Dr Michael O'Brien is a celebrated palaeoanthropologist, but his recently-published book has drawn ridicule from academics while being hailed by crazy conspiracy theorists. With his party-animal sister Alyssa, and her latest boyfriend Dante, he retreats to a rural outback where he obsessively pursues the unorthodox research that led his colleagues to shun him. Here, he makes a mind-blowing discovery that may rescue his career. Trapped in isolation, four flawed characters grapple with their awesome responsibilities and the delusional idea that we humans are the master species.
Treyvon has everything, well almost everything. He's got the fast car, good city job, model looks - even a good sense of humor, and yep - a body to die for. The only thing missing is that one special somebody. Ever since he embarrassed a young woman who asked him for a date, his love life has been cursed. Now, over 15 years later, he is trying to break the spell.
After the suicide of her mother, Katie has had to relocate her family, returning to the unhappy home of her childhood. Caring for her emotionally withdrawn father is taking its toll and Katie can feel her relationships, with caring husband George and misanthropic daughter Lily, falling apart as a result. Before her life can move forward, she must first come to terms with the death of her troubled, abusive mother.
When a quiet British town is terrorized by a serial killer, the overwhelmed police turn to an ex-detective for help. However, as he struggles to solve the mystery of the horrific murders, his demons return to haunt him once more.
Italian American Anna is a fresh-faced and headstrong new arrival, drunk on a romantic image of Italy - and her new life starts here. Anna wants to break free of the baggage she thinks is holding her back, to find the 'real' Italy. But is this the same place she’d always dreamed of?
A character-driven comedy drama about neighbourliness and class divisions (or lack thereof); Invincible follows Emily and Oliver – a liberal, middle-class couple from the South of England – who move up North to live a cheaper life as the 2012 recession hits, and raise their children among what they term as “real people”. There, they invite their neighbours round for drinks where the evening turns to debates about war, art and football. A microcosm for the wider discussion on class politics and world views.
