Darwyn Al-Sayeed, a 30-year-old African-American undercover FBI agent who is also a practicing Muslim, is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell that is planning an attack in Los Angeles. The cell is run by a Muslim extremist named Faris al-Farik. Darwyn is supervised by FBI senior agent Ray Fuller, also a close friend who worries for Darwyn's safety.
In the second season, Darwyn infiltrates a new cell that has formed to avenge the defeat of the original cell. When his second handler, Patrice Serxner, is killed in Sudan, Darwyn must try to work with yet another handler, Special Agent Russell. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Gayle is drawn deeper into the intrigue when she's caught between Russell, Darwyn and a member of the cell.
Darwyn,一名FBI秘密探员,同时一名黑人穆斯林,他的任务是要打入加州的一个地下秘密恐怖组织,其头目是Farik,一名伊斯兰教激进分子,他们策划要在加州的各人群密集的公共场所制造恐怖袭击,包括迪斯尼乐园、洛杉矶国际机场、玫瑰碗大球场。Darwyn必须及时破坏他们的行动。
该剧的制作人声称:拍摄此剧,不是为了让美国人去更加害怕恐怖分子,而是要让他们认识到真正的穆斯林是爱好和平的,和那些伊斯兰激进分子完全不同。因为已经有越来越多的美国黑人信奉伊斯兰教,必须纠正人们对穆斯林的偏见。