故事发生在近未来时代，银河系爆发了一场星际战争，地球也不能幸免。数十年之后，战争结束了。地球表面几乎完全被外星人的战争机器毁灭，但战争中幸存的「外星难民」还是不断涌来，迫使人类和外星人不得不「和平共存」。外星人用「造地机器」重新构建了地球的表面，但那已经不是人类熟悉的生活环境了。一部与该剧共同开发的大型多人在线游戏将在剧集播出时向玩家公开，剧集中的情节和游戏中的情节相互交叉，构成一个「整体」。

For generations, it was an urban legend that lived in the nightmares of children. Now, the season to rejuvenate the tale will revive a town's darkest fears. With the Scarecrow Festival on the horizon, school teacher Aaron Harris is doling out punishment for six students serving detention. Their task: help Aaron's girlfriend Amanda fix her family farm before it's sold. But the cornfields circling the farm come with a legend and Tyler takes macabre delight in recounting the tale: It never sleeps, it never dies, it can't be stopped, hear their cries.

Mark is having that dream moment when Ashley, the most popular girl in his class, asks HIM to drive her to an exclusive pool party. Mark's excitement comes to a quick halt when he comes down from cloud nine and remembers one minor detail - he doesn't have his driver's license! He's tried five times and five times has failed. He needs to make this happen! And Glenn Bufferton, known for easy testing, is just the DMV instructor to give Mark his driving street cred. Or. so he thinks! On the verge of road warrior victory, Mark's plans are thrown off course when Glenn learns that his wife is leaving him. A woeful DMV instructor makes for a negative test outcome. So with his license on the line, Mark agrees to help Glenn rescue his marriage. With his vertically-challenged best friend Russell in tow, the trio hit the road on a cross-town adventure that may make survival the biggest test of all!