The Civil War has ended, but Colonel Morsman Carver is on one final mission – to kill Gideon, no matter what it takes. Launched by a gunshot and propelled by rage, the relentless pursuit takes the two men through frigid snow-capped mountains and arid deserts, far from the comforts and codes of civilisation, into the bloodiest recesses of their own souls.
In post-Civil War Wyoming, John Ruth is escorting fugitive Daisy to Red Rock where the latter will face justice for murder. They encounter another bounty hunter named Major Marquis Warren and Chris Mannix. A blizzard forces the four to take shelter at a stagecoach passover where they encounter four more strangers. Through betrayal and deception, the eight strangers soon learn that they may not make it to Red Rock after all.