Nestled inside a private mountain community are The Gates. The image of perpetual suburban bliss, each street is lined with perfectly manicured homes protected by the massive iron gates, but a dark and delicious secret is buried just beneath the surface of this picturesque neighborhood.

FBI Agent Kat Russo arrives at Nick's precinct in search of a criminal who may have taken refuge in The Gates. But the deeper Russo digs, the closer she comes to uncovering the community's dark secrets.

Vince Chase is the newest "it" actor. His career is sky-rocketing. He makes the move to Hollywood to join his older brother, Drama, already a minor star with a long list of small credits. Vince brings along a couple of his childhood friends from Queens with him: Eric, his best and closest friend, takes on the role of Vince's manager. Turtle is the least skilled and least driven member of the group and spends his days on gofer duty, happy to just party and use Vince's fame and money to get girls and have a great time living it up. Ari, Vince's aggressive, very talented, and high-powered agent, rounds out the main cast.