Dead air paints a grim picture of Earth in the 22nd century, a time where humanity's hubris and neglect have reached their zenith. The atmosphere, once taken for granted, has been transformed into a toxic soup of pollutants, radiation, and chemical agents. This post-apocalyptic world stands as a cautionary tale of the consequences of environmental degradation and unchecked technological advancement.
In the future, the Earth is a polluted, overpopulated wasteland. Four people with incurable diseases are put in suspended animation in the hope that future advances in medical science will find cures for their conditions. When they're taken out of hibernation, though, they find themselves in a world in which machines rule and humans, not trusted with technology, are forcibly kept to a medieval lifestyle...