伊森（汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰）曾是任职于特殊部门的秘密特工，自从一位名叫茱莉亚（米歇尔·莫娜汉 Michelle Monaghan 饰）的美丽女子出现在他的生命里后，伊森决定金盆洗手，卸甲归田。遗憾的是，好景不长，幸福的生活还没过多久，伊森便接到了徒弟林德赛（凯丽·拉塞尔 Keri Russell 饰）被死对头戴维恩（菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼 Philip Seymour Hoffman 饰）掳走的消息。戴维恩冷酷又凶残，林德赛落入他的手中可谓是凶多吉少。
为了解救林德赛，伊森重操旧业，他组织了一支精干的特工小组，向着目标人物发起了进攻。让伊森没有想到的是，戴维恩的真正目标并不是林德赛，而是茱莉亚，当爱妻落入敌手之时，伊森会做出怎样的反击？

Prophets of Science Fiction is an American documentary television series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott for the Science Channel. The program premiered on November 9, 2011.
The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries. It depicts how they predicted and, accordingly, influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality. The stories are told through film clips, reenactments, illustrations and interviews.
The first episode received mixed reviews. Commentators appreciated the approach of combining coverage of contemporary scientific research and biographical exposition, but criticized the series as "light on the substance and heavy on the exaggeration". The series' attempts to link Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to developments such as organ transplants, supercomputers and DNA research were described by one critic as far-fetched but by another as successful.
The series' first season consists of 8 one-hour episodes which aired on the Science Channel in November 2011 and February 2012.
1 Mary Shelley 9 November 2011
2 Philip K. Dick 16 November 2011
3 H. G. Wells 23 November 2011
4 Arthur C. Clarke 30 November 2011
5 Isaac Asimov 15 February 2012
6 Jules Verne 22 February 2012
7 Robert Heinlein 29 February 2012
8 George Lucas 7 March 2012