2005年8月29日，威力巨大的强台风卡特里娜即将袭击新奥尔良。在当地一家医院，男子诺兰·海斯（保罗·沃克 Paul Walker 饰）却迎来了人生的悲喜时刻。他刚刚迎来新出世的宝贝女儿，但美丽的妻子阿比盖尔（珍尼希斯·罗德里格兹 Genesis Rodriguez 饰）却在分娩过后撒手人寰。娇嫩的宝宝还无法适应全新的环境，只能被放在暖箱中依靠机器辅助求生。面对眼前完全陌生的小生命，诺兰和妻子一幕幕美好的回忆相继浮现眼前，令这个经历了重大悲喜变故的男人百感交集。　　暴风雨渐趋强烈，医院人手不足，医患被迫紧急疏散，而垮塌的大坝更将灾难推向顶点。孤独的诺兰必须与时间和命运赛跑，用一己之力保护他在这个世上最后的亲人……

　　PANIC is a new Amazon Prime Video one-hour drama series, written and created by Lauren Oliver (based on her bestselling novel). It takes place in a small Texas town, where every summer the graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges, winner takes all, which they believe is their one and only chance to escape their circumstances and make their lives better. But this year, the rules have changed — the pot of money is larger than ever and the game has become even more dangerous. The players will come face to face with their deepest, darkest fears and be forced to decide how much they are willing to risk in order to win.

　　该剧由刚刚获得奥斯卡奖的电影《为奴十二年》（12 Years A Slave）的编剧John Ridley打造，故事描述一起带有种族色彩的谋杀案及随后的审判过程给所有相关人员造成的影响——包括受害人及其家人、罪犯及其家人等。当一对住在莫德斯托市的夫妇遭人入室行凶后，由此引出的社会问题在当地引发强烈反响，人们将它视为反映当代美国人种族观、阶级观和性别政治的一面镜子。　　——天涯小筑