艾德（杰西·普莱蒙 Jesse Plemons 饰）是一名在肉铺工作的屠夫，深爱着身为理发师的妻子佩吉（克斯汀·邓斯特 Kirsten Dunst 饰），艾德最大的愿望，就是佩吉能为他生一个可爱的孩子，组成幸福的三人家庭，可是佩吉对此的态度却非常暧昧。 某日，佩吉驾车行驶在公路上，撞到了一名傻站在路中央的陌生男子，尽管该男子并未死亡，但佩吉还是将其锁进了后车厢，带回了家囚禁在地下室中。让佩吉没有想到的是，这个男人并不是普通人，他的身份竟然是当地最大的黑道家族格哈特家的公子哥雷（基南·卡尔金 Kieran Culkin 饰）。格哈特家正面临着前所未有的危机，小儿子雷的失踪，治安官卢（帕特里克·威尔森 Patrick Wilson 饰）的步步紧逼，一家之主奥托（迈克尔·霍根 Michael Hogan 饰）的重病，这家人宛如被绷到极致的琴弦，濒临崩溃的边缘。
James Purefoy stars as William Travers, a criminal barrister who is recovering from a traumatic series of events that have shaken his belief in the legal system. On the surface, Travers is a picture of success; an accomplished criminal barrister happily living with his wife (played by Dervla Kirwan) in rural Suffolk. However, Travers is still recovering from events in his past when he is drawn into a case that involves his old friend Martin Newall (Nathaniel Parker), who faces conspiracy and murder charges while at the same time being investigated by a vicious and vengeful detective DS Mark Wenborn (Creed Miles). The five-part series from acclaimed writer Anthony Horowitz (Collision, Foyle's War) is a story of friendship, conspiracy, betrayal and murder as well as a critical look at the way the legal system operates.
这部单镜头情景喜剧松散地改编自编剧Kenya Barris的个人生活经历。主人公是一个中上阶层的黑人（Anthony Anderson），他试图依靠自己保留的「文化特性」来抚育子女，但却在各方面遭遇障碍：开明大方的妻子（Tracee Ellis Ross），因循守旧的父亲，还有被时代「同化」的孩子们全都反对他。 ——天涯小筑
