Oliver's Universe

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness.

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Tess enlists her biological father – a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks – and the charming juvenile delinquent next door to help her come to grips with the death of her little sister.

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.