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。

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.