Before becoming the most famous smuggler in the galaxy, Han Solo is a young dreamer who flees a wretched planet with the ambition of becoming a pilot and reclaiming his lost love. Drawn into the murky world of the space underworld, he crosses paths with a band of thieves, earns the loyalty of a Wookiee named Chewbacca and meets a charismatic, cheating gambler, Lando Calrissian, owner of the Millennium Falcon. Amid daring heists and betrayals, this adventure space opera tells the origins of one of 'Star Wars'' icons and of the ship that would define his legend.