When a virus causes a large portion of humanity to become uncontrollably violent, Deacon, his wife Sarah (Courtnee Draper), and his friend Boozer (Jim Pirri) attempt to flee for safety and escape the carnage
Sarah is stabbed and critically wounded, forcing Deacon to evacuate her on a National Emergency Response Organization (NERO) helicopter
Due to the helicopter being at capacity, Deacon stays behind with Boozer, intending to reunite with Sarah
Two years later, civilization has collapsed, and vast hordes of the infected, now called "freakers," roam the landscape and are a persistent threat to surviving humans
With humanity devastated by a global pandemic and ravaged by feral creatures known as Freakers, any mistake could be your last in your attempt to carve out a new life in the hostile Pacific Northwest high-desert