Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nhevedzano yacho inovhura nemutauri wenhau Will McAvoy achitora chikamu mupaneru paNorthwestern University's Medill School of Journalism uye achipa hurukuro ine nharo pamusoro pekuderera kweAmerica munguva pfupi yapfuura senyika, achivhundutsa vateereri. Anobva aenda pazororo kwevhiki mbiri kuti zvinhu zvigadzikane, uye anodzoka kubasa chete kuti awane kuti mugadziri wake mukuru uye vazhinji veboka rake vari kumusiya nokuda kwomumwe mutauri wenhau. Anowanawo kuti mukuru wake, Charlie Skinner, akamushandira mugadziri mutsva; Mackenzie MacHale, aimbova musikana waWill uyo ane nhoroondo yakaipa naye. Anopikisa, asi Charlie haasiyi, achisimbirira kuti Mackenzie achavaka pane zvaakaita kuNorthwestern uye achabatsira kugadzira nhau itsva, yakavandudzwa. Will pakupedzisira anobvumira Mackenzie kushanda naye asi chete pasi pomugariro wokuti anogona kumudzinga pakupera kwevhiki imwe neimwe. Panguva iyi, panouya mashoko anonyevera nezvokuputika kwezvombo muGulf of Mexico
, asi hapana ari muimba yokudhindira anotenda kuti zvakakodzera kutevera. Nokuda kweshoko risingazivikanwi rakapiwa kune mumwe wenhengo dzeboka raMackenzie, Jim, vanotanga kuziva kuti moto wacho chaizvoizvo kuputika kwepombi yemafuta kwakaitika pedyo pedyo nemhenderekedzo yeLouisiana uye kuti kudonha kwemafuta kuchiri kufanira kuvharwa. Will anosarudza kutora nhau yacho uye kudonha kwemafuta kweLouisiana kunoguma kwava nhau huru yepurogiramu yemanheru. Nhepfenyuro yavo ndiyo chete yakazopedzisira yabudisa nyaya yenyukireya; dzimwe nhepfenyuro dzose hadzina kuona kuipa kwemamiriro ezvinhu uye dzakanga dzatanga nhepfenyuro dzadzo pachigadzirwa cheiPhone.