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3 Body Problem is an American science fiction television series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, based on the Hugo Award–winning Chinese novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. It is the second live-action adaptation after the 2023 Chinese television series. The series premiered on Netflix with eight episodes on March 21, 2024, and received positive reviews. Premise Ye Wenjie, an astrophysicist who sees her father beaten to death during a struggle session in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, is conscripted by the military. Due to her scientific background, she is sent to a secret military base in a remote region. Her decision at the base to respond to contact from an alien planet implicates a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to confront humanity's greatest threat. Cast and characters Main Jovan Adepo as Dr. Saul Durand (based on the character of Luo Ji) John Bradley as Jack Rooney (based on the character of Hu Wen) Rosalind Chao as adult Dr. Ye Wenjie Zine Tseng as young Ye Wenjie Liam Cunningham as Thomas Wade Eiza González as Dr. Augustina "Auggie" Salazar (based on the characters of Cheng Xin and Wang Miao) Jess Hong as Dr. Jin Cheng (based on the characters of Wang Miao, AA, and Cheng Xin) Marlo Kelly as Tatiana Haas (based on the characters of Shen Yufei and AA) Alex Sharp as Dr. Will Downing (based on the character of Yun Tianming) Sea Shimooka as Sophon Saamer Usmani as Prithviraj "Raj" Varma (based on the character of Zhang Beihai) Benedict Wong as Clarence Shi (based on the character of "Da" Shi Qiang) Jonathan Pryce as Mike Evans Recurring Vedette Lim as Vera Ye Eve Ridley as Follower Ben Schnetzer as young Mike Evans John Dagleish as Felix Gerard Monaco as Collins Adrian Edmondson as Denys Porlock CCH Pounder as Secretary-General of the United Nations Lillian Joseph Lan Xiya as Tang Hongjing (Red Guard) Josh Brener as Sebastian Kent Guest Mark Gatiss as Isaac Newton Reece Shearsmith as Alan Turing Conleth Hill as Pope Gregory XIII Phil Wang as Aristotle Naoko Mori as Marie Curie Kevin Eldon as Sir Thomas More Jason Forbes as Omar Khayyam Jim Howick as Harry Nitin Ganatra as Ranjit Varma Dustin Demri-Burns as Ted Tom Wu as Count of The West Guy Burnet as Rufus Jake Tapper as himself Bobak Ferdowsi as Mission Director Stacy Abalogun as Thelma Episodes Production Development 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. Although a second season has yet to be confirmed, they have said they plan to adapt the whole trilogy, which would likely include three or more seasons. On December 25, 2020, Lin Qi, founder of Yoozoo Games and an executive producer on 3 Body Problem, died after ingesting a poisoned beverage, with four others becoming ill. An executive at Yoozoo Games, Xu Yao, was sentenced to death for murder in March 2024, the day after the series premiered on Netflix. Lin had purchased the rights to the book franchise and hired Xu Yao, a lawyer, in 2017, to manage the rights to Liu's novels; the poisonings were an attempt by Xu to take control of the subsidiary company that owned the rights to the series. Casting In August 2021, Eiza González entered negotiations to join the cast. The same month, Derek Tsang was hired to direct the pilot episode. 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. In June 2022, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley were added to cast. Filming Production on the series began on November 8, 2021, with principal photography taking place in the United Kingdom. Filming took place in London over a nine month shoot between October 2021 and mid 2022. At Netflix's Tudum 2022 event, Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss announced that the production of the first season was completed. Release 3 Body Problem was released on March 21, 2024. A companion podcast to be hosted by Jason Concepcion and Maggie Aderin-Pocock was also announced alongside it. On January 10, 2024, SXSW Film & TV Festival announced 3 Body Problem as the Opening Night TV Premiere. Reception Critical response The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 80% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 104 critic reviews. The website's critics' consensus reads, "Tackling its ambitious source material with impressive gusto, 3 Body Problem's first season proves a solid start that should leave sci-fi fans eager for more." Metacritic assigned it a score of 70 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Cindy White of The A.V. Club gave the series a B+ and said, "It may wear the garb of prestige television, but underneath it's just a nerdy science-fiction show, with a healthy emphasis on the science." Reviewing the series for USA Today, Kelly Lawler gave a rating of 3/4 and wrote, "Benioff, Weiss and Woo took a book trilogy known more for its thought experiments in philosophy and theoretical physics than its plot and made a solid bit of hard sci-fi that is (mostly) accessible to more casual fans of the genre." Eric Deggans of NPR commented, "As the characters in 3 Body Problem lurch toward answers, we all get to bask in an ambitious narrative fueling an ultimately impressive tale. Just remember to be patient as the series sets the stage early on." Wenlei Ma of The Nightly described the series as "Ambitious, towering and crammed with big ideas about intellectual curiosity, exploration and our place in the universe while still managing to tell intimate stories about human relationships." Inkoo Kang of the "New Yorker" gave a postive review, writing "The Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin’s trilogy mixes heady theoretical questions with genuine spectacle and heart." Ben Travers of IndieWire gave a critical review, writing that "3 Body Problem is a sprawling drag, at turns disorienting in its use of inconsistent CGI to convey the story's momentousness and aggravating in its approach to character development and existential quandaries. The plot is easy enough to track, but the relief of realizing you can keep up with this motley crew of scientist pals — as they try to figure out why so many of their peers are dying off — is short-lived." Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge gave a mixed review, writing that "though David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo's 3 Body Problem is impressive, it really feels like just an introduction to Cixin Liu's deeper ideas." He opined that future seasons could explore the world of Liu's later novels. Evan Lambert of Thought Catalog praised the series for addressing the sexism of Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past novels, which he argued was rooted in the author's view "that women need the logic of men to balance them and temper their irrationality." H.... Discover the Katie Tsang Kevin Tsang popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Katie Tsang Kevin Tsang books.