Z: The Beginning of Everything
2015 · TV Series · TV-MA · 27 min · ★ 6.9 · 74% critics
This period drama follows a spirited Southern woman as she rises to become a defining figure of the Jazz Age. Beginning before a famous romance, the series traces a passionate relationship, sudden fame, and the strain that comes with living as a celebrated couple.
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5 hours to watch · 10 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2015–2017
- Release date
- 2015-11-03
- Network
- Prime Video
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 27 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (53 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy relationship-driven historical dramas about creative lives and public fame, especially if Fosse/Verdon appeals to you; Not for you if you need faster pacing or a more consistently satisfying watch.
Pros: intriguing true-life story; strong lead spirit; appealing period setting | Cons: uneven acting for some; slow, unsatisfying pacing; only one season
Themes
- biography
- period drama
- jazz age
- 1920s
Cast & crew
Christina Ricci
as Zelda Fitzgerald
David Hoflin
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
David Strathairn
as Anthony Sayre
- SB
Sean Bell
as Lloyd Harper
- IM
Ian Mather
as Harold Stubbs
- CR
Cindy Ralston
as Mrs. Milford
- GM
Gay Griggs McCommons
as Mrs. Baker
- JC
Jeanmarie Collins
as Mrs. Riggs
Lucas Dixon
as Lt. Hammett
Maya Kazan
as Livye Hart
Episodes1 season · 10 episodes
Season 110 episodes
- S1E1Pilot29mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2Just Humans30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3The Right Side of Paradise29mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4You, Me and Us27mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5The It Girl25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6Lights! Camera! Fitzgerald!28mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7Where There Are Friends, There Are Riches29mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Playing House30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9Quicksand26mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Best of All29mAmazon Prime Video