The residents of Hope, NY come to the aid of displaced foster children after St. Jerome's Home for Children has a fire right before Christmas, and many families find the foster children complete their homes.

After his NYC girlfriend dumps him, Jake Burns is living back with his mom in the suburbs, heartbroken and depressed. He desperately tries to meet someone new, but can't seem to figure out the ever-evolving dating app game. One day a pop-up ad appears for a promising new dating app, and Jake soon finds himself in a comprehensive dating system run by artificial intelligence. The founders, power couple Regina and Plato, show Jake a world where he transforms into different characters to best suit his matches' desires. After multiple successful dates that end in romance, Regina and Plato introduce a more confident Jake to another level of their operation: Santamaria- an exclusive community for dating system recruiters, or 'influencers', who fill their days with sex, drugs, virtual reality, and other sense stimulating pleasures.

A family tragedy during the recession of 2008, catalyzed by unemployment, personal crisis, and illness.

A seemingly perfect family has a secret that they aren't willing to share or discuss despite the fact that it is negatively impacting them in similar and extremely emotional ways.