制作团队表示，他们在重新阅读《哈利·波特与混血王子》时产生了一些好奇和启发，原著小说里有一段是讲述邓布利多教授带着哈利·波特，一起观看来自家养小精灵郝琪的回忆，描绘了赫普兹巴·史密斯以及收藏的赫奇帕奇和斯莱特林遗物的线索。这部自制电影就从这个点延伸出去的拓展剧情。 早在2016年时就由独立制片工作室「Tryangle Films」筹划拍摄，靠着集资网站来募款筹措资金，虽然一度被拥有《哈利波特》系列版权的片商华纳兄弟以侵犯权为由要求下架，但经过制作团队多次的沟通和协商后，华纳终于确定全面放行。

查理·克劳（达拉斯·罗伯茨 Dallas Roberts 饰）是一档电台深夜节目的主持人，长久以来他的事业和生活水平持续走低，节目收听率不升反降，面临被砍掉的危险；生活上他业已离异，与前妻、儿子的关系势同水火。某晚，查理接听了名叫杰夫的17岁少年的电话，少年声称正被神秘的影子人所困扰，精神几近崩溃，此后还给查理寄送了相关医学实验的资料。虽然查理将其当作少年无聊的恶作剧，但是杰夫在连线过程中举枪自杀还是在社会上引起了不小的震动。蒙受公众作秀指责的查理，为了挽救收听率不得不按照制作人的指示对此事进行跟踪调查。在此过程中，曾与之有过一面之缘的年轻女性意外死亡，令其受到极大的触动。 　　越来越多影子人的目击者发表声明，一系列秘密进行长达三十年的实验悄悄揭开神秘面纱……

　　托马斯的妹妹在一次事故中神秘死去，而妹妹的死亡很可能与他们过世父亲参加的一项秘密军事研究有关。托马斯随即展开了调查，不料却让自己和家人都陷入了极大的危险之中。一伙不明身份的人开始对他们展开了天罗地网式的监察。

　　Fifteen year-old Taylor Collins is a golf legacy. The son of a PGA veteran, the younger brother of a PGA rookie, he has all the talent in the world-but wants nothing to do with golf or the pressure of being the next in line. After Taylor purposely blows his tryout for the school team, his disappointed father takes a drive that ends in a texting-while-driving accident and lands him in a coma. Taylor blames himself and, with the guidance of his brother and the prayer support from his mother Jenny and newfound crush Bailey, makes it his mission to get back on the team and become the first freshman in state history to lead his team to a state championship. Faith, hope, and love bring Taylor and his family closer than ever and he learns that the greatest way to honor his father and his God is to embrace the gifts and talents he was given.

在决定命运的一天之中，堕落腐败的企业家及其名流妻子争分夺秒解救二人的女儿，防止她遭臭名昭著的黑帮老大伤害。