Johnny had the perfect life until he was in coma for six years. When he awoke, he found his fiancee married to another man. His son doesn't know him. Everything's changed, including Johnny. With one touch, he can see things.

The Dead Zone follows the story of a young man (Anthony Michael Hall) who, after suffering a tragic car accident, awakens from a coma with extraordinary psychic powers.

Based on characters from the Stephen King novel, the series explores how a common man must find his way in the most uncommon of lives as he struggles with his paranormal abilities.