Here’s what you better know before diving into the new sci-fi epic.
“Part of it takes place in 1960s China.
Part of the show takes place in the present day.
We can have them wear anything they want and show anything we want on screen.
We’ve got a complete blank canvas and we can show whatever we want.
We can break any rules that we want and we’ve taken full advantage of that.”
That sounds like a lot, but let’s break it down.
What the hell is 3 Body Problem?
3 Body Problem is a new sci-fi show on Netflix fromGame of Thronescreators D.B.
Weiss and David Benioff and The Terror: Infamy creator Alexander Woo.
It is based on theRemember the Earth’s Pastnovel trilogy by Chinese author Liu Cixin.
What is 3 Body Problem About?
In a metaphorical sense, the show is about whether humanity can unite in a global crisis.
“What would you do if there was a threat to humanity?
How would you feel about the rest of your life?
Where do you think your life would be going?
What would you do?
How would you examine that?”
Liam Cunningham said to GameSpot about the show’s central quandaries.
“These are the questions that are asked in the show and are at the middle of it.
You’ve got these five youngsters, the Oxford Five, who are enormously talented in the sciences.
Who is in 3 Body Problem?
The Oxford Five
Jovan Adepo is Saul Durand.
He is very gifted at physics but doesn’t love it.
At the beginning of the series, he questions whether he’ll ever reach his full potential.
John Bradleyis Jack Rooney.
Jack left academia to use his physics prowess to found a multi-million-pound snack empire known as Jack Snacks.
Eiza Gonzalezis Auggie Salazar.
Jess Hong is Jin Cheng.
Jin is a genius theoretical physicist who is determined to answer the biggest questions about the universe.
Alex Sharp is Will Downing.
Will left Oxford because he felt it had become too difficult.
He is a middle-school physics teacher when he’s first introduced in the series.
He receives “life-changing news” that changes his, and his friends', perspective on the invasion.
The Shadow Organization
Liam Cunningham is Thomas Wade.
Benedict Wong is Da Shi.
The Other Major Players
Rosalind Chao is Ye Wenjiein the present day.
She is an astrophysics prodigy whose choices in the 1960s changed the course of humanity.
Zine Tseng is Young Ye Wenjie.
Young Wenjie is caught up in the Cultural Revolution and finds herself struggling with the cruel world around her.
Jonathan Pryce is Mike Evans.Mike is a billionaire oil tycoon with the heart of an environmentalist.
Ben Schnetzer is Young Mike Evans.A passionate environmentalist who is conflicted when he inherits his family’s oil business.
Marlo Kelly is Tatiana.
Saamer Usmani is Raj Varma.
Sea Shimooka is Sophon, an avatar in the VR game.
What did the 3 Body Problem series change from the books?
That was the origin of the Oxford Five.”
When does 3 Body Problem premiere?
3 Body Problem will premiere with all eight episodes on Thursday, March 21 on Netflix.
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