The First Order, risen from the ashes of the defeated Empire, seeks to destroy the last remaining Jedi, Luke Skywalker, who has gone missing. Skywalker's former pupil, evil Kylo Ren, leads the hunt while the Resistance races to find Skywalker first. General Leia Organa guides heroic newcomers, including Rey, defected Stormtrooper Finn, pilot Poe Dameron, and globular droid BB-8, along with Han Solo and Chewbacca, as the dark side clashes with the light over the fate of the galaxy.