The story follows Lisbeth Salander (), who is now a vigilante hacker in Stockholm, Sweden. She is hired by Frans Balder ( Stephen Merchant ), a former NSA employee, to retrieve and destroy Firefall , a dangerous program he created that can access global nuclear codes.
: A mysterious criminal organization, led by Lisbeth’s estranged sister Camilla Salander ( Sylvia Hoeks ), steals the program and kidnaps a young math prodigy who can unlock it.
As Lisbeth secures the program, she becomes the target of multiple factions:
: Agent Edwin Needham ( LaKeith Stanfield ) tracks the unauthorized download to Stockholm to recover the asset.