| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
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BROTHERHOOD, set against the desperate worlds of politicians and mob bosses, looks at how gray good and evil can be. Two brothers on opposite sides of the law, determined to protect the neighborhood and what is theirs by whatever means necessary.
Placed in a fictional Irish neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island known as “The Hill, ” the series explores what lengths people go to achieve the elusive American dream.
BROTHERHOOD is the story of rivalry and revenge, of loyalty and allegiance and ultimately of family and commitment.
State Rep Tommy Caffee gets blackmailed by a local Irish mob boss when his long lost brother Michael Caffee returns to Providence after seven years away.
Michael comes into conflict with Freddie as he tries to expand his business. Tommy's effort to stop a new highway from destroying the Hill brings him close to the most powerful man in the state.
Tommy draws closer to Judd. Eileen's lover breaks off their affair. Michael struggles with how much the Hill has changed while he was away.
Tension between the Caffee brothers grows when Treasury agents raid their mother Rose's house during Sunday dinner.
Freddie and Michael clash over a local softball tournament. Tommy has to balance his loyalty to the Speaker with his loyalty to the Hill. Rose loses her job.
Declan and his partner Ralph are involved in a shooting. Eileen goes off the rails. Tommy pays back a loan. Mary-Rose gets caught smoking pot.
Michael convinces Tommy to help save a local movie theatre. Eileen confesses to Mary-Kate. Rose is forced to take a job at a big box store. Pete falls off the wagon. Declan discovers that Marty Trio has cancer.
Michael takes an old girlfriend on a road trip. Rose plans a surprise birthday party for Michael. Eileen tries to reform. Tommy maneuvers to get himself a promotion.
The Hill mourns when a horrific bus crash kills seventeen.
Tommy and Michael's long-lost father resurfaces. Pete tries to help Eileen. Rose can no longer deny that Michael is a gangster.
Michael's shadow hangs over everyone when all of the Hill come together at a big Irish wedding.
