ðə sˈɪɹiz fˈɑːloʊz ðɪ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz ʌv dˈʌŋkən mˈæk lˈaʊd, ɐ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪdjˈɪɹˈoʊld ɪmˈɔːɹɾəl hˌuː kæn ˈoʊnli dˈaɪ ɪf hiː ɪz bᵻhˈɛdᵻd; kˈɑːnflɪkt ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbli fˈaɪndz hˌɪm bɪkˈʌz hiː ɪz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɡˈeɪm, ɐn ˈɑːŋɡoʊɪŋ bˈæɾəl ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈɔːl ɪmˈɔːɹɾəlz hæv tə fˈaɪt ænd bᵻhˈɛd ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ɪz lˈɛft.
The series follows the adventures of Duncan MacLeod, a 400-year-old Immortal who can only die if he is beheaded; conflict inevitably finds him because he is part of the Game, an ongoing battle in which all Immortals have to fight and behead each other until only one is left.