Beyond

An armed robber demands that the cashier, Michael, hand over all the money in the safe. Michael empties the cash register and insists there is no safe in the shop, escalating the tension. The robber grows more agitated as Cole tries to defuse the situation, and Michael is shot in the gut while attempting to wrestle the gun away. Cole calls an ambulance, setting the immediate aftermath in motion.

After the shooting, Cole arranges for an ambulance and begins to piece together his night. While waiting, he receives a phone call from a friend inviting him out to drinks. He agrees to join, but only if it isn’t a house party, signaling a desire to escape the chaos for a moment. The moment marks a shift from danger to a social lure that pulls him toward something normal.

Cole goes downstairs to a house party hosted by Maya and meets her, sparking an immediate connection. The two discuss existential ideas, including the approaching asteroid, which frames their budding relationship. They share a dance and soon begin dating, drawn together by their shared tension with the looming disaster. Their chemistry becomes a counterpoint to the crisis unfolding in the world outside.

A series of flashforwards depicts life in a devastated Scotland after the asteroid arrives. Cole and Maya hide from alien spaceships while food and shelter grow scarce, painting a stark portrait of survival. The scenes alternate with the present relationship, showing how love endures under extreme external pressures. These visions underscore the fragile balance between hope and despair.

During their evolving relationship, Cole reveals he does not want children. Maya then reveals she is unable to conceive. The couple faces a fundamental question about legacy and meaning in a world under threat, complicating their future plans together. This revelation seeds conflict that echoes through later choices.

Cole asks Maya to marry him, attempting to move their relationship toward permanence. Maya initially treats the proposal as a joke, but Cole remains earnest and presses the point. After a moment of doubt, she agrees, signaling a commitment even as the asteroid looms closer.

Scientists grow increasingly worried as the asteroid's approach accelerates. Multiple missions to divert or deflect the object end in failure, keeping humanity on edge. The sense of global peril heightens the personal stakes for Cole and Maya, who are trying to plan a life together amid the crisis.

In the flashforwards, the couple's relationship deteriorates as food and shelter become scarce. The stress of survival tests their trust and support for one another. Even as they cling to each other, the external pressures threaten their bond and complicate their plans for the future.

Maya becomes pregnant, catching Cole off guard and complicating their previously agreed plans. He argues that bringing a child into a doomed world is cruel, while Maya insists it is a miracle and chooses to keep the baby. The pregnancy becomes a focal point of their conflict and a symbol of hope amid catastrophe.

In the flashforwards, the baby ends up in the care of Maya's parents, and Cole and Maya's relationship strains under the weight of new responsibilities. Food becomes scarce, and the couple even resorts to eating saved baby food as they wrestle with guilt and survival. The harsh conditions intensify their personal rifts and questions about family.

In a flashforward, a survivor named Keith Novac theorizes that aliens have come to purge Earth of overpopulation. He demonstrates his attempts to contact the aliens, fueling Cole's skepticism and despair. Cole then reveals that their missing child is believed to be in the care of Maya's parents, adding a personal stake to the broader mystery.

Novac's observations trigger a shift back toward the present, and Cole and Maya find themselves separated over the pregnancy dispute. The strain of their differing visions for the future compounds the rift between them. The separation signals a turning point where personal choices collide with existential threats.

Maya invites Cole to the hospital to confront the situation surrounding her pregnancy. Michael confronts Cole with a pistol, accusing him of abandoning his beliefs and betraying his own life’s meaning. The confrontation heightens the danger and foregrounds the moral questions at the heart of the story.

Michael shoots Cole in a moment of vulnerability, but Novac, who is also a doctor, rushes in and shoots Michael, then works to save Cole's life. The scene fuses personal betrayal with the chance of redemption through medical intervention. Cole teeters on the edge as life and death intersect with the mysterious flashforwards.

Maya calls Cole to say the asteroid has missed Earth and that she has given birth to a baby girl. Cole, recovering on a hospital bed, faces a renewed sense of purpose and possibility. The final images place Maya by his side as they confront an uncertain but hopeful future together.