In a city perpetually shrouded in darkness, a man named John Murdoch awakens in a strange room without remembering who he is or how he got there. As he investigates his surroundings, he realizes that he is not only being pursued by the police for a murder he does not remember committing, but he is also in the sights of enigmatic beings known as the "Strangers." These beings possess the unsettling ability to manipulate reality and people's memories, altering the environment and the history of the city at will.
As John struggles to unravel the mystery of his past, he encounters a series of characters who assist him in his quest, including a mysterious woman named Anna, who appears to be his wife, and a detective obsessed with solving the case. The atmosphere of the city is nightmarish: streets that seem to spiral into themselves, buildings that emerge from nowhere, and a sky that never sees the light of day.
Amid this confusion, John must confront both the Strangers and his own identity. As he uncovers fragments of his memory, he realizes that his only hope of escaping this dystopian world lies in his ability to fight against the powers of his oppressors and reconstruct his own story, challenging the very limits of reality itself. The battle for his soul becomes a struggle between light and darkness, where the secrets of his past are the key to his future.