She hatched a plan to escape with her best friend, Kyleigh Jenkins.

Inspired by Australia’s infamous Big Things, they were supposed to hit the road after Year 12 – Schoolies in Byron, then tick off every Big Thing in the country: the Big Banana, the Big Merino, maybe even the Big Log if they were in the mood to make some poo jokes.

But on the night of Danni’s 18th birthday, Kyleigh got an offer she couldn’t refuse – a date with the bogan Casanova, Trevor. Her efforts to delay their departure saw Danni chuck a wobbly, which turned into a friendship-ending fight and the outing of Danni’s secret plan to never return. The fallout was Chernobyl-level cooked.

Fast forward 20 years, Danni’s baked enough to forget she used to have a dream. She’s still slinging beers at her dad’s pub, the Cock & Bull, known to the locals as the Cock & Balls. Kyleigh’s still with Trevor, albeit sans a ring on her finger, much to her chagrin. And the pair are still giving each other the silent treatment.

When Danni’s dad kicks the bucket, his girlfriend lays claim to the pub, the only home Danni’s ever known. She will have to haul arse to Nimbin, the pot-smoking capital of Australia, to get his will.

Only problem? Her car’s cactus.

But guess who’s also headed north – Kyleigh. She’s on a mission to find Trevor, who did a runner at the mere mention of the M word. Not murder! Marriage.

They hit the road, still hating each other’s guts, but that’s the least of their problems when the zombo apocalypse pops off.

And these aren’t your average garden-variety biters. They don’t want brains – they want connection. They lick. They grope, they probe the orifices of their victims because this isn't just a disease: it's a twisted form of attachment – Danni's worst nightmare. While the zoms are all over Kyleigh like a rash, they seem to have a weird aversion to Danni.

As the pair follow their once-abandoned Byron/Big Things route, fighting off zombos along the way, something wild happens – their friendship starts to stitch itself back together.

However, when they make it to Byron, Kyleigh is reunited with Trevor. It’s got all the makings of their original falling out when Kyleigh first succumbed to Trevor’s charms.

Danni cuts out on her and continues on alone to Nimbin. Arriving in town, she finds a zombo-free haven. And she’s gutted to learn her dad hadn’t updated his will since before her mum died. It looks like her dad’s girlfriend is going to get her hands on the Cock & Balls after all.

At Danni’s lowest point, she puts the pieces together: weed isn’t just a coping mechanism – it’s the cure! She also realises she's been a massive dickhead, pushing away the one person who gave a shit.

So she gets her Bunnings on and MacGyver’s up a leaf blower, turning it into a weed smoke blower, and backtracks to rescue Kyleigh, who’s now in the clutches of zombo Trevor.

Danni saves her best friend, Kyleigh gives Trevor the arse, and during a baked battle royale with the zombos, Danni discovers the esky she’s been lugging on the journey contained a surprise: a codicil that updates her dad’s will and leaves the pub to her.

The choice is all hers: stay or go.

420 days later, a news crew is at the pub, ground zero for what scientists are calling the biggest medical miracle of the 21st century – the smokeout of the apocalypse. The joint’s heaving with folks keen to cop a sticky beak at the women who accidentally saved humanity.

Danni’s dad has been revived, Kyleigh’s there, and the prodigal daughter returns after a year on the road, living out her dream.

Apotcalypse – think apocalypse but with the word POT wedged in there, like a sneaky joint in your bra strap – is a filthy, funny stoner romp about female friendship, how it’s never too late to own your shit and be the person you were supposed to be.

It puts female characters front and centre. Because why should blokes have a monopoly on getting blazed and making bad decisions?