Banshee is an American action television series created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler. Set in the small fictional town of Banshee in Pennsylvania Amish country, the series' main character is an enigmatic ex-con (Antony Starr) who assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, the town's murdered sheriff, to hide from powerful crime lord Rabbit. The series was developed as part of Cinemax's drive to develop original content.
A man is released from prison after serving 15 years for stealing $15 million in diamonds. He flees to the small fictional Pennsylvanian town of Banshee, where Ana has been living under the alias of Carrie Hopewell. Season 1 focuses on Hood's attempts to restore his relationship with Carrie under the looming threat of Rabbit finding them. Rabbit eventually tracks him down and Hood surrenders to spare Carrie.