It follows the tangled lives of the residents of Los Alamos, New Mexico, as they race to create the first nuclear bomb in history. Locked away in the world2s most secretive city, the scientists and their families surrender their freedoms, compromise their marriages, and even sacrifice their sanity to end one war and usher in another, the Cold War waiting just over the atomic horizon, all while embedded spies and a climate of paranoia threaten to destroy...

Set against the backdrop of the greatest race against time in the history of science; the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The series follows the project's brilliant but flawed scientists and their families as they attempt to coexist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.

A college reunion spirals into violence when two lovers reconnect and rediscover a dangerous secret. A battle of wills ensues as the past is put on trial. Lies unravel. Truth is subjective. And one accusation could destroy everything.

Hunted by mysterious forces and a local sheriff, a young woman with supernatural abilities flees back to her family-and unearths the depths of the power within her.

Liza faces off against Darrow as Abby learns a secret about Oppenheimer.

The scientists and Army battle for control of the bomb.

Frank tries to navigate his new place on The Hill.

Frank discovers the real reason he's been taken captive.

A new era is ushered in with the first test of an atomic weapon.