'Based on true events.' Wanna-be journalist Gunner A. Bush somehow lands his dream job at Rolling Stone magazine. Gunner leaves his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, to follow in the footsteps of his hero and another Louisvillian, Hunter S. Thompson. Gunner moves to Washington D.C. and hits the campaign trail working for the magazine in the summer of 2016 following both political camps around the country. As October rolls around, Gunner is yet to be published in the magazine, but he has made deep connections in both political camps. These connections lead him to a rendezvous for an October Surprise. The high-level leak that Gunner lands is the Hollywood Access tape that would make half the world. Gunner is on his way to being published and paid immensely. Back on the road in St. Louis, covering the Presidential debate in St. Louis, Gunner links up with his best friend from high school, Sawyer Barnes. They party like rockstars, before, during, and after the debates. Sawyer is going
