A woman’s path to self-discovery intertwines with the eccentricities of her unconventional family. Alexis Fish, portrayed by Gina Rodriguez, finds herself financially strained and emotionally shattered following the demise of her unfaithful husband. She juggles a job as a phone sex operator while embodying a walking meatball hero. Returning to her Brooklyn roots for the funeral of a distant aunt, Alexis dreads revealing to her family, particularly her domineering mother played by Priscilla Lopez, the chaotic state of her life. With the support of her whimsical sister Kayla, played by Ana Ortiz, and a budding romance with a new suitor, Steven Strait, Alexis comes to understand that she must release her past in order to carve out her own future.