While ghostwriting for renowned author Verity Crawford, struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh uncovers Verity's chilling autobiographical notes, and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, and opportunity from obsession.

Season 1・Fresh off gold at the 1960 Olympics, young boxer Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) sets his sights on the Heavyweight Championship. Contending with newfound fame, self-doubt, family conflict and a politically charged America, the once-in-a-generation prodigy discovers his greatest opponent won't be in the ring, but in a society that isn't ready for him to become his own man.