Z: The Beginning of Everything is an American period drama television series created by Tim Blake Nelson 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 follows the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald in the 1920s. Starring Christina Ricci as Zelda Fitzgerald, Z starts before she meets the unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, and moves through their love affair and their marriage. They were a popular celebrity couple and heavily covered by the media.