Summaries

The story of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a brilliant and beautiful Southern belle who became the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age.

Z is 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. Starring Christina Ricci (Monster) as Zelda Fitzgerald, Z starts before she meets the unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (David Hoflin), and moves through their passionate, turbulent love affair and their marriage-made in heaven, lived out in hell as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. The series travels through the wild parties, the wicked jazz, the dissolute artists of the era, as well as the alcoholism, adultery and struggle with dashed dreams and mental illness that characterizes their later years.—ZAmazon

Z: The Beginning of Everything is a ground-breaking concept: a fictionalized bio series of 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 Z starts from the moment Zelda meets the unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1918 and moves through their passionate, turbulent love affair and their marriage--made in heaven, lived out in hell as the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. The series travels through the wild parties, the wicked jazz, the dissolute artists of the era, as well as the alcoholism, adultery and struggle with dashed dreams and mental illness that characterizes their later years. Z dives into the fascinating life of a woman ahead of her time, an artist determined to establish her own identity in the tempestuous wake of a world-famous husband. It pulls back the curtain on her triumphs and dark secrets. It's a modern take on one of the most notorious love stories of all time, played out in salons and speakeasies from Montgomery, Alabama to the Cote D'Azur.

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Keywords
  • interwar period
  • writer
  • 20th century
  • southern belle
  • flapper
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • Biography
Release date Nov 4, 2015
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Savannah, Georgia, USA
Production companies Amazon Studios Killer Films Picrow

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Tech specs

Runtime 27m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 16:9 HD

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