This drama is set against the turbulent sixties and the Vietnam War. The series primarily focuses on the Pryor family — father Jack (Tom Verica), modern mother Helen (Gail O’Grady), and their children; U.S. Marine JJ (Will Estes), seventeen-year-old Meg (Brittany Snow), polio-recoveree Will (Ethan Dampf), and smarty-pants Patty (Sarah Ramos).