This article is about the American TV series. For the Chinese TV series, see Three-Body. For other uses, see Three-body problem (disambiguation).
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| Based on | The Three-Body Problem, Dark Forest, Death's End by Liu Cixin |
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| Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| 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 – present |
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 series Remembrance of Earth's Past by Liu Cixin. It is the second live-action adaptation after the 2023 Chinese television series. The first season was released on Netflix on March 21, 2024, with eight episodes and received positive reviews. In May 2024, the series was renewed for 2 more seasons.[1]
Premise[edit]
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 affects a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to confront humanity's greatest threat.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Jovan Adepo as Dr. Saul Durand, a research assistant and member of the “Oxford Five”[2]
- John Bradley as Jack Rooney, an entrepreneur and member of the “Oxford Five”[2]
- Rosalind Chao as older Dr. Ye Wenjie[2] (season 1)
- Zine Tseng as young Ye Wenjie[2] (season 1)
- Liam Cunningham as Thomas Wade, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)[2]
- Eiza González as Dr. Augustina Salazar, a nanotechnologist and member of the “Oxford Five”[2]
- Jess Hong as Dr. Jin Cheng, a theoretical physicist and member of the “Oxford Five”[2]
- Marlo Kelly as Tatiana Haas[2]
- Alex Sharp as Dr. Will Downing, a sixth form physics teacher and member of the “Oxford Five”[2] (season 1)
- Sea Shimooka as the personification of Sophon, a sophisticated Trisolaran intelligence platform[2]
- Saamer Usmani as Prithviraj Varma, a commander in the Royal Navy and Cheng’s boyfriend[2]
- Benedict Wong as Clarence “Da” Shi, an MI6 officer[3][2]
- Jonathan Pryce as Mike Evans[2] (season 1)
Recurring[edit]
- Vedette Lim as Vera Ye[2]
- Eve Ridley as Follower[2]
- Ben Schnetzer as young Mike Evans[2]
- John Dagleish as Felix
- Gerard Monaco as Collins
- Adrian Edmondson as Denys Porlock
- CCH Pounder as Lillian Joseph, the Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Lan Xiya as Tang Hongjing, a Red Guard
- Josh Brener as Sebastian Kent
Guest[edit]
- 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[4]
- Stacy Abalogun as Thelma[5]