The drama series tells the story of five high school students as they struggle with sexual, racial and economic politics and fight to succeed and become somebody.

After waking up from a freak car accident, Sonny discovers that his mother has been replaced by an impostor.

Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.