影片翻拍自2015年刘德华、刘烨、王千源、吴若甫主演的《解救吾先生》，讲述黄政民饰演的巨星黄政民在电影放映会后被绑架，狡猾狂妄的绑匪要求他支付天价赎金，黄政民为了生存而拼死逃命的故事。

陈村总（甄子丹 饰）之父是为人悭吝的盐商，因村总在村中读书，颇得父亲偏爱，不好命的大哥油饼则只能在父亲的盐场做苦工，但村总仍视大哥为至亲，不时帮忙做工。村总身手矫健，为人乐出风头，在学校将一富户家的公子哥惩治，公子哥埋伏村总却又被打至重伤。富户大怒，雇请哑杀手铁无情杀害村总一家。铁无情在村总外出时杀死其父兄。村总无家可归，流落江湖偶遇太极功夫在身的布袋戏艺人（袁祥仁 饰），并被其强迫做了夫妻俩家中的苦工，艺人妻子胖梅（沈殿霞 饰）同样是一位功夫高手，村总在二人家中做工，终于不堪劳累出走。铁无情追杀村总，村总不敌只得逃回布袋艺人家，自此村总苦学太极，矢志为父兄报仇……

Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrols in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle's house, part of which is rented out while his uncle is abroad on business. A realtor's mistakes leaves Tasiro sharing the house with Kei Yamaba, the most beautiful girl in the school, who is also his classmate. There is the risk that their unexpected 'co-habitation' will be discovered by the school authorities. While he grows increasingly attracted to her, he is often irritated by her innocent and nonchalant attitude towards their predicament. They each develop other romantic attachments, but end up turning to each other.

《潜迹》是演员独自去旅行度过自由时间展现本来面貌的节目。于2021年5月27日、6月3日播出的《潜迹 - 金多美》为节目的试播集，展现演员金多美独自旅行的模样。