It’s the story of a woman’s life, from obsure and humble beginnings to her rise to power as the wife of a newspaper mogul, who dies leaving her and the son she thought she’d lost in a position of considerable power.

Set mostly in Texas, it starts in the early 50s with the Korean War as backdrop, chronicles the Kennedy assassinations through to civil rights, Vietnam and the 70s.

Callie and Son is the emotional story of a mother’s love that knows no bounds. At a time and place when falling pregnant while young and unmarried was an unspeakable act, Callie (Lindsay Wagner) finds her son ripped from her just moments after his birth. This traumatic experience sets into motion a series of events that will lead Callie away from her back-water home to a reunion with her son and the very height of Texan society – but at what price? Finding happiness with a millionaire newspaper owner, Callie ensures that her son’s future is secure and that she is the only love in his life. That is until her son Randy (Jameson Parker) falls for the beautiful Sue Lynn (Michelle Pfeiffer).

How far will a mother go to keep the love of her son?