At the end of the 21st century, humankind's scientific and technological level has become highly developed. Human cloning technology and space navigation have long been realized and are no longer a dream. At the same time, many scientists are still diligently pursuing the secrets and truth of human origins. Through the investigation and comparison of many ancient civilizations, scientists Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) discovered that humans may have been created by aliens from a distant galaxy.