"A young white woman has been bludgeoned to death in a rural church on Cicada Road, just outside the small town of Walterboro, South Carolina—a state that has been roiling with racial tenson since the shooting of an unarmed Black man by a white police officer. Sam Jenkins, who is Black, was found covered in blood and kneeling over her. Zach Stander, a down-and-out lawyer, is convinced to take Sam’s case by his detective girlfriend, Addie, while...

They have matched wits with the smartest of criminals and the darkest of minds, but nothing will prepare Bobby Goren and Alex Eames for their most challenging season yet. Twenty-two compelling episodes.

This spinoff focuses on the criminals as much as the investigators, allowing the viewer to see the execution of a crime as the investigative team try to crack the case.