When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief ( Alan Arkin ) has no choice but to promote his ever–eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 ( Dwayne Johnson ). Smart is partnered instead with the only other agent whose identity has not been compromised: the lovely–but–lethal veteran Agent 99 ( Anne Hathaway ). As Smart and 99 get closer to unraveling KAOS‘ master plan —and each other — they discover that key KAOS operative Siegfried ( Terence Stamp ) and his sidekick Shtarker ( Kenneth Davitian ) are scheming to cash in with their network of terror. Given little field experience and even less time, Smart — armed with nothing but a few spy–tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm — must defeat KAOS if he is to save the day.