Joanna moves with her young son, Alfie, to the quiet town of Flinstead, seeking a fresh start. However, she quickly becomes entangled in the lives of local mothers and the unsettling dynamics of the community. When Joanna stumbles upon an online rumour about a child killer living in the town, she uses it to win over the mums at the school gate. As gossip spreads, suspicions build, and Joanna finds herself drawn into a web of secrets and paranoia. Balancing her efforts to protect her son with the growing unease in town, Joanna struggles to distinguish between truth and hearsay. With relationships strained and emotions running high, the boundaries between trust and fear blur.
　　The Rumour explores how quickly small-town gossip can spiral out of control, forcing Joanna to confront the unforeseen consequences of curiosity and mistrust in her search for answers. The story is based on the Sunday Times bestselling book by Lesley Kara.

　　故事发生在一八三六年的春天，乔治桑（朱迪·戴维斯 Judy Davis 饰）是当时坊间出了名的“交际花”，她不仅在文学创作上有着过人的天赋，更为了争取女性权利而做着不懈的努力。在家庭教师梅里菲（乔治斯·科拉菲斯 Georges Corraface 饰）和诗人墨赛（曼迪·帕廷金 Mandy Patinkin 饰）之间周旋的这段风流韵事更是给乔治桑的身世平添了几分神秘而又浪漫的色彩。
　　某日，乔治桑前去拜访音乐家李斯特（朱利安·山德斯 Julian Sands 饰），刚巧遇见了年轻的作曲家肖邦（休·格兰特 Hugh Grant 饰），肖邦的风趣和潇洒吸引了乔治桑，趣味相投心心相惜的两人很快就走到了一起，共同谱写一首为后人津津乐道的浪漫恋曲。

1986年4月26日凌晨1点23分，乌克兰普里皮亚季附近的切尔诺贝利核电厂第四号反应堆突然爆炸。肃杀漆黑的夜晚，大量放射性物质进入大气蔓延到苏东和东欧地区。消防队员第一时间赶到现场，但因缺乏有效的防护措施，他们的身体遭到不可逆转的毁灭性伤害。与之相对，核电站主要负责人和相关政府官员并未积极处理善后工作，而是想方设法谎报灾情，降低对外影响。高高在上的老爷们，只顾全自己的颜面和乌纱帽，而无数的消防员、军人、矿工、百姓则成为这场巨大灾难的无辜受害者。 　　切尔诺比利，一个永远不能被遗忘的名字，它早已成为地球表面以及人类灵魂上一道难以磨灭的伤疤……