Character Relationship Map: Domain

Characters

• Phoenix (played by Britt Lower) — protagonist

  Protagonist imprisoned for killing her mother; navigates severe isolation and psychological stress while uncovering the truth behind the fake bunker experiment.

• Denver (played by Ryan Merriman) — protagonist

  Sociopathic serial killer who selects victims from dating websites; serves as Phoenix's romantic partner and the group's tech-savvy investigator who uncovers the bunker's true scale.

• Boston (played by William Gregory Lee) — supporting

  Murderer convicted of killing his brothers after a bank robbery; a loyal group member who ultimately sacrifices himself as a distraction during the rooftop escape.

• Orlando (played by Kevin Sizemore) — supporting

  Confessed serial killer and psychological tormentor of the group; willingly votes to cut his own feed before being captured by static figures and later executed by guards.

• Houston (played by Nick Gomez) — supporting

  Gang member responsible for twenty murders; suffers a psychotic breakdown as bunker systems fail, leading to self-harm and subsequent removal by unknown figures.

• Atlanta (played by Sonja Sohn) — supporting

  Murderer convicted of killing her children; experiences severe distress upon discovering her bunker's wall is fake, leading to her removal and eventual despair.

• Nadine (played by Beth Grant) — minor

  Lead scientist and narrator of the initial premise; orchestrates a large-scale psychological experiment to rehabilitate convicted murderers, later revealing the truth and terminating the project.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Nadine → Orlando (Power Experiment Subject Controller) — Orlando is ultimately subjected to the experiment's enforcement system.

  Nadine explains that the participants were prisoners in an experiment, and Orlando is later taken back to his bunker and shot after charging the guard...

• Nadine → Denver (Power Experiment Subject Controller) — Nadine has institutional power over Denver as an experiment subject.

  Nadine explains that Denver was selected as a prisoner for the experiment and confronts him with a gun in the office.

• Nadine → Phoenix (Power Experiment Subject Controller) — Nadine controls Phoenix's confinement and eventual exposure to the experiment's truth.

  Nadine reveals that Phoenix was a prisoner selected for the psychological experiment and later holds her at gunpoint.

• Phoenix → Denver (Romantic Partner) — Their relationship becomes both an emotional anchor and a source of vulnerability.

  The plot states that Denver is in a romantic relationship with Phoenix while they live in separate bunkers.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Phoenix → Houston (Alliance Group Member) — Their connection is primarily defined by shared confinement and collective investigation.

  Houston is one of the seven members of Phoenix's Domain group, and the group investigates the disturbances in his bunker.

• Phoenix → Atlanta (Social Emotional Connection) — Atlanta leaves Phoenix with a final spiritual and emotional influence.

  Atlanta gives Phoenix a prayer, which Phoenix recites at the end while the prisoners react to the revelations.

• Denver → Orlando (Conflict Adversary) — Denver directly challenges Orlando's disruptive presence.

  Denver suggests hacking Orlando's feed after Orlando confesses to being a serial killer and torments the group.

• Phoenix → Orlando (Conflict Psychological Adversary) — Phoenix resists the group's decision to silence Orlando despite his abuse.

  Orlando takes pleasure in tormenting the group, while Phoenix votes against cutting his feed.

• Denver → Boston (Alliance Group Ally) — Their alliance is expressed through Boston's final act of support.

  Boston sacrifices himself as a distraction while Phoenix and Denver escape from the rooftop.

• Phoenix → Boston (Alliance Group Ally) — Boston supports Phoenix and Denver during the final escape.

  Boston remains with Phoenix and Denver after the other group members disappear and serves as a distraction so they can escape.

Story Analysis

Isolated prisoners uncover a fabricated survival world and confront the criminal identities hidden beneath their enforced reinvention.

Plot Progression

1. The Seven Isolated Lives — Phoenix and six other prisoners communicate through The Domain while believing they occupy distant survival bunkers. Orlando's confession and torment destabilize the group.
2. Walls Begin To Fail — Malfunctions spread through the bunkers, and Houston suspects deliberate manipulation. Denver finds footage of Orlando being removed by hidden figures, while Phoenix reveals her criminal past.
3. The Group Collapses — A rat and a vent expose the bunkers' physical unreliability. Atlanta disappears after finding empty space, and Chicago dies by suicide.
4. Beyond The False Bunkers — Denver uncovers the true scale of the system and sees similar suffering elsewhere. The remaining trio escapes and discovers that their rooms were adjacent.
5. The Experiment Unmasked — Nadine reveals the prison experiment and the participants' murder convictions. Phoenix and Denver are restrained, Orlando is killed, and Phoenix ends with Atlanta's prayer.