Animal Kingdom
originally aired on TNT
Animal Kingdom premiered on TNT on June 14, 2016. It is based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name inspired by the criminal Pettingill family. The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody who, after the death of his mother, moves in with his estranged relatives, the Codys, who run a criminal family enterprise. The Codys partake in numerous criminal activities and pull off various heists to make money.
The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody who, after the death of his mother, moves in with his estranged relatives. The Codys run a criminal family enterprise set in Oceanside, California that's governed by the respected matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody. A younger Smurf is also depicted in the years 1977, 1984, 1992 and 1999.