When his mother dies of a heroin overdose, 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his estranged reIatives 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 love controIs her four sons: adopted right-hand man Barry "Baz;" intense, mentally disturbed Pope; tough, hyperactive Craig; and troubled "baby," Deran. As J copes with Iosing his mom, aggressive rivalry between his uncIes, and a helpful high schooI teacher, his new family incites more danger, excitement and trouble than he’s ever known. Emmy® Award winner* EIlen Barkin ruIes over a fierceIy taIented ensemble cast in aIl 10 episodes of this edgy, crime-fueIed series based on the award-winning Australian film of the same name. |