An interesting mix of indigenous culture, mythology and modern issues of race kind of threefold. The white man is anti hairy, the indigenous man is anti hairy but the Cleverman is all about community. Things are out of balance in the world so the Cleverman must summon a reckoning.

Koen is mystified by his strange new powers. Looking for answers, he heads into The Zone. Aunty Linda realizes there is a new Cleverman.

A murder and a breakout at the Containment Center create further panic; while both Waruu and Koen reject Slade's offer to help in a mysterious laboratory.

The Hairies are blamed for the continuing deaths. As tensions mount, Waruu demands Koen use his Cleverman powers to halt the murders.

Charlotte agrees to one last attempt at IVF at a clinic offering new technology. Slade offers Waruu a deal he struggles to refuse.

As the Containment Authority prepares to clear the city of Hairypeople, Koen must finally face his destiny as the Cleverman.