The Animal Kingdom AfterBuzz TV AfterShow recaps, reviews and discusses episodes of TNT's Animal Kingdom.Show Summary: Animal Kingdom is an upcoming American drama television series developed by Jonathan Lisco. It is inspired by the eponymous 2010 Australian film by David Michôd, who is executive producer for the series. After a heroin overdose kills his mom, teenager Joshua "J" Cody moves to Southern California to live with his freewheeling relatives. The family's matriarch is J's estranged grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody, from whom he's been shielded for years. J soon finds out the reason