A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.

Shun is a third generation descendant of a Japanese orphan left behind in China during World War II. Takeru is a lonely and reckless young man whose family was murdered when he was a child. Shun, Takeru and Kasumi, who has an equally troubled past and background, become collaborators after being hired by Kuchinawa in a police undercover operation to take on a drug cartel in a Chinatown. The drama follows their ability to work together and grow individually.

Yeni Dünya'ya köle olarak getirilen ilk Afrikalının 400 yıllık yıldönümü ile aynı zamana denk geliyor ve milyonlarca insanı bir kölelik yaşamına getiren yürek burkan deniz yolculuğunun izini sürecek.