Frank Tagliano ('Steven Van Zandt' ), is a former New York mobster, who after testifying in a trial in the United States, Tagliano joins the witness protection program. Intrigued by the place after watching the Winter Olympics in 1994, he is relocated to Lillehammer in Norway. The transition from being a feared and respected gangster in New York, to becoming an unemployed immigrant in Norway, is not simple. Frank soon discovers that in order to succeed in this rural Norwegian society, he must resort to his old ways.

　　故事的主人公是40多岁的纳什维尔歌手Rayna James（Connie Britton）。她曾是一位超级巨星，但随着年华老去，她发现自己的吸引力正派,正气,刚正,光明线下降，唱片销量也越来越糟糕,可怕,凄惨,悲惨。她所在的唱片公司要求她与少女歌手Juliette Barnes（Hayden Panettiere）合作演出，否则将失去巡回演出、举办个人演唱会的资格，而且唱片公司也不再宣传她的唱片。迫于压力，Juliette很不情愿地答应了。