When his mother dies of a heroin overdose, 17-year-old Joshua “J” Cody moves in with his estranged relatives in a Southern California beach town. Heading up their petty crime dynasty is J's manipulative grandmother, Janine “Smurf” Cody, whose iron-fisted, velvet-gloved tough love controls her four sons: adopted right-hand man Barry “Baz;” intense, mentally disturbed Pope; tough, hyperactive Craig; and troubled “baby,” Deran. As J copes with losing his mom, aggressive rivalry between his uncles, and a helpful high school teacher, his new family incites more danger, excitement and trouble than he's ever known. Ellen Barkin rules over a fiercely talented ensemble cast in all 10 episodes of this edgy, crime-fueled series based on the award-winning Australian film of the same name.

Reviews for Animal Kingdom:
"Animal Kingdom does everything else well enough, and uses [Ellen Barkin's] shrewd, assessing eyes and unmannered delivery perfectly. – TIME Magazine – Daniel D'Addario

“As someone who distrusts the antiheroic attitude, and movies and TV shows in which people who are up to no good are made extra-glamorous… I take more convincing than some. But I went with this.” Los Angeles Times – Robert Lloyd

“If the series can maintain the momentum of its early episodes, this looks like a wave worth catching.” CNN.com – Brian Lowry