After losing her job in Empire, Nevada, widowed Fern (played by Frances McDormand) heads off in a small van and decides to travel around the American West, working odd jobs and sharing experiences with fellow travellers on the fringes of society . . .

Leda Caruso (played by Olivia Colman) is a professor on a solo holiday in Greece. She finds her past life unearthed after the arrival of a difficult family, in particular Nina (played by Dakota Johnson), a very unpredictable young mother . . .