1988 年，前苏联卡尔梅克。 儿童医院的年轻医生 Kirsan Ayushev 怀疑他的几个病人感染了 HIV。 年长的同事并不相信，所以基尔桑偷偷把样本送到了莫斯科。 当化验结果证实他是对的时，科学家 Dmitry Goncharov，一位在苏联鲜为人知的“外来”疾病专家加入了这个案子。 于是，数十名儿童和几名成人——甚至可能是整个国家的命运，掌握在首都流行病学家和省级儿科医生的手里。
这部引人入胜的体育剧的灵感来自NBA超级巨星凯文·杜兰特在青少年篮球世界的经历，第二季将回归。
Fran has had a pen pal named Lenny since the first grade. Fran and Lenny, through their letters, get along famously, almost like boyfriend/girlfriend. They agreed early on never to exchange photographs, but Lenny, coming to New York, wants to meet Fran in person. Maxwell is anxious to meet Lenny as he feels he's in competition with Lenny. Fran, on the other hand, is nervous to meet Lenny as she has exaggerated who "Fran Fine" is in her letters. But Fran agrees to meet Lenny at the Russian Tea Room, each identifying the other by the red rose worn on their lapels. Again, Maxwell is anxious to see Lenny, and accompanies Fran to the Russian Tea Room and stays with her until Lenny shows up. Fran and Maxwell are having a nice enough "date" of their own while they wait for Lenny, so nice that Fran almost doesn't care if Lenny shows up or not.
