Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a much-publicised murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon, a famous young actor who has been suffering from severe drug and alcohol problems - and has been charged with the murder for which Cross was acquitted.

In 1970s New York, jaded record exec Richie Finestra tries to resurrect his failing label and fractured personal life while keeping his finger on the pulse of the city's new sound.

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.

表面上看来，麦克斯（杰西卡·阿尔芭 Jessica Alba 饰）是一名十八岁的普通快递员，但实际上，经过基因改造而成为了超级武器的她曾是美国秘密组织基因改造兵团中的一员。麦克斯因为超常的战斗能力而被军方禁锢，之后，无法忍受如同囚徒一般的生活的她以身试险逃出了基地，回归到了自由的生活之中。
一次偶然中，记者罗根（迈克尔·韦瑟利 Michael Weatherly 饰）识破了麦克斯的真实身份，以此为要挟，罗根要求麦克斯利用自己的能力帮助他做一些“除暴安良”的秘密工作。与此同时，美国政府一直都没有放弃过对麦克斯的追踪和追捕。身处如此险境，腹背受敌的麦克斯会有这怎样的命运呢？