When someone needs thick gloves, a sturdy shovel and clothes they don't mind getting dirty, it's unclear if they are getting ready for a pleasant day of gardening... or are planning to commit murder.
In the new NBC show "Grosse Pointe Garden Society," it could be either option.
"Grosse Pointe Garden Society" focuses on four members of a suburban garden club — Alice (AnnaSophia Robb), Birdie (Melissa Fumero), Brett (Ben Rappaport) and Catherine (Aja Naomi King) — as they navigate their way through murder, threats, affairs and potential treachery.
The show's synopsis uses the garden motif to loosely explain the plot: “As dark truths begin to rot their lives under the surface, they struggle to remain as perfect as the flowers blooming in their garden above.”
“It’s the beauty of flora and fauna on top, and then the reality of the dirtiness and messiness and complication and death and sex underneath,” AnnaSophia Robb tells TODAY.com about the show.
Robb also says the show's format will jump back and forth through time, and separate episodes will focus on individual characters' backstories.
"Tonally, (the show) can go darker or lighter," toeing the fine line of comedy and drama, Robb adds.
NBC released the first official trailer in February.
How to watch the 'Grosse Pointe Garden Society'
The show premieres on Sunday, Feb. 23, on NBC and will be available to stream the next day, Feb. 24, on Peacock. (Peacock is part of TODAY.com's parent company, NBCUniversal.)
Season One of "Grosse Pointe Garden Society" is set to have 13 episodes.
What time does 'Grosse Pointe Garden Society' start?
The show's pilot will air on NBC at 10 p.m. ET/PT and 9 p.m. CT, directly after the premiere of "Suits L.A." New episodes will air weekly.
Meet the cast and characters of 'Grosse Pointe Garden Society'
Read on for a list of a few of the leading cast members.
- AnnaSophia Robb as Alice Thompson, a teacher and aspiring writer feeling the pressure of societal expectations of women.
- Melissa Fumero as Birdie Langford. Known for playing Detective Amy Santiago on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” Fumero now plays a character on the other side of the law. Birdie is also a divorced socialite and best-selling author.
- Ben Rappaport as Brett Morrison, a divorced single dad who now manages a garden store.
- Aja Naomi King as Catherine Hayes, a realtor and mother of two in an unhappy marriage who finds her own unethical outlets, outside of the garden club, to blow off steam.
- Alexander Hodge as Doug, Alice’s husband, who has given up on his artistic dreams, opting to paint signs for restaurants instead.
- Nancy Travis as Patty, Doug's mother (and Alice's worst nightmare).
- Matthew Davis as Joel, a police officer, husband and father.
- Daniella Alonso as Misty, Joel's wife.
- Felix Wolfe as Ford, son to Misty and Joel.
