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City of Ashes is a sweeping, psychological neo-noir crime thriller, adapted from the video game, L.A. Noire, that deconstructs the illusion of the American Dream. The series follows Detective Cole Phelps, a highly intelligent and rigidly moral investigator carrying the unacknowledged guilt of a horrific war crime committed during the Battle of Okinawa. Searching for redemption through the law, Phelps navigates the sprawling, sun-baked streets of Los Angeles, moving through different desks of the LAPD. As his career progresses, the crimes shift from isolated tragedies to massive, organized conspiracies, revealing that the true monsters of Los Angeles are not just the criminals on the street, but the politicians, mobsters, and fellow police officers pulling the strings from above.