The Bourne Legacy is the fourth film in the action thriller spy series based on Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne novels. Departing from the original stories, Legacy introduces a new character named Aaron Cross, who takes the lead role in the film. Following Jason Bourne's recent actions, the decision is made to terminate all special ops projects - and Aaron Cross is one of them. Cross will rush to save a scientist involved with his project - and himself - before they and their legacy are wiped out.