Plot Synopsis

Emily Thorn rents a beach home in the Hamptons, is welcomed by the upscale community, and begins her quest for bitter revenge against her new neighbors, the Graysons. When she was young, Emily — then known as Amanda Clarke — grew up in foster homes after her father, Kevin, was destroyed by Victoria Grayson. Now, the matriarch of the Grayson family unknowingly welcomes Emily as a friend, neighbor and future daughter-in-law while Emily plots the demise of the Grayson family, which includes: Victoria, the head of the family and social power broker; Conrad, Victoria’s husband; Daniel, the 20-something heir to the Grayson fortune who is engaged to Emily; and Charlotte, Victoria’s teenage daughter. Emily also gets help from Ashley, a close friend who works for the Graysons, and Nolan, a 30-something tech genius and social misfit who is her personal benefactor. This series has been billed as a Count Of Monte Cristo-in-the Hamptons story from the female perspective. During a conference call on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 to support its upfront presentation for 2011-2012, ABC announced the series will premiere in Fall 2011 and air on Wednesdays at 10pm ET.