Eugenio Mastrandrea (La Fuggitiva, The Girl from last century) has been tapped as the male lead opposite Zoe Saldana in Netflix鈥檚 limited series From Scratch, based on Tembi Locke鈥檚 bestselling memoir. Danielle Deadwyler (Watchmen, The Harder They Fall), Keith David (Greenleaf, Welcome to the Blumhouse), Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac Show, Z Nation), Judith Scott (Dear White People, Snowfall), Lucia Sardo (Nastro d鈥橝rgento, Picciridda), Paride Benassai (Felicia Impastato, La Fuitina Sbagliata) and Roberta Rigano (I Know This Much Is True) also have been cast in the project, from Reese Witherspoon鈥檚 Hello Sunshine banner.
Mastrandrea鈥檚 Lino is a Sicilian chef who grew up translating literature at night, after spending days picking garlic and olives with his father in the fields of Sicily and learning to cook at his mother鈥檚 stove. Lino broke 100 years of tradition by leaving the fields of Sicily to become a chef. It鈥檚 through the love of his wife that he鈥檚 able to fulfill his dream of dreams before the end of his life.
Deadwyler plays Zora, Amy鈥檚 (Saldana) older sister and best friend. Although she sometimes resents her baby sister for getting their parents to go along with her rule-breaking she also lovingly cheers her on. With wry humor, she is Amy鈥檚 fiercest ally in the family.
David plays Hershel, former civil rights activist, and Amy鈥檚 father. Hershel is a plainspoken man who lets his kids make their own decisions but doesn鈥檛 bullshit them if he thinks they鈥檙e about to make a mistake. He raised two headstrong young women. Though happily remarried, his divorce from Amy鈥檚 mom is a wound he still carries.
Smith plays Lynn, Amy鈥檚 bitingly funny mother full of judgment about almost every aspect of her daughter鈥檚 life. Lynn gave Hershel custody of the girls after they divorced and has spent the last decade feeling guilty and regretting this decision.
Scott plays Maxine, Herschel鈥檚 wife, and Amy鈥檚 stepmother. Maxine practically raised Amy and Zora during their teen years, and her commitment to them is unwavering.
Sardo plays Filomena, Lino鈥檚 mother. Filomena is deeply bound by Sicily鈥檚 Old World culture but is adept at finding clever ways to work around the patriarchal hierarchy of her country and her marriage.
Benassai plays Giacomo, Lino鈥檚 father. This man with a grade school education devoted his life to garlic and olive farming and provided for his family; he is a proud patriarch who disapproves of his son not taking over the family business.
Rigano plays Lino鈥檚 sister, Biagia. She feels abandoned by Lino but also proud of his accomplishments by leaving home. She is also hurt and angry with herself for all the ways acquiescing to the patriarchal order cost her joy and a different life she could have had.
Mastrandrea鈥檚 Lino is a Sicilian chef who grew up translating literature at night, after spending days picking garlic and olives with his father in the fields of Sicily and learning to cook at his mother鈥檚 stove. Lino broke 100 years of tradition by leaving the fields of Sicily to become a chef. It鈥檚 through the love of his wife that he鈥檚 able to fulfill his dream of dreams before the end of his life.
Deadwyler plays Zora, Amy鈥檚 (Saldana) older sister and best friend. Although she sometimes resents her baby sister for getting their parents to go along with her rule-breaking she also lovingly cheers her on. With wry humor, she is Amy鈥檚 fiercest ally in the family.
David plays Hershel, former civil rights activist, and Amy鈥檚 father. Hershel is a plainspoken man who lets his kids make their own decisions but doesn鈥檛 bullshit them if he thinks they鈥檙e about to make a mistake. He raised two headstrong young women. Though happily remarried, his divorce from Amy鈥檚 mom is a wound he still carries.
Smith plays Lynn, Amy鈥檚 bitingly funny mother full of judgment about almost every aspect of her daughter鈥檚 life. Lynn gave Hershel custody of the girls after they divorced and has spent the last decade feeling guilty and regretting this decision.
Scott plays Maxine, Herschel鈥檚 wife, and Amy鈥檚 stepmother. Maxine practically raised Amy and Zora during their teen years, and her commitment to them is unwavering.
Sardo plays Filomena, Lino鈥檚 mother. Filomena is deeply bound by Sicily鈥檚 Old World culture but is adept at finding clever ways to work around the patriarchal hierarchy of her country and her marriage.
Benassai plays Giacomo, Lino鈥檚 father. This man with a grade school education devoted his life to garlic and olive farming and provided for his family; he is a proud patriarch who disapproves of his son not taking over the family business.
Rigano plays Lino鈥檚 sister, Biagia. She feels abandoned by Lino but also proud of his accomplishments by leaving home. She is also hurt and angry with herself for all the ways acquiescing to the patriarchal order cost her joy and a different life she could have had.
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