Young Ones is set in a near future when water has become the most precious and dwindling resource on the planet. The hardened survivors of the loss of Earth’s precious resources scrape and struggle; who has water holds the power. Ernest Holm lives on this harsh frontier with his children, Jerome and Mary. He defends his farm from bandits, works the supply routes, and hopes to rejuvenate the soil. But Mary’s boyfriend, Flem Lever, has grander designs. He wants Ernest’s land for himself, and will go to any length to get it.