讲述了四个陌生人的生活在澳大利亚沙漠中部的移民拘留中心产生交集：一个逃离危险邪教的空姐，一个逃离迫害的阿富汗难民和他的家人，一个逃离无前途的工作的年轻父亲，以及一个来不及遏制全国性的丑闻的官僚。

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

一个当地女孩失踪，触发了一名女子儿时作为“骨肉”成员的回忆，那是历史上少数由女性领导的邪教之一。剧集改编自J.P. Pomare的犯罪惊悚小说，讲述一个邪教恶梦，一名女子被迫面对来自过去的恶魔，只为了阻止未来再有无辜孩童遭到绑架及胁迫。《邪梦再现》是一部情感强烈的心理惊悚剧，钻入肌肤底下、潜入内心深处，模糊了过去与未来、现实与梦魇的界线。

一出浪漫的喜剧戏剧，一个不幸的年轻女人尝试失去她的处女之身充满戏剧性的故事。