A struggling Los Angeles playwright, Peter McGowen, faces a series of personal and professional challenges, including a stagnant career, a mother-in-law with dementia, and a wife eager to start a family. His life is disrupted by a mysterious stranger claiming to be him and a neighbor's noisy dog, which leads him to form a connection with a single mother and her eight-year-old daughter who move in next door.

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
A screenwriter's life is disrupted by the arrival of a single mother and her feisty 8-year-old daughter, who move in next door, prompting him to reevaluate his priorities and consider the family life he had been neglecting.