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Jack takes his son and daughter to his late wife's beachside hometown hoping to heal and become closer. The summer brings visions of the past that could forge a new path forward.

An anxious dad is trying to heal in an experimental therapy group called Infinite Beginnings. Meanwhile, his nonbinary kid is getting close to an older man. Their relationship feels both dreamy and concerning - depending on who's watching.

At the same time as Matts daughter was born, his arch enemy Borka had a son. Eventually, the two meet and quickly become best friends despite their feuding families.

Jack Charles is a lovable small-time crook with big-time dreams. Jack's latest scheme of hitting it big is interrupted when two strangers, his kids, suddenly appear on his doorstep to reclaim him as their dad. Before long, Jack and the kids are racing towards the biggest heist of his career, pursued by cops and the FBI on a hair-raising, action-packed, cross-country chase!

As Mike prepares to attend teacher's college, Jason suggests that he teach some remedial classes at the local community center. Uneasy goings for Mike turn around, in part thanks to his best and brightest student, Luke Brower. But Mike discovers that Luke has a secret.

Walter, once a successful and happy family man, has hit rock bottom. But, in his darkest hour, he finds a rather unusual savior: a beaver hand-puppet that takes over Walter's life in an attempt to change things for the better. Mature thematic material, some disturbing content, sexuality and language including a drug reference.

Antwone Fisher, 25, is a gentle, soft-spoken seaman in the Navy. Unless he feels he's been disrespected--which prompts furious, violent outbursts that put him on the brink of a dishonorable discharge. Ordered to see a psychiatrist, eventually the story of his childhood in a foster home, where he was both beaten and sexually abused, comes out. Dr. Davenport argues that Antwone needs to deal with his past, find his family, and attain closure. For Antwone,...

Father of the bride: The story of a father coming to grips with his daughter's upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family. Life of the party: When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college, landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus...

Jody doesn't have or want a job, because he lives with his mother Juanita in South Central L.A. Her new boyfriend Melvin is an ex-convict, ''original gangster," and landscaper. Jody views Melvin's arrival with suspicion--the last time Juanita had a boyfriend, she threw out his brother Ray. Jody has son with Yvette and a girl with Peanut, and along with his friend Sweetpea, he is just trying to live large. He wants to be a good daddy, but first he...