Developed from an original concept by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team behind Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries series and The Gods of Wheat Street, Newton's Law centres around Josephine Newton, a suburban solicitor with an over-developed sense of responsibility who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar.

Six teens arrive at Arcadia House to pursue their dreams. For some it's the opportunity of a lifetime, for others it's a last chance. All are strangers and the last thing they expect to find is family.