Set in 1982 in small town Virginia, Permanent centers around the newly relocated Dickson family, Jeanne and Jim (Patricia Arquette and Rainn Wilson) and their 13-year-old daughter Aurelie (Kira McLean). In this hilariously awkward and unique story full of wit and wisdom of a hairstyle gone wrong, the Dicksons are struggling through major life changes together all the while trying desperately to emerge intact on the other side.