The series follows a group of teenagers who must survive in the wilderness after their plane crashes in 1996, while the second takes place 25 years later. It stars a large ensemble cast led by Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, and Samantha Hanratty as the core teenage survivors. Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, and Christina Ricci portray their adult counterparts. The series has received significant praise for its performances and exploration of the past and present timelines.
In 1996, a New Jersey high school girls' soccer team's plane crashes deep in the wilderness. The surviving team members are left stranded for nineteen months. The series chronicles their attempts to stay alive as some of the team members become driven to cannibalism. It also focuses on the lives of the survivors 25 years later in 2021.