From Scratch (TV series)
A romance drama miniseries inspired by a memoir.
Attica Locke and Tembi Locke created the Netflix miniseries From Scratch, a romance drama based on Tembi’s memoir. Zoe Saldaña and Eugenio Mastrandrea star in its eight episodes, which debuted on October 21, 2022, with Attica Locke as showrunner.
Quick Facts
- Creator
- Attica Locke & Tembi Locke
- Inspired by
- From Scratch: A Memoir of Love
- Sicily and Finding Home
- Tembi Locke
- Music
- Laura Karpman; Raphael Saadiq
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 8
- Producer
- Bryan J. Raber
- Mariel Saldaña
- Cisely Saldaña
- Judd Rea
- Guy J. Louthan
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Florence, Italy
- Palermo, Italy
Facts from the source article.
Production
The series was announced on November 7, 2019, with Zoe Saldaña set to star and executive-produce. Attica Locke and Tembi Locke created and executive-produced the series alongside Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Richard Abate, Jermaine Johnson, and Will Rowbotham. Producers included Nzingha Stewart, Guy Louthan, Emily Ferenbach, Cisely Saldaña, and Mariel Saldaña. Casting was announced in April 2021, with Eugenio Mastrandrea, Danielle Deadwyler, Keith David, Kellita Smith, Judith Scott, Lucia Sardo, Paride Benassai, and Roberta Rigano set to star. Filming began in Los Angeles on April 5, 2021, moved to Florence, Italy in July, and ended on August 7, 2021 in Cefalù, Sicily.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10 based on 12 critic reviews, with the consensus calling it an emotionally resonant miniseries benefiting from Italian scenery and Zoe Saldaña's dramatic performance. Metacritic assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. Zoe Saldaña was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special at the 54th NAACP Image Award.
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