After the death of his father, the king of wakanda, young tchalla returns home to the isolated high-tech african nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful enemy reappears, tchallas mettle as king - and black panther - is tested when hes drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, he must release the full power of black panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.