15岁的米娅性格叛逆而古怪，惹事生非的她不仅被学校开除而且连她最好的朋友都离她而去。米娅热爱跳舞，然而身边却似乎并没有多少人在意她那充满热情的舞步，直到一个叫康纳的男人出现。康纳是母亲的男朋友，在他与母亲同居的日子里，米娅被这个英俊而又友善的男人所吸引。在康纳的支持和鼓励下，米娅得到了一次舞蹈面试的机会，而且与康纳的关系也更进了一步。然而，现实世界并非想像的那样的美好……

BACK FORK is the story of an everyman, WAYLON, struggling to hold his life and family together after a heartbreaking tragedy. He and his wife, NIDA, barely recognize themselves, let alone each other. Their inability to continue on and to heal, leaves them hopeless. With the growing burden of the unanswered questions of why, and a heavy dose of self-blame, It's only a matter of time before Waylon turns to the magic of the pills to make the problems disappear. He finds a kindred spirit in his sister, RAYLENE, as he sleep walks through life with addiction. It's only a matter of time until Waylon finds himself at a crossroads. He learns that he's been asking the wrong question all along. The question isn't why, rather, where do I go from here He's then able to see that we're all wounded animals. Sometimes we die, but sometimes we live.

　　讲述企业家富豪的傲慢女儿Talitha Campbell因为其同学Hannah Ellis失踪而成为被告，Hannah的母亲是个勤奋工作的单亲母亲。剧集将描述由逮捕到判决的过程，期间因为贫富差别、政治、偏见等因素令此案成为国家级注目程度的案件。

Eva Stone是一名十分保守的女人，她有着极强的传统观念，她嫁给了John Stone，一个西班牙裔的英国政治家，然而John并没有生育能力，这让Eva十分痛苦，作为一个女人，她不能成为一名母亲，这让她感觉到自己并不完整。剧院正要上演一出名为《耶尔玛》的戏剧，这出戏的导演Victor是Eva和John的老朋友，Victor和Eva之间逐渐产生了感情，这让Eva看到了希望，她也许能通过此事成为一个母亲，然而对于家庭的忠诚，对于丈夫的感情，让她站在人生的岔路口不知如何前行……