Z: The Beginning of Everything

{{short description|American period drama television series}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = Amazon 2017 Z TV Series Season 1 Title Card.jpg

| genre = Period drama

| creator = Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Christina Ricci
• David Hoflin
• David Strathairn

}}

| composer = Marcelo Zarvos

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 10

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist}}

• Nicole Yorkin
• Dawn Prestwich
• Pamela Koffler
• Christine Vachon
• Christina Ricci

{{Endplainlist}}

| producer = Therese Anne Fowler

| editor = Joe Klotz

| location =

| camera = Tim Orr

| runtime = 27 minutes

| company = Killer Films
Yorkin Prestwich
Picrow
Amazon Studios

| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|11|05}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2017|01|27}}

| channel = Amazon Prime Video

}}

Z: The Beginning of Everything is an American period drama television series{{Cite news|last=Wollaston|first=Sam|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/28/z-the-beginning-of-everything-review-|title=Z: The Beginning of Everything review – come on Zelda, Scott, where's the passion?|date=2017-01-28|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-04-14|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} created by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin for Amazon Studios that debuted on November 5, 2015. It is based on Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. The series presents a fictionalized version of the life of American socialite and writer Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (Christina Ricci) in the 1920s. The first season covers her courtship by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, their subsequent marriage, and the marital tensions that arose from their lifestyle full of partying and alcohol.

The first season was released on January 27, 2017.{{cite web|title=Z: The Beginning of Everything 1 Season|url=https://www.amazon.com/Z-The-Beginning-of-Everything/dp/B017APVDEO/ref=sr_1_1|website=Amazon|access-date= January 6, 2017}}

On April 27, 2017 it was revealed that Amazon had ordered a second season.{{cite web|title=Z: The Beginning of Everything Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/z-the-beginning-of-everything-renewed-season-2-amazon-1202402101|website=Variety|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=May 7, 2017}} It was then announced on September 7, 2017, that Amazon had rescinded the renewal, cancelling the show after one season.{{cite web|title=Amazon Axes Zelda Fitzgerald Series Months After Surprise Renewal (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amazon-axes-zelda-fitzgerald-series-months-surprise-renewal-1035838|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 7, 2017|access-date= September 7, 2017}}