
Young war hero Angus "Mac" MacGyver has an extraordinary knack for unconventional problem solving and an extensive bank of scientific knowledge that he believes can best be put to use saving lives, both of which come in handy when he creates a clandestine organization within the United States government to tackle high-risk missions around the world. Working under the sponsorship of the Department of External Affairs, MacGyver quietly prevents disasters with the help of former CIA agent Jack Dalton.

Mac and Jack work with a Russian bomb programmer and his alienated handler to defuse a Soviet-era warhead in Moscow; when the antiquated computer breaks down, Mac must find a way to fix it.

MacGyver must fix a sabotaged train to protect a woman who has proof that her boss is selling weapons to enemies of the U.S.

MacGyver must defuse a bomb planted near the United Nations by his old adversary, the Ghost, then track the criminal down.

When MacGyver goes undercover to break a notorious drug kingpin out of a maximum security prison, he must track the fugitive to the cartel's location to dismantle it after they escape.