Netflix affirms himself as the main cashier of stories based on experiences experienced by real real people and the next limited series called from Scratch is another example. On the basis of the bestseller of Tembi Locke memories and featuring Zoe Saldana, from Scratch will tell the story of a woman who experiences love, the death of a loved one, pain and hope on The duration of the series.
The sister of Locke Attica Locke (Empire, when they see us), will serve as a showrunner and executive producer with Zoe Saldana and his sisters Saldana and Mariel precisely Saldana. The actress and producer Reese Witherspoon also produced by his production company Hello Sun.
Author Tembi Locke said:
“Attica and I are honored to be the adaptation from Scratch with the visionary Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Richard Abate and Zoe Saldana incredibly talented. We have a common interest in defending stories that bring a rich tapestry of experiments on the screen. I am delighted that this global love story has found a perfect home in Netflix “.
Saldana added:
“This is a true deep story of love and family, deprivation and food, which must be brought to life on the screen like Locke Tembi has strongly brought to life for me on the page. We are grateful to Netflix and delighted to work with Reese, Lauren, Attica and 3 Arts on this wonderful project.
Witherspoon also added:
“The memory of Tembi is a raw and tender exposure of life in all its pieces. It brings you to your love, loss and resilience with such vulnerability and strength. We immediately declined for the vision of Attica and Tembi and feel honored to have the opportunity to help bring to life on the screen. We could not imagine more perfect partners for what Zoe and his sisters and 3 Arts Entertainment, as well as the incredible netflix team “.
Most of the Episodes of Scratch will be made by an Emmy named writer, producer and director Nzingha Stewart (little fire everywhere, Tall Girl).
What is the field of Scratch?
As mentioned above, Netflix is from Scratch will be based on the author Tembi Experiences of the real life of Locke and the family as said in his autobiography that was published May 2019.
Here is a description of the book:
A poignant and transport of the history of transcultural love together in the green context of the Sicilian countryside, where a woman discovers the healing powers of food, family and unexpected grace in her darkest time. It was love at first sight when meeting Professional Chief Tembi, Saro, in a street in Florence. There was just a problem: Traditional Sicilian Saro family did not approve of marrying it an American black woman, an actress no less. However, the couple, the broken heart, but without being discouraged, overlands. They build a happy life in Los Angeles, with enriching quarries, deep friendships and the love of their life: a little girl they adopt at birth. Finally, they reconcile with the family of Saro as he faces a formidable cancer that will destroy all their dreams. Chronicles Scratch Three summers Tembi in Sicily with spending his daughter, Zoela, as she begins to gather a life without her husband in her small hamlet of the hometown of farmers. Where once Tembi was separated from the Saro family and its origins, now she finds comfort and food, literally and spiritually to her mother in the table of the law. In the Sicilian countryside, she discovers the cure donations of simple fresh foods, the embrace of a very united community of proximity, and the timeless traditions and wisdom that the light of a way forward.
Here is a brief summary of the intrigue of the series:
From Scratch is a scan, autobiographical novel that follows an American woman as she falls in love with a Sicilian man while studying abroad in Italy and build a life with him in the United States. When it loses it unexpectedly to the disease, it is challenged to shoot through the pain so that it can raise their daughter as they would have lifted her together: hope, joy and infinite love.
From Scratch is a sweeping, autobiographical romance that follows an American woman as she falls in love with a Sicilian man while studying abroad in Italy then builds a life with him in the United States. When she unexpectedly loses him to illness, she is challenged to pull herself through grief so she can raise their daughter as they would have raised her together: with hope, joy and infinite love.
Who is cast in From Scratch?
This upcoming limited series will be led by Zoe Saldana whose recent credits include Avatar and its four sequels, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, Star Trek and also the upcoming Netflix movie The Adam Project. Saldana will play Amy Wheeler, the main protagonist of the show.
She will be joined by a massive cast of other actors including Danielle Deadwyler (Watchmen, The Harder They Fall), Keith David (Greenleaf, Welcome to the Blumhouse), Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac Show, Z Nation), Judith Scott (Dear White People, Snowfall), Lucia Sardo (Nastro d’Argento, Picciridda), Paride Benassai (Felicia Impastato, La Fuitina Sbagliata), Roberta Rigano (I Know This Much Is True), Terrell Carter (Empire), Medalion Rahimi (NCIS: Los Angeles), Jonathan Del Arco (Star Trek: Picard), Peter Mendoza (Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles), Lorenzo Pozzan (Catch-22) and Jonathan D. King (Kidding).
What’s the production status of From Scratch?
Filming for Netflix’s From Scratch didn’t take very long: it began on April 5, 2021 and ended on August 7, 2021.
Filming was done first in Los Angeles, US and then moved to Florence, Italy from July.
As of November 2021, the limited series is still in post-production.
How many episodes will be in From Scratch?
Netflix’s From Scratch is a limited series that will span over eight hour-long episodes.