Sam DiGiovanni

Pleasantries are quickly pushed aside when Shirley Sadstone, the ostracized black sheep of a money-obsessed family, shows up to Thanksgiving unannounced and uninvited. As the virtue-signaling "always happy" Sadstones begin carving Shirley up like the proverbial turkey before them, tensions dramatically boil over with deadly and unforeseen consequences - forever reshaping the Sadstone family dynamic.

Gus, Will, and Brian have been fast friends since middle school. Now in their mid-twenties, Gus is the only one to have left their hometown for New York City, immersing himself in the queer community and finally coming into his own. He returns home for a weekend camping with “the boys” on Catalina Island, and must find new common ground now that he has changed, while discovering how his friends have changed too.

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.