For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as – and far less predictable than – the one inside. From Oscar(R)-winning screenwriter Alan Ball comes this darkly comic look at a dysfunctional L.A. family that runs a funeral business.

After the unexpected death of Nathaniel Fisher, none of his survivors is ready to shoulder the extra responsibility required to fill his void. Prodigal son Nate returns to roost, but clearly resents having to be there. His dutiful brother David struggles with his homosexuality, only to find things no easier once he's out of the closet. Forced to grow up too quickly, their sister Claire finds herself attracted to all the wrong people. And Ruth, the family matriarch, strikes out again and again in her attempts to rediscover romance.