Gail Bean and Isaiah John reprise their roles from the long-running crime drama Snowfall in this eight-part spin-off. Wanda Bell (Bean) and Leon Simmons (John) start anew in 1990s Los Angeles where the West Coast rap scene is thriving and a crack epidemic has already claimed many victims. She aligns with her cousins Lamar Kinsey (Asante Blackk) and James Kinsey (Peyton Alex Smith) but is irresistibly drawn to local rapper Artillery (Simmie 'Buddy' Sims III). Meanwhile, Leon vows to make amends for past mistakes by turning his back on the streets for good