The story takes place in a city called Lawless during the Prohibition era in the United States. Angelo Lagusa arrives in the city and joins the Vanetti family under the name Avilio in order to seek revenge on those who murdered his parents and younger brother seven years ago. A killing starts kills. Revenge starts new revenge. A story of vengeance and sorrow starts now. Note: The first episode received an early screening at a special event on June 26, 2016, at Marunouchi Piccadilly 3 in Tokyo, and on June 28, 2016, at Animate Ikebukuro in Tokyo. The regular TV broadcast started on July 9, 2016.