Ruby centers on Ruby Landry (Raechelle Banno), born in the Louisiana bayou and watched over by her loving Grandmère Catherine (Judd). Ruby is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate (Duke), but lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother's death often creep into Ruby's mind. As dark family secrets begin to reveal themselves when Paul's parents forbid him from seeing Ruby, Ruby is further devastated when her beloved Grandmère passes away. Forced to flee to New Orleans from the bayou, Ruby searches for her estranged father (Bellows), one of the richest men in the city, as she clings to her memories of Paul and their forbidden love.
James Gordon在哥谭市的郊区长大,对这座迷人的、让人兴奋的大都市充满浪漫的幻想。他已故的父亲曾是城中有名的地区检察官,而他自己也光荣地成为哥谭市警察局的一名侦探。他刚刚走上新的工作岗位两个星期,与医生Barbara Kean订了婚,并发誓要让这座城市变回自己童年记忆中的那个样子。《蝙蝠侠》中的角色会在这个故事中亮相吗?这也成了该剧的看点之一。