While a massive sandstorm requires emergency evacuation of the NASA base station on Mars, botanist Mark Watney is carried away and believed to have been killed. As the ever-increasing storm threatens to destroy the lander, Commander Lewis has a heavy heart command to stop the search for Watney and start with the remaining four crew members before it's too late. But Watney has survived and is now trying - completely on his own - to survive on the inhospitable planet. With his resourcefulness, will to survive and the little he has, he finds a way to signal to Earth that he is still alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists are working tirelessly to bring the "Martian" home; At the same time, his crew members are planning a daring, if not hopeless, rescue mission. While this venture demands incredible courage from everyone involved, the world is moving to ensure Watney's return.
