In the not so distant future, technology has taken a frightening turn and the people of the world are accepting if not embracing this new tomorrow. Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) is at the head of it, designing this new technology that borders on complete mind-control and has commercialized it for entertainment and gaming purposes, taking the world by storm. “Slayers” is an experiment-turned-online multiplayer experience that has taken control of the bodies of convicts and is using them to act out a violent and bloodthirsty game where they literally have to fight for their lives. Kable (Gerard Butler) is one such man who has prevailed through an unprecedented number of games under the control of a teenager named Simon but is sickened by the war-like display and lack of control and responsibility being exercised. Kable gets some outside help and decides to fight the system before more people fall under the enticing sway of Ken Castle and his 'innovative' technology...