Chase Zellenberg is a young 20-something cancer patient who makes a living through being an extra. He tries desperately to survive his illness, balance his work and chemotherapy, all while attempting to make a name for himself in the harsh world of acting. But with his health rapidly deteriorating throughout the film, his life starts falling apart when he gets evicted from his apartment, and gets berated for being late to a gig. He then realizes that he has nothing left but to accept the gig he hated the most in the first place, he reluctantly accepts the zombie gig in the horror film, and with all his remaining strength, he puts on the greatest performance of his young career.