Zgodba je postavljena na izmišljeno univerzo Essex, kjer spremljamo štiri brucke - Belo, Leighton, Kimberly in Whitney. Skupaj živijo v kampusu in krenejo v novo poglavje življenja, kar pomeni, da počasi morajo zapustiti varnost srednje šole in krajev, iz katerih prihajajo ter najti svojo identiteto v novem okolju. Vsaka od njih mora zdaj krmariti po svetu, ki ga zaznamujejo sodobni ljubezenski odnosi ter univerzitetno kulturo, zelo svojstveno v tem času. To pomeni več načinov izstopanja iz cone udobja – tako na dnevni ravni, ki vključuje dejstvo, da niso več v družbenem okolju na katerega so vajene, kot tudi na na spolni ravni...

With a cosmic explosion threatening Earth's existence, the residents of the picturesque small town of Milford have taken their lives to the extreme: quitting jobs, indulging vices and basically living as if today were their last. The Montgomery family is no exception. Janet Montgomery's husband abandoned his family to climb the seven largest peaks in the world, her daughter Lydia has taken up witchcraft to help save the Earth and her 17 year old son Alex gets involved with the older next door neighbor.