以 20 世纪 40 年代为背景，讲述了冒着生命危险在弹药工厂为欧洲前线盟军制造炸弹的女性的非凡故事。该系列剧深入探讨了这些来自各行各业的杰出女性--同伴、朋友和对手--的生活，她们发现自己被推入了新的世界，并在从家庭和社会束缚中解放出来后发生了深刻的变化。

“成为美人鱼”是如今的一个亚文化，影片纪录了性格身份迥异的五个个体，有青葱少女、白发老人、drag queen等，和他们成为美人鱼的故事。

It is the Spring of 1943 and the Battle for the Atlantic rages as an Axis victory seems inevitable. The women of Vic Mu – Gladys, Lorna, Kate, Betty and Vera – band together in a tight bond of support and friendship.

When Irene gets suspended, she must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home. Following her passion for cheerleading, she secretly signs up the senior residents to audition for a dance-themed reality show to prove that you don't need to be physically "perfect" to be perfectly AWESOME.