Younger is a 16-year-old rehoused with his mother, Maria, on the notorious Stonemore Estate. After a debilitating stroke leaves Maria unable to work, Younger is forced to become both provider and protector. While attempting to navigate an unforgiving world alongside his cousin Caleb, Younger is drawn into the orbit of local drug lord Anton, who offers protection, money and a possible escape from Stonemore, while an enigmatic local preacher presents a very different path. But as a violent gang war tightens its grip on the estate, residents begin disappearing without a trace. An entity known as the Skag & Bone Man stalks the blocks, feeding on fear, desperation and buried secrets. Trapped between encroaching criminal forces and a supernatural evil no one else will confront, Younger must fight to save his mother and survive long enough to escape.