Set in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, the series follows the rich and powerful Black elites as they come to play and summer as they did for over 5 decades. However, this summer, Angela Vaughn, a strong-willed single mother, sets out to regain her family's name after it was damaged by rumors and a shocking revelation, while simultaneously attempting to make an impact with her groundbreaking hair care line that accentuates the underlying natural beauty of Black women, but she soon discovers a dark secret about her own mother's history that will turn her world upside down and shake up this community forever.