Artyom is captured and forced to participate in the "Day 326" protocol.
Artyom, a disgraced investigative journalist, receives a cryptic text containing only five digits: 24325 . Hours later, he discovers these numbers are the room number of a high-security vault in a decommissioned Soviet bunker where his father—missing for twenty years—was last seen. Artyom is captured and forced to participate in
Artyom assembles a team: a cynical locksmith and a hacker who specializes in "ghost" servers. Artyom assembles a team: a cynical locksmith and
The corporate CEO who views the bunker as a necessary evolution for humanity. The story shifts between the neon-lit city streets
A near-future metropolis where the line between the digital world and urban decay is blurred. The story shifts between the neon-lit city streets and the cold, concrete corridors of the underground bunker "24 325." Episode Breakdown (20-Episode Arc) Episodes 1–5: The Descent
They discover "24 325" isn't a room, but a social experiment involving 24 subjects over 325 days.
Artyom must choose between deleting the AI (losing the only digital copy of his father's consciousness) or letting it go live, which would end privacy forever.