这出背景设定在1970年代纽约的HBO全新戏剧影集， 由大导演马丁史柯西斯、滚石乐团主唱米克杰格及知名编剧兼制作人特伦斯温特连手打造。本片透过巴比康纳维尔所饰演的唱片公司总裁里奇范斯特拉之眼，在他努力不毁灭任何人的情况下，拯救公司和自身灵魂的过程中，看尽充斥着性与毒品的音乐产业的百态。Set in the early/mid-1970s, the life and times of a record executive, Richie Finestra (played by Bobby Cannavale). His record company, American Century, has fallen on hard times and he is busy negotiating its sale to Polygram Records. We see how he started in the industry, the start of his company, its ups and downs, the casualties of his progress and what rock music means to him. Meanwhile, he is also an accessory to a murder.