During the Purge, a 12-hour window when all crime is legal, a wealthy family is taken hostage for sheltering the target of a deadly syndicate.
Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
A former police sergeant takes on a new role as head of security for a presidential candidate who is marked for elimination on the night of the Purge due to her plan to abolish the annual event.
On Staten Island, a social experiment unfolds as the newly empowered New Founding Fathers of America suspend laws for 12 hours, enticing participants with a $5,000 reward to stay on the island.
A rogue group of marauders defies the traditional Purge protocol, opting to perpetuate chaos and violence without cease.