The first episode sets the stage for the nuclear exchange. This will kick off act one—the aftermath of a nuclear exchange—and establish our characters pre and post “normal” state. Two immediate investigations will begin, one from the government and one led by a fearless journalist who is covering the masses fleeing the West Coast. Our first act will explore the aftermath and questions raised, exposing threads of a much larger debate amongst the country.

The journalist will depart the relatively untouched East Coast. Her road trip across America paints a picture of our complex path, relations to war, cultural challenges, and more importantly transition from the America we know today to an America that is a shadow of its former self in a post-nuclear landscape. A journey into the edge of hell itself.

We will join a few key characters as they flee the West Coast and run into other strangers on the road. They move toward the American heartland, just east of the Rockies to the front lines of first responders and aid. However, conflicts and tension arise from our polarized society, a tension that will need to be navigated as everyone seeks to survive and escape to the East Coast. After gathering the stories of those most impacted our journalist discovers, with the support of her DC office, that the nuclear exchange did not occur the way the government announced. All communication has stated that North Korea fired first. However, it appears that America struck first and North Korea responded. How can one begin to attribute the destruction inflicted? Why did we strike? A rogue commander, a broken arrow, a broken system...the people need to know.