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A cosy, nuclear family prepares to go nuclear against a backdrop of rapid social change in 1969 San Fernando Valley. Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo) is released from prison and returns to the heaving bosom of his family to learn that much has changed in his absence. His wife Astoria (Simone Missick) and sons Einstein (Evan Ellison) and Harrison (Jahi Di'Allo Winston) have forged close bonds in his absence and there isn't much room for him in their unconventional family unit. Regardless, Chambers makes his presence felt and spins his loved ones out of orbit

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Jack Seale

Apple’s commitment to producing offbeat TV series that will baffle most viewers is remarkable. Here’s the latest, a dramedy set in late-1960s Ohio. David Oyelowo is Hampton Chambers, a man who returns from prison to a somewhat unenthusiastic reception from his wife and sons. To please them and to placate a local criminal fraternity to whom he owes money, Hampton is keen to sell his great invention, a self-sharpening drill.

Beneath the quirkiness is a story about a luckless man trying to do right — Oyelowo is good at the kooky chaos and lonely desperation.

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6.3/10

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