3 Body Problem TV series
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| Based on | The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin |
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| Composer | Ramin Djawadi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 44–63 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | March 21, 2024 |
3 Body Problem is an American science fiction television series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, based on the Chinese novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. It is the second live-action adaptation after the 2023 Chinese television series. It premiered on Netflix on March 21, 2024.
Premise[edit]
Ye Wenjie is an astrophysicist who saw her father brutally murdered during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Later, she was conscripted by the military because of her scientific background and sent to a secret radar base in a remote region. Her fateful decision at the base echoes across space and time to a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to face humanity's greatest threat.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Benedict Wong as Da Shi[1]
- Jess Hong as Jin Cheng
- Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand
- Eiza González as Augustina "Auggie" Salazar
- John Bradley as Jack Rooney
- Alex Sharp as Will Downing
- Rosalind Chao as adult Ye Wenjie
- Zine Tseng as teenage Ye Wenjie
- Jonathan Pryce as Mike Evans
- Ben Schnetzer as young Mike Evans
- Liam Cunningham as Wade
- Marlo Kelly as Tatiana
- Sea Shimooka as Sophon
- Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma
- Eve Ridley as Ye Wenxue
- Vedette Lim as Vera Yee
Recurring[edit]
- Jason Forbes
- Stacy Abalogun[2]
- Edmund Kingsley
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Countdown" | Derek Tsang | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss & Alexander Woo | March 21, 2024 | |
1960s China timeline: Ye Wenjie witnesses her father's humiliation and death in a struggle session. Later, at a work camp, she's given a copy of Silent Spring. It is discovered, but she does not betray the one who gave it to her. After nearly dying in prison, she is taken to a station with a large radar-like dish to serve the rest of her sentence. She figures out its purpose before she is told. Modern timeline: A group of researchers talk about how modern work has stopped making sense and that several scientists are committing suicide. Da Shi, an investigator is trying to link multiple scientist suicides and notices a headpiece that looks like a helmet in common. Augustina "Auggie" Salazar starts seeing a countdown timer in front of her eyes all the time. A woman she doesn't know says "don't let it get to zero" and tells her to watch the sky at midnight the next day. She brings a friend to look with her and witnesses all the stars flashing in the same pattern as her countdown timer. | |||||
| 2 | "Red Coast" | Derek Tsang | Rose Cartwright | March 21, 2024 | |
| 3 | "Destroyer of Worlds" | Andrew Stanton | Alexander Woo | March 21, 2024 | |
| 4 | "Our Lord" | Minkie Spiro | Madhuri Shekar | March 21, 2024 | |
| 5 | "Judgment Day" | Minkie Spiro | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | March 21, 2024 | |
| 6 | "The Stars Our Destination" | Minkie Spiro | Alexander Woo | March 21, 2024 | |
| 7 | "Only Advance" | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | March 21, 2024 | |
| 8 | "Wallfacer" | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | March 21, 2024 | |
Production[edit]
It was announced in September 2020 that David Benioff and D. B. Weiss were developing a television adaptation of the novel at Netflix, with Alexander Woo co-writing alongside them.[3]
In August 2021, Eiza González entered negotiations to join the cast.[4] The same month, Derek Tsang was hired to direct the pilot episode.[5] González would be confirmed as joining the cast by that October, with additional castings including Benedict Wong, Tsai Chin, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Jovan Adepo.[6] In June 2022, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley were added to cast.[7]
Production on the series began on November 8, 2021, with principal photography taking place in the United Kingdom.[8]
At Netflix's Tudum 2022 event, Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D. B. Weiss announced that the production of the first season was completed.[9]
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