TV series
3 Body Problem
Overview
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-03-21
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Plan B Entertainment, Primitive Streak, T-Street, The Three-Body Universe, Bighead Littlehead
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand
- Rosalind Chao as Ye Wenjie
- Liam Cunningham as Thomas Wade
- Eiza González as Auggie Salazar
- Jess Hong as Jin Cheng
- Marlo Kelly as Tatiana Haas
- Alex Sharp as Will Downing
- Sea Shimooka as Sophon
- Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma
- Benedict Wong as Detective Clarence 'Da' Shi
- Gerard Monaco as Collins
- Jonathan Pryce as Mike Evans
Creators and crew
- David Benioff - Creator
- D. B. Weiss - Creator
- Alexander Woo - Creator
- Bernadette Caulfield - Executive Producer
- Rian Johnson - Executive Producer
- Ram Bergman - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Countdown
Unsettling events put a group of brilliant friends on edge as a mystery unravels with origins tracing back to China during the Cultural Revolution.
Episode 2: Red Coast
Auggie's countdown jeopardizes her nanotech work. Jin becomes engrossed in an otherworldly VR game. Ye Wenjie follows through on a radical idea.
Episode 3: Destroyer of Worlds
Obsessed with their virtual reality quest, Jin and Jack race to solve a complex riddle — but advancing to the next level brings harrowing consequences.
Episode 4: Our Lord
Jin seeks justice after a death rattles the group. Investigators learn of an extremist group devoted to an otherworldly entity ahead of a major summit.
Episode 5: Judgment Day
As threat levels rise, a secret mission to retrieve enemy intel ventures into dangerous territory. An ominous message reaches Earth.
Episode 6: The Stars Our Destination
With the world in a state of panic following a momentous declaration, Wade gathers the world's greatest minds to prepare a defense plan.
Episode 7: Only Advance
A bold proposition for the Staircase Project puts the group at odds. Will weighs his options. Ye returns to a familiar place.
Episode 8: Wallfacer
A high-level operation upends Saul's life. With emotions and expectations high, the probe launches into space as humanity enters a daunting new era.
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