该剧由来自《迷失》的制片人组合J.J. Abrams和Bryan Burk打造。 纽约地铁上,几个小混混无端挑衅一个衣着褴褛的流浪汉,却不想被他狠狠收拾了一顿,众人全部被带回警局。警官卡特(塔拉吉·P·汉森 Taraji P. Henson 饰)对这个神秘的流浪汉充满兴趣,正当调查处一丝线索,不想流浪汉竟然被人保释。原来流浪汉是一个曾经接受过中央情报局特殊训练的特工里瑟(詹姆斯·卡维泽 James Caviezel 饰),而保释他的则是拥有无限的财富的富翁芬奇(迈克尔·爱默生 Michael Emerson 饰)。芬奇曾为政府研发了一种可识别罪犯犯罪意识的程序,却被政府认为大材小用而关闭了一部分程序。而现在芬奇希望借助里瑟的能力和这一套程序进行“法外执法”,维持正义、制止犯罪
The plot revolves around Richard Bean (Kline), a Broadway star known for his egotism, who experiences a public breakdown and retreats to his hometown. After returning to the family-run theater where he first discovered his talent, he finds his father, the former artistic director, suffering from dementia. The theater, now reduced to a dinner theater serving murder mysteries, is run by his brother (Tenney) and sister-in-law, who is also the town’s mayor. Determined to restore the theater’s former glory, Richard plans to stage a great American classic, with himself as director and star, in an effort to save both the theater and the town.