A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

17-year-old Bret Easton Ellis is in his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending his world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.

In a sardonic twist on collegiate rivalries and societal norms, "American Pledge" delves into the life of Benny, an anxious college freshman determined to transform his social status by pledging to the infamous Sigma Beta Phi fraternity. As Benny navigates the murky waters of frat politics, identity crises, and the pursuit of acceptance, he uncovers a scandalous past that threatens to repeat itself.

In mid-2000s rural Pennsylvania, a grieving teen sifts through his mother’s MiniDV footage for evidence of the pollution he believes killed her, while his younger sister drifts into a strange, feral grief.

A story that spans three generations and portrays a child of divorce who repeats his parents' mistakes in his own marriage and with his troubled son.