In 1950s Hollywood, Eddie Mannix is a fixer working to keep the scandals of the stars out of the press and ensure production goes smoothly at Capitol Pictures. When Baird Whitlock, a leading man in the studio's high-profile biblical epic, is kidnapped by a group calling themselves "The Future," Mannix scrambles to handle the crisis. He must navigate tangled webs of deceit while managing the other eccentricities of the studio's biggest stars, including singing cowboy Hobie Doyle, a disgruntled director, and a beautiful starlet embroiled in a romantic scandal.

As Mannix attempts to recover Whitlock and placate various powerful figures both within and outside the movie industry, his struggle to maintain peace becomes increasingly complicated by personal dilemmas and moral conundrums. With time running out, Mannix races to preserve both his career and the studio's reputation amidst a wild array of chaotic developments that continue to unfold rapidly.