At the end of the 21st century, the scientific and technological level of mankind has been highly developed, and cloning technology and space navigation have long been realized, which is no longer a dream. At the same time, many scientists are still tirelessly pursuing the secrets and truth of human origins. Through the investigation and comparison of many ancient civilizations, scientists Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Charles Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) discovered that humans may have been created by aliens from a distant galaxy. Funded by Weyland, they traveled to the unknown planet on the spaceship Prometheus run by Vickers (Charlize Theron). After an investigation of the local area, the idea of the earthlings was successfully confirmed. However, their rash exploration of the "secret of God" also led themselves into an abyss of eternal damnation...