緬因州的度假小鎮切斯特磨坊（Chester's Mill）突然被神秘的透明力場包圍，雖然看上去沒有什麼變化但事實上和外界斷絕了任何聯繫，這樣的環境下裏面的居民互為了資源而爆發了嚴重的衝突，同時他們還要盡力查明原因，因為很多人的親人都在另一邊等待着他們。

The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.