A small town unemployed ex-librarian who is bored with his life begins to daydream that he is Don Quixote and befriends a young man named Kevin who reluctantly joins his quest as his "squire".

Tim Blake Nelson (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) is a man who's safe and comfortable and bored to death with his life. In his state of despair, he looks to classic stories for inspiration. Awakened by the tales of yore, he anoints himself as Don Quixote to find adventure, fame and glory that will make his life worthwhile - all while never leaving his one-mile square neighborhood.