow Fowler
    Andrew Call
    Andrew Call
    • Reed
    Charity Jordan
    Charity Jordan
    • Katie
    Andrew David Bridges
    Andrew David Bridges
    • Winston
    Maya Kazan
    Maya Kazan
    • Livye Hart
    Joel Brady
    Joel Brady
    • Edmund 'Bunny' Wilson
    AJ Cedeno
    AJ Cedeno
    • John Sellers
    • Creators
      • Dawn Prestwich
      • Nicole Yorkin
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    • Trivia
      Christina Ricci created the series after reading Therese Anne Fowler's novel. However, most of Fowler's novel was jettisoned by series writers Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin who instead took a wide latitude when adapting the source material.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Matthew McConaughey/Ed Sheeran/Christina Ricci/Josh Widdicombe (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      A Good Man Is Hard To Find
      (uncredited)

      Written by Eddie Green

      Performed by Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks

    User reviews34

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    6/10
    ...not a waste of time, not a miracle...
    I looked forward to this show since its pilot in 2015. Mostly because I am interested in this famous couple. But I must confess that I was bored the first half of the first season. One episode has only half an hour and it still seemed to be unfulfilled. I almost stopped watching it but the other half somehow caught my attention.

    The mise-en-scene balances showing glamorous era with realistic depiction. It is believable.

    It is adaptation of a book focused on Zelda's story. It is Zelda's point of view. She is the heroine. But unfortunately character of F. S. Fitzgerald is depicted as a villain. For me it was not good choice to show F. Scott Fitzgerald as such a negative character. In society is big question about their relationship, who were they actually. So in the story I would appreciate more questionable representation instead of such black and white characters. At least based on season one. Maybe creators change their direction if season two takes place.

    Christina Ricci is fairly good choice for this role. On the other hand, David Hofflin is just hardly believable. Maybe it is problem of casting in the first place. Supporting woman roles are delightful, little caricatures of people of that era.

    For now, the show did not mean waste of time for me but neither a miracle.
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    • Release date
      • November 5, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zelda
    • Filming locations
      • Savannah, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amazon Studios
      • Killer Films
      • Picrow
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      27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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