Phoebe Kuhlman

In 1972, the ever-smiling mother of a family band struggles to keep the family's TV variety show and wholesome image going when her estranged husband doesn’t turn up to the season finale taping.

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere. She accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives way more than recipes.