Thomas Popper has spent his entire life working to become the #1 real estate mogul in New York City. He has sacrificed everything...friends, family, and even his own happiness. But on the brink of the biggest deal of his career, he receives a gift - a mysterious crate from Antarctica - from his long missing father. What's inside the crate marks the end of Popper's comfortable and well-ordered existence, and the beginning of his new life as caretaker, landlord and parent figure to six unforgettable penguins, each with a distinct personality.