''From Scratch'' is an American romance drama television

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created by Attica Locke and Tembi Locke for

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. Inspired by Tembi Locke's memoir of the same name, it stars

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and Eugenio Mastrandrea. Its eight episodes premiered on October 21, 2022. Attica Locke was series showrunner.

Cast and characters

Main

as Amy * Eugenio Mastrandrea as Lino * Danielle Deadwyler as Zora * Judith Scott as Maxine * Kellita Smith as Lynn * Lucia Sardo as Filomena * Paride Benassai as Giacomo * Roberta Rigano as Biagia *

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as Hershel

Recurring

* Lorenzo Pozzan as Filippo * Peter Mendoza as Andreas * Jonathan D. King as Silvio * Terrell Carter as Ken * Saad Siddiqui as Dr. Atluri * Rodney Gardiner as Preston * Jonathan Del Arco as David

Guest

* Giacomo Gianniotti as Giancarlo Caldesi *

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as Laila Mahdi * Elizabeth Anweis as Chloe Lim * Kassandra Clementi as Caroline * Ferdinando Gattuccio as Italian notary * Claudia Gerini as art teacher

Episodes

Production

Development

The series was announced on November 7, 2019.

was set to star and executive-produce. The series was created by and executive-produced by Attica Locke and Tembi Locke. Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Richard Abate, Jermaine Johnson and Will Rowbotham were also executive producers. Nzingha Stewart, Guy Louthan, Emily Ferenbach, Cisely Saldaña, and Mariel Saldaña were its producers.

Casting

Alongside the series announcement,

was cast. In April 2021, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Danielle Deadwyler,

, Kellita Smith, Judith Scott, Lucia Sardo, Paride Benassai, and Roberta Rigano were set to star. One month later, Terrell Carter,

, Jonathan Del Arco, Peter Mendoza, Lorenzo Pozzan, and Jonathan D. King were added as recurring. Giacomo Gianniotti, Elizabeth Anweis, Kassandra Clementi, and Rodney Gardiner were set as guest stars. In July 2021, Saad Siddiqui joined the cast as a recurring character.

Filming

Filming began in

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on April 5, 2021, and moved to

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in July. Production ended on August 7, 2021 in

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Reception

The

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website

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reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 12 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "By turns a buoyant and wistful romance, ''From Scratch'' is an emotionally resonant miniseries that benefits from its Italian scenery and

's considerable dramatic chops."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Zoe Saldana was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special at the 54th

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References

External links

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