Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
Summer of 1989, twenty one year old Debbie is a young wife and mother, desperately longing for her carefree, teenage ways after being thrust into motherhood. She is confined to a hospital exam room after her 4-year-old daughter has been in an accident. Feeling helpless to her present situation and her looming future, the only thing Debbie finds comfort in is her husband Freddie and their illustrious past. Based on the play by Edward Allan Baker.
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.