Cyndi Lauper stars as a performing mermaid in a Miami nightclub who ends up on the wrong end of a murder. On the run carrying a locket that people seem to be getting killed for, she runs into an ex-golfer and a wisecracking kid who might just be able to bail her out of this wacky nightmare.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan在剧中扮演迈阿密海滩上一家新开张的豪华饭店（Miramar Playa）的主要投资人Ike Evans，冷静、睿智、有远见，但是也隐藏着一个危险的秘密。Olga Kurylenko扮演Ike的妻子Vera，曾经是一名歌舞女郎，婚后一直忠于自己的丈夫和家庭。Danny Huston扮演迈阿密臭名昭著的黑帮首领Ben Diamond。Jessica Marais扮演Ben美丽的妻子Lily。Steven Strait扮演Ike的长子Stevie。Christian Cooke扮演Ike的次子Danny，个性纯真，工作努力。Dominik Garcia Lorido扮演在饭店附近长大的女仆Mercedes，目前在饭店中工作。Elena Satine扮演高级妓女Judi，时不时会帮助Ike。
Ike周旋于饭店的管理人员、员工、关系复杂的家庭和危险的黑帮头目之间，既要照顾好生意，又要照顾好家庭，还要提防不被人从背后捅刀子。与此同时，迈阿密这座魔幻都市白天富丽堂皇，夜里却展露出不为人知的黑暗真相。