Zoe Saldana and Reese Witherspoon Are Teaming Up For a New Limited Series Called FROM SCRATCH
Zoe Saldana and Reese Witherspoon are teaming for a new limited series for Netflix that will adapt Tembi Locke’s memoir From Scratch.
Saldana will star in and executive produce the series, which is described as “an 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.”
That sounds like a pretty heavy, dramatic, but uplifting series. I like stories like this and Saldana is sure to shine in the role. The actress had this to say in a statement:
“This is a profound true story of love and family, deprivation and nourishment, that needs to be brought to life on the screen as Tembi Locke brought it vividly to life for me on the page. We are grateful to Netflix and thrilled to be working with Reese, Lauren, Attica and 3 Arts on this wonderful project.”
Witherspoon is producing the series, and she added:
“Tembi’s memoir is a raw and tender exhibition of life in all its pieces. She brings you into her love, her loss and her resilience with such vulnerability and strength. We immediately fell for Attica and Tembi’s vision and feel honored to have the opportunity to help bring it to life on-screen. We could not imagine more perfect partners for this than Zoe and her sisters and 3 Arts Entertainment, along with the incredible team at Netflix.”
Tembi Locke, whose sister Attica Locke (When They See Us, Empire) will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the series, went on to say:
“Attica and I are honored to be adapting ‘From Scratch’ with the visionary Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Richard Abate and the incredibly gifted Zoe Saldana. We have a shared interest in championing stories that bring a rich tapestry of experiences to the screen. I am thrilled that this global love story has found a perfect home at Netflix.”
Saldana’s sisters Cisely Saldana and Mariel Saldana will also serve as co-producers on the series.
Source: Variety