Z: The Beginning of Everything

Synopsis

A biography series based on the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the brilliant, beautiful and talented Southern Belle who becomes the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age in the 20s. Z starts before Zelda Fitzgerald meets the unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and moves through their passionate, turbulent love affair and their marriage-made in heaven, lived out in hell as the celebrity couple of their time.

First Air Date: 2015-11-03

Last Air Date: 2017-01-26

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Created By: Nicole Yorkin, Dawn Prestwich

Networks: Prime Video

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Top Cast

Christina Ricci as Zelda Fitzgerald
David Hoflin as F. Scott Fitzgerald
David Strathairn as Anthony Sayre
Kristine Nielsen as Minnie Sayre
Jim True-Frost as Max Perkins
Corey Cott as Townsend Martin
Christina Bennett Lind as Tallulah Bankhead
Natalie Knepp as Eugenia Bankhead
Jamie Anne Allman as Tootsie Sayre
Charity Jordan as Katie

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (2015-11-03)

Zelda Sayre yearns to break free from the monotony of Montgomery. She sees her chance when she meets a young soldier named Scott Fitzgerald.
Ep. 2: Just Humans (2017-01-26)

As Scott pursues Zelda in Montgomery, she must decide what she can sacrifice to be with him.
Ep. 3: The Right Side of Paradise (2017-01-26)

Despite living worlds apart, Scott and Zelda grow closer. Zelda tries to decide if she loves him enough to uproot her whole life.
Ep. 4: You, Me and Us (2017-01-26)

Zelda arrives in NYC to marry Scott. They celebrate their new life with all his Big City friends.
Ep. 5: The It Girl (2017-01-26)

Zelda changes her look and finds her new identity as she tries to fit in with her new high-life in New York City.
Ep. 6: Lights! Camera! Fitzgerald! (2017-01-26)

Zelda flirts with Hollywood when she does a screen test for a big director.
Ep. 7: Where There Are Friends, There Are Riches (2017-01-26)

Scott and Zelda go to Princeton for a reunion filled with emotion.
Ep. 8: Playing House (2017-01-26)

Scott and Zelda get away to a Westport vacation house so Scott can write. They have New York friends over for a party.
Ep. 9: Quicksand (2017-01-26)

Scott and Zelda work through rising marital tensions at their Westport house.
Ep. 10: Best of All (2017-01-26)

Scott and Zelda take a road trip back to Montgomery in an attempt to mend their marriage.