More than 10 years have passed since a cyborg from the year 2029, tried to destroy Sarah Connor, the woman whose son would win humanity's war against the machines. Now Sarah has a son, John, and the time for him to lead the human survivors in the fight against the machines is fast approaching. It is at this moment that a new terminator arrives from the post-apocalyptic future - a model T-1000, virtually invulnerable and capable of taking any form. The new terminator's goal is to destroy young John Connor. However, John's chances of salvation are greatly increased when a reprogrammed terminator of the previous generation comes to the rescue, having been given a new mission by the resistance. The cyborgs engage in a deadly battle, and the outcome of this battle will determine the fate of mankind.