A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state prison.

Abby Lord (Maria del Mar) is kidnapped and her husband Robert Lord (Joe Lando) has to pay off a million dollar ransom. Based on a True Life story.

英国男星丹·史蒂文斯（Dan Stevens）将在新片《发明圣诞节的人》（The Man Who Invented Christmas）中饰演英国大作家查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）。
该片根据Les Standiford同名图书改编，编剧是电视剧《丛林中的莫扎特》（Mozart in the Jungle）的苏珊·科因（Susan Coyne）。
《发明圣诞节的人》以狄更斯1843年创作小说《圣诞颂歌》（A Christmas Carol）的六周经历为主要内容，克里斯托弗·普拉默（Christopher Plummer）将饰演小说男主角“Scrooge”的原型，而乔纳森·普莱斯（Jonathan Pryce）将饰演狄更斯的父亲。