The first season revolves around former FBI agent Ryan Hardy when he tries to rearrest dangerous serial killer Joe Carroll who just escaped from prison. He soon finds out that the charismatic brilliant Carroll Carroll was the heart of a network of assasins in the outside world, and this is much more than a just a prison escape plan -- and the number of additional killers out there remains unknown. When Carroll's son Joey is kidnapped by his father's followers, the FBI discovers that it is the first action in a greater sophisticating plan for Carroll to escape custody, mortify Hardy, and be reunited with his ex-wife Claire.