In the premiere of this modern noir drama series Pa (Ben Kingsley) and Ma (Jacki Weaver) discover drug addict James (Jimmi Simpson) on an empty New Mexico road and bring him to their ranch in Half Acre NM.
In Mexico the imprisoned Pa (Ben Kingsley) and Ma (Jacki Weaver) are separated while back in Half Acre James (Jimmi Simpson) and the real Paul Allen Brown (Damon Herriman) conduct a secret meeting.
Pa (Ben Kingsley) commandeers the ice-cream truck as James (Jimmi Simpson) provokes a rattlesnake encounter and Felipe (Efren Ramirez) undertakes astronaut training. Local ruffian New Leaf (Chris Conrad) threatens to kill James.
Pa (Ben Kingsley) drives the stolen ice-cream truck to Hector’s house in Mexico while James (Jimmi Simpson) interrupts Felipe’s (Efren Ramirez) astronaut training in Houston. Meanwhile Hector (Luis Guzman) catches Ma (Jacki Weaver) escaping.
On Father’s Day in Mexico Pa (Ben Kingsley) follows Hector’s sons into their classroom and impresses them and James (Jimmi Simpson) guides Glenn (Dash Williams) out of the desert into El Banco Nacional as New Leaf (Chris Conrad) tags behind.
Pa (Ben Kingsley) gains control over Hector (Luis Guzman) demanding that Hector lead him to Ma (Jacki Weaver). Meanwhile James (Jimmi Simpson) confesses to New Leaf (Chris Conrad) about his guilt over his firefighter colleague dying in his stead.
Ben Kingsley
Pastor Byron Brown/Pa
Jimmi Simpson
James
Jacki Weaver
Lillian Brown/Ma
Luis Guzman
Hector Contreras
Damon Herriman
Paul Allen Brown
