Netflix decribes the series as "Zac Efron goes 'Green' as he travels the world in search of the secrets to good health, long life, and a higher level of eco-consciousness. Zac Efron relocated to Austailia where Gold was filmed during lockdown, and he continued to create his Emmy-winning documentary series Down to Earth with Zac Efron. One says: "Damn.this is a mix of frightening and good chills at the same time. Madman Films shared the trailer via Twitter, and people were into it! Set in an unforgiving landscape, Gold is a film about what motivates greed and the lengths people will go to in order to secure themselves." His plans to protect the gold are interrupted by two strangers who may change the course of the men’s plans. The other man remains and must endure the harsh desert elements while battling suspicion he has been abandoned to his own fate Two-way radios keep them in contact, and with hours and eventually days of dead airtime in between each communication the stranded man begins to run out of supplies.
They hatch a plan to protect and excavate the gold, with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The discovery soon becomes problematic when they realize a large part of the nugget is buried underground.
The official synopsis reads: "When two drifters (Zac Efron and Anthony Hayes) travelling across a deserted wasteland stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found, the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold.