When the prestigious Piccadilly Press opens to unsolicited submissions, three interns are tasked with sorting through these unrepresented novels and finding one which is worth publishing. To the surprise of the managers and the interns alike, the so-called slush pile is in fact filled with thousands of great works of literature, making the task of deciding impossible.

Meanwhile, esteemed BAFTA-winning actor Virgil Riga finds himself growing tired of a film world dominated by generic franchises and scripts written by committees and algorithms. His frustration at the state of the entertainment industry spills out into a debate about AI and the rights of actors and artists, which soon crosses over with the interns' concerns.