In 1970s New York, jaded record exec Richie Finestra tries to resurrect his failing label and fractured personal life while keeping his finger on the pulse of the city's new sound.

Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.

Alex O'Connor, a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs, learns a shocking secret and his close-knit, affluent family is about to be split apart when it's revealed that his parents, Mark and Katya, are covert Russian spies deactivated decades ago. But today the Kremlin has re-enlisted them into service as they plan a terrorist operation inside the U.S. border that will bring America to its knees.

Jonas, an elderly Brooklyn native, is forced to contemplate his daily routine as an umbrella street salesman during a summer drought. He struggles with the financial burden of being loyal to a dying career while trying to find happiness at home in a quiet and lonely apartment. With the help from his memories, Jonas must decide if he should give up his family trade or try to outlast the drought.

A former police officer and a journalist go on the hunt for a serial killer stalking New York City.