Warning: This post about the cast of "From Scratch" contains spoilers. "From Scratch," a tear-jerker of a Netflix show, is based on the true story laid out in Tembi Locke's memoir of the same name.

Netflix’s From Scratch centers on follows Amahle “Amy” Wheeler (Zoe Saldaña), a Black American woman who puts her law school career on pause to move to Italy and study art. Though she’s there to find ...