''3 Body Problem'' is an upcoming

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Paral ...

television series created by

David Benioff David Friedman (; born September 25, 1970), known professionally as David Benioff (), is an American writer, director and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known as co-creator and showrunner of ''Game of Thrones'' (2 ...

, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo based on the novel of the same name by

Liu Cixin Liu Cixin (, pronounced ; born 23 June 1963) is a Chinese science fiction writer. He is a nine-time winner of China's Galaxy Award (China), Galaxy Award and has also received the 2015 Hugo Award for his novel ''The Three-Body Problem (nov ...

. The series is expected to premiere on

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in January 2024. On June 17, 2023, a trailer for the series was released.

Premise

Ye Wenjie is an astrophysicist who saw her father brutally murdered during the Chinese

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated go ...

. Later, she was conscripted by the military because of her scientific background and sent to a secret radar base in a remote region of China. Her fateful decision in the 1960s echoes across space and time to a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to face humanity's greatest threat.

Cast

* Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma * Jess Hong as Jin Cheng *

Jovan Adepo Jovan Adepo (born September 6, 1988) is a British-American actor. He is known for his role as Cory Maxson in the film adaptation of ''Fences'' (2016), and also had starring roles in the 2018 film ''Overlord'' and as Lionel Jefferson in CBS' ''Al ...

as Saul Durand * Sea Shimooka as Sophon * Zine Tseng as young Ye Wenjie *

Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao (; born September 23, 1957) is an American actress. Chao's best-known roles have been Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s CBS show '' AfterMASH'', Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie '' The Joy Luck Club'', the recurring character K ...

as Ye Wenjie (present day) * Benedict Wong as Da Shi * John Bradley as Jack Rooney * Eiza González as Auggie Salazar * Alex Sharp as Will Downing *

Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. Cunningham has been nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award, the British Independen ...

as Thomas Wade * Marlo Kelly as Tatiana *

Ben Schnetzer Benjamin Schnetzer (born February 8, 1990) is an American actor. He was nominated for two British Independent Film Awards for his performance in the film ''Pride'' (2014). Early life Schnetzer was born and raised in New York City, the son of ...

as young Mike Evans *

Jonathan Pryce Sir Jonathan Pryce (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2021 he wa ...

as Mike Evans (present day) * Eve Ridley as Follower * Jason Forbes * Stacy Abalogun

Production

It was announced in September 2020 that David Benioff and D. B. Weiss were developing a television adaptation of the novel at

, with Alexander Woo co-writing alongside them. In August 2021, Eiza González entered negotiations to join the cast. The same month,

Derek Tsang Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung (; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. The son of actor Eric Tsang, Tsang got his start in the Hong Kong film industry working for director Peter Chan Ho-Sun after graduating from University o ...

was hired to direct the pilot episode. González would be confirmed by October, with the additional castings including Benedict Wong, Tsai Chin, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Jovan Adepo announced. In June 2022, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley were added to cast. Production on the series began on November 8, 2021, and will shoot in the

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and China.

Release

The show is due to be released in January 2024.

References

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