Inspiredbyrealevents,BADCOUNTRYisagrittyLouisianasetcrimedrama.DetectiveBudCartersinvestigationsleadtothearrestofJesseWeiland,acontractkillerfromacriminalsyndicate.Weiland,facinglifeinprisonandlosinghisfamily,putshistrustinCarterandbecomesaninformant.ThecaseattractstheFBI,whointurn,wrestlescontrolfromCarter.Whenastinggoesbad,thesyndicateboss,LutinAdamsusescrookedpoliticiansandlawyerstoidentifyWeilandastherat.Hisfamilyisexecuted,settingWeilandonapathofrevengeexecutingtargetsonamanhuntforLutin.Cartertakescontrol,pursuingthesyndicatetotheFrenchQuarter.TheclimaxexplodesasCarter,WeilandandLutinarecaughtinatriangularcrossfire. 《黑帮追缉令》由美国路易斯安那州的真实事件改编而来。侦探卡特逮捕了职业杀手维兰德，他面临着终身监禁与失去家人的制裁。为了保留自由之身，他选择成为线人。另一方面，大老板芦丁感觉事情即将败露，使用非法的手段污蔑维兰德的家人。至此，三方陷入混战中……