In 2013, the abolition of the death penalty leads to prison overcrowding worldwide, prompting authorities to transport a group of prisoners to a remote, inhospitable location and abandon them. The prisoners, given numbered keys to unlock their chains, are left to fend for themselves, leading to chaos and brutal violence as they struggle to survive.
Terra Nova
A society plagued by prison overcrowding seeks a desperate solution, abandoning capital punishment in favor of a new approach.