In New York City, five concurrent and ultimately intersecting stories of emotional despair are presented leading up to the first anniversary of 9/11. Emme Keeler, a high end cake designer, and her businessman husband Danny are all about presenting the perfect life, much like the perfection Emme strives for with her cake designs. Despite that perfection, Emme and her team have lost most of the recent contracts against their main competitor, Safarah Polsky. Emme is hoping things will change with the upcoming annual competition to win the lucrative contract to provide the birthday cake for now teenager, spoiled heiress Lisa Krindle, Emme who will do whatever she can to get a leg up on Safarah. Married Allison and David Burbage do whatever they need to to provide for their adolescent son Charlie, who is in expensive therapy to deal with disruptive sometimes bordering on violent behavior against others. They may not realize that they are really placing their own relationship at risk in not...

Starring:

Maggie Gyllenhaal , Seth Gilliam , Jim Parsons , Martha Millan , Will Arnett , Nancy McDoniel , Fred Burrell , Jillian Crane , Mario Polit , Tony Kushner , Edie Falco , Finnerty Steeves , Priscilla Shanks , Bernie McInerney , Ari Graynor

Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Romance