When Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in the isolated town of Wayward Pines, Idaho, he expects to investigate the disappearance of two federal agents. Instead, he finds himself trapped in a seemingly perfect but deeply unsettling community, surrounded by strange rules, suspicious residents, and an impenetrable barrier. As Ethan searches for a way out and tries to uncover the truth, he gradually discovers that Wayward Pines is connected to a much larger mystery, and the fate of humanity itself.