Stichwort Corporate Thriller

Der Film "Grounding" erzählt, wie im Untertitel erwähnt, von den letzten Tagen der Schweizer Fluggesellschaft Swissair, vom historischen Grounding ihrer Flotte am 2. Oktober 2001 und davon, wie es überhaupt soweit hat kommen können. Gleichzeitig schildert der Film das mit diesen Ereignissen unzertrennlich verbundene reale Schicksal des Topmanagers Mario A. Corti, dem letzten, glücklosen Chef der traditionsreichen Airline, aber ebenso das tragische Los namenloser Menschen, die im Sog des "Swissair"-Niedergangs beinahe alles verlieren: Job, Haus und ihren Glauben an die bisherige Schweiz.

Humanity has successfully colonized all the planets in the Solar System, with intentions to continue into new frontiers. Individuals live stable lives in these colonies, including young high school students living in 4th Tokyo on Mars. Two of these students are Iris Shirazaki and Mizuki Sera. Iris is finishing her last year of high school while studying to be a test pilot while her friend Mizuki also works as a mechanic on the aircraft. Her own brother, Kaito, oversees Mizuki and Iris as their homeroom teacher and program director.

Set in Silicon Valley, the series examines schemes, rivalries, visions and obsessions of the power brokers and their underlings as they vie for control of the most powerful industry the world has ever known.