In the neighbourhood of Arcadia Heights, the working-class residents of a social housing tower deal with everyday struggles and the steadily gentrifying community around them.

The 60 x 30 serial drama centres on the inner-city neighbourhood of Arcadia Heights, exploring the relationships between the residents of the Arcadia social-housing tower and the people who live in the rapidly-gentrifying community that surrounds it. "The Heights" mines the frictions and commonalities between the upper and working classes in the melting pot of urban Australia and presents a medley of characters, cultures, classes, and backgrounds from the 'tower' community, exploring their relationships, work lives, and everyday challenges faced by its characters in an entertaining relationship drama series.

A serialised character drama set in the inner city of Australia, "The Heights" focuses on the everyday lives and relationships of six families living in the Arcadia social-housing tower and the rapidly-gentrifying neighbourhood that surrounds it.