SOUL introduces Joe Gardner, a band teacher who gets the chance to play at the best jazz club in town. One misstep takes him from the streets of New York to The Great Before – a place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a soul, 22 , who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions.