Hours after Live Hallangen is declared dead, she suddenly wakes up on the forensics table with the urge for blood. Meanwhile, her brother Odd tries to keep the family-run funeral home afloat, but simply not enough people are dying in the small Norwegian town of Skarnes. Live's bloodthirst keeps intensifying, and she soon realizes that this newfound urge can actually solve her brother's problem. Now she must learn to control her new dark nature and decide if she is willing to sacrifice people's lives for the survival of the family business and her own survival.