Synopsis

The Downline is about Poppy, a high-ranking "National Vice President" for LemonWell, a predatory multi-level marketing company. Her carefully curated life begins to unravel when her friend and struggling colleague, April, live streams a downward spiral on social media. She blames Poppy - along with the debt and isolation of the MLM business - for her mental health crisis.

Despite orders to stay away while the scandal blows over, Poppy’s desperation to keep her reputation in tact and claim her promotion reward—a brand-new Mercedes—drives her to crash the company party.

The celebration devolves into a nightmare of suppressed rage and corporate gaslighting as Poppy faces off against rival consultants and April’s grieving husband, Nick.

When a violent confrontation leaves April’s husband bloodied in the middle of the party, LemonWell’s CEO, Tom, offers Poppy a chilling choice: total protection and the inheritance of April’s downline in exchange for her silence and absolute loyalty.