Evan Baxter (Steve Carell), a host who once made a fool of himself in a live show, stepped down from the broadcasting platform and began to move to politics, and was successfully elected as a member of the Buffalo Congress. He worked hard to create a good image for himself and won the support of voters with the slogan of "changing the world", which was also the content of his prayer before going to bed at night. After that, Evan brought his family of four to live in the small town of Huntsville, Virginia, and was about to start a new political life. Evan's career went smoothly. As soon as he took office, he was valued by the powerful Congressman Long (John Goodman) and became the co-sponsor of the latest bill. At this critical moment, God (Morgan Freeman) suddenly appeared in front of Evan, and he was only asked to do one thing, that is, to build an ark. Evan's life has changed dramatically since then...