In Die hard, John McClane, a New York City detective newly arrived in Los Angeles, rescues office workers held hostage by terrorists in their office building. In Die hard 2, off-duty cop McClane must battle terrorists holding an airport hostage. In Die hard with a vengeance, McClane is the personal target of a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city of New York if he does not get what he wants.

Set in the year 2025, Obike Fixx and Tremaine "Tre" Ramzey are the creators of Futuresport -- a dangerous, 21st-century game played on rollerblades and hoverboards that has taken the place of all conventional sports. Tre is considered the world's greatest professional athlete and master of Futuresport. Tre and Fixx created Futuresport as a constructive way to settle gang disputes, but Fixx is disgusted with how the game has become overly commercialized. When the fate of the world is threatened by militant terrorists, Tre and his former girlfriend, reporter Alex Torres, challenge the terrorists to settle their differences through one eventful game of Futuresport.