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The series imagines an alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.
Simon and Ed Burns will co-write the series. They will executive produce with Joe Roth, Nina Noble, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Susan Goldberg and Jeff Kirschenbaum. Dennis Straton will serve as a co-executive producer. Blown Deadline Productions and Annapurna Pictures will produce in association with HBO.