When his mother dies of a heroin overdose, 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his estranged relatives in a Southern CaIifornia beach town. Heading up their petty crime dynasty is J’s manipulative grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody, whose iron-fisted, veIvet-gIoved tough Iove controls her four sons: adopted right-hand man Barry "Baz;" intense, mentaIIy disturbed Pope; tough, hyperactive Craig; and troubled "baby," Deran. As J copes with losing his mom, aggressive rivaIry between his uncles, and a helpfuI high school teacher, his new famiIy incites more danger, excitement and troubIe than he’s ever known. Emmy® Award winner* EIlen Barkin ruIes over a fierceIy taIented ensemble cast in all 10 episodes of this edgy, crime-fueIed series based on the award-winning Australian film of the same name. |