Otherworldlies tells the story of a young Gypsy psychic named Nuri, who runs away from her village and an arranged marriage. She meets up with characters from an underworld carnival, run by an Angel of Death in the midst of an existential crisis. She is guided by Petsha, a talented but distracted Cajun musician who is long dead and lives in the underworld. Together, they must discover who Nuri is and her role in replacing the foreboding and powerful psychic, Vadoma.