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Season 1 – 3 Body Problem

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A fateful decision in 1960s China echoes across space and time to a group of scientists in the present, forcing them to face humanity's greatest threat.
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3 Body Problem — Season 1

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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.

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Verne Gay Newsday Visually spectacular and a good cast — Wong in particular. Rated: 3/4 Apr 8, 2024 Full Review Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) 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. Apr 1, 2024 Full Review Shirley Li The Atlantic I get a kick out of realizing which portions of the trilogy the show’s creators have chopped up and rearranged, delighted to be shown parallels among characters... and still find Benioff and Weiss to be great at writing memorable, economical dialogue. Mar 25, 2024 Full Review Palmer Haasch Business Insider "3 Body Problem," which oscillates from murder mystery to extraterrestrial sensibilities that should tickle any Carl Sagan fan's interest, sometimes feels too big for itself. Conversely, that large scope is also what makes it so compelling. Nov 15, 2024 Full Review Nelson Acosta Koimoi 3 Body Problem is an adaptation with all the ingredients for success, but it doesn’t match the original material’s efforts doesn’t to create something unique and compelling. Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net This is a big, brilliant, and beautiful sci-fi epic that was worth the wait. Rated: 5/5 Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Todd C I never read the books, but this first series had me almost from the start. I got wrapped up in the human struggles against the future aspect of the telling of this tale. Where I got lost a bit is when these super smart scientists are faced with quantum entangled supercomputers, are told exactly what they are and how they work, and don't bother to set about finding a way to disentangle them, at least not in this season. It boggles the mind. If you are going to lean that hard into quantum physics, it's just not that hard to disentangle, you just have to measure. So that's where I got a little lost. But if you don't think that hard about some of these things, this is a great series. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review THE NASHVILLE I 3 Body is a wildly creative, and addictive story but it has a big problem setting up it’s first act. The show has a strange but exciting trifecta and it’s like the show runners didn’t understand how to utilize it, so the first episode comes off as unsettling and boring. Rest assured though if you hang in there, the other 90% of the show is brilliant and decently cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/15/25 Full Review jennifer j really good! they even did some stuff I liked better from the first book Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Dicky r As a person who has never read the books and came into it blind, I thought it was genuinely slow and boring. Had a cool concept but thought it was poorly executed. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/25 Full Review jeremy j really great. Some changes from the books but overall takes a book with some very dry exposition and characters and really makes it work. Every episode was really great. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review Audience Member I expected this series to be thrilling and thought-provoking. Instead, I was left deeply disappointed. I kept watching until the scene where, after the destruction of the ship and the loss of lives, Augustina “Oggie” Salazar reacts with justified anger. But then came the moment that ruined it all — the show begins to glorify and promote russian "culture". The bitter irony is that I was watching this episode while hiding in a basement during a russian missile attack. This hypocrisy was too much to tolerate.I turned it off immediately.It’s heartbreaking that a series like this chooses to elevate a culture whose current regime tortures and kills — and whose citizens grow up reading this “masterpiece” in school, only to later invade independent countries and murder children. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 21, 2024 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. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 21, 2024 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. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 21, 2024 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. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 21, 2024 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. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 21, 2024 Judgment Day As threat levels rise, a secret mission to retrieve enemy intel ventures into dangerous territory; an ominous message reaches Earth. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 21, 2024 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. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 21, 2024 Only Advance A bold proposition for the Staircase Project puts the group at odds; Will weighs his options; Ye returns to a familiar place. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 21, 2024 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. Details
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Season Info

Director
Derek Tsang, Jeremy Podeswa, Minkie Spiro
Creator
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Alexander Woo
Executive Producer
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernadette Caulfield, Alexander Woo, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Nena Rodrigue, Lin Qi, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Rosamund Pike, Zhao Jilong, Robie Uniacke
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA (V|L)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 21, 2024
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