
A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a progressive multi-ethnic family — a philosophy professor and his wife, their adopted children from Vietnam, Liberia and Colombia and their sole biological child — and a contemporary Muslim family, headed by a psychiatrist who is treating one of their children.






As Audrey Bayer puts the finishing touches on her husband Greg's 60th birthday party--a milestone Greg is loath to celebrate--cracks begin to emerge in their progressive, multiracial family. Ramone, the couple's Colombian-born son who's just starting a relationship with a barista named Henry, is having unexplained, recurring encounters with the numbers '11:11.' Duc, adopted from Vietnam, enjoys the fruits of a lucrative career as a 'motivational architect,' but his celibacy troubles Audrey. Liberian-born Ashley, a successful fashion-industry exec, is finding more and more reasons to shake up her marriage with her husband Malcolm. And Kristen, the couple's youngest child at 17, chafes at her banal life, especially when compared to those of her more exotic siblings. After a troubling incident at the birthday party, Audrey and Greg take Ramon to a therapist, Dr. Farid Shokrani, who has an unlikely and unexplainable connection to the young man.
Ramon and Shokrani explore a psychic connection; Kristen and Ashley run afoul of the law.
Greg gets detoured on the way to an ethics convention; Audrey is thrust in the media spotlight.
Greg and Audrey look for funding; Layla bristles over Farid's behavior, Haley has a birthday party.
Farid is troubled by his connection to Ramon; Audrey is enlightened.
Rocked by a disturbing revelation, Ramon escapes into the past. Farid looks for meaning in a translation, while Kristen takes comfort in the music of the Torah. Audrey finds that an old college friend, Steven Benjamin, is receptive to her Empathy Initiative pitch. Greg works out with Duc and Michael, and submits a foreword to Duc's soon-to-be-published self-help book.
Ramon makes waves at a gaming expo; Duc's frustrations rise to the surface; Farid crosses a line
Audrey turns the tables on Greg; Ramon and Duc look to Carmen for enlightenment; Kristen plots revenge.
Greg and Audrey uncover unpleasant truths about Ramon's adoption; Kristen and Navid grow closer.
Ramon goes missing; Farid is driven to extremes; a cataclysmic event shakes the family.