Zoe Saldana Confirms The Ensemble Of Netflix Series ‘From Scratch’

Netflix announced its limited series ‘From Scratch’ this year and finally the full star cast of the show has been revealed. The show will star Zoe Saldana in the lead role.

Alongside Zoe Saldana, the show will feature Eugenio Mastrandrea, Danielle Deadwyler, Keith David, Kellita Smith, Judith Scott, Lucia Sardo, Paride Benassai and Roberta Rigano. The show is produced under Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Banner and 3 Arts Entertainment.

Zoe Saldana took to her social media profile and dropped a poster featuring the entire ensemble. She captioned it, “Still pinching myself. Thank you @netflix for making your home our perfect place for #fromscratch @reesewitherspoon and @laurenneu I’m indebted to you, thank you for sending me @tembilocke ‘s book. @atticalocke you are a force of nature as our showrunner, and @nzinghastewart you are the best director for this- plus you’re my island girl spirit animal! Let’s go @cinestarpictures El cielo sólo nos para el vuelo!!! @cissaldana @marsalwebb”

The show is an autobiographical romance that is based on Tembi’s bestseller memoir. It will stream on Netflix. Emmy nominated writer-producer and director Nzingha Stewart is all set to direct this five episodic series along with the pilot episode.

The show is based on the life of an American woman who falls in love with a Sicilian man while studying abroad in Italy. She builds a life with him in the United States and unfortunately loses him to illness. Post this she takes on the task of raising her daughter alone.