本剧聚焦赖斯“吸血鬼编年史”等作品中涉及的神秘组织Talamasca,“保护世界免受女巫、吸血鬼、狼人和别的怪物和超自然世界的危害”。而Guy Anatole的角色描述为:“外表聪明、英俊、时髦,但他一直知道自己的头脑运作跟别人不太一样。在从法学院毕业前夕,他被秘密机构Talamasca的人找上了,并发现自己从幼年时期起就在被该机构追踪。因此,Guy进入了一个秘密特工和不死生物的世界。如今,这些永生者与人类世界维持着一种脆弱的平衡,但要保持这种平衡,并且保住Guy的性命,他必须要学会接受黑暗、狡诈、奇特的真正自我。”
The mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 BC) to Claudius' own death in 54 AD. As Claudius narrates his life, we witness Augustus' attempts to find an heir, often foiled by his wife Livia who wants her son Tiberius to become emperor. We also see the conspiracy of Sejanus, the infamous reign of Caligula, and Claudius' own troubled period of rule.