The story revolves around the residents of a small town called Arkadia, located in the state of Missouri. They are all forced to confront the catastrophic consequences of an apocalypse. Dead relatives decide to return to their lives. It all started when an American boy appeared out of nowhere in a Chinese village. He was handed over to social service workers. The boy, named Jacob, did not answer the questions of those around him, but during lunch at a cafe, he wrote the name of the town, Arkadia, on the screen of his mobile phone.