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Three-Body
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Synopsis
Nanotechnology researcher Wang Miao is taken to the Joint Operations Center by police officer Shi Qiang, who's investigating the mysterious suicide wave among scientists worldwide. He is recruited to sneak into an organization called the Frontiers of Science to help the investigation. When Wang Miao is contacted by the leader of the organization, Shen Yufei, she introduces him to a sophisticated VR video game called Three-Body, but soon he discovers that it's more than just a game.
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- E1 Episode 1Next upJan 15, 2023 · 43 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
Many scientists across the world commit suicide. Wang Miao, an applied physicist, is asked to do an undercover job in an organization called The Frontier of Science.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克)
- E2 Episode 2Jan 16, 2023 · 44 min · ★ 7.1
Synopsis
Wang attends a conference held by The Frontier of Science. Later, he discovers a series of mysterious numbers appearing on his pictures.
- E3 Episode 3Jan 17, 2023 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Wang finds a countdown in the middle of his sight. He goes to Shen for answers.
Guest stars: Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Zhengrong Chi (周楠)
- E4 Episode 4Jan 18, 2023 · 47 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
Wang shuts down his experiment, and the countdown disappears. He visits Ye Wenjie in order to find a spot to observe the flicker of the universe.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou)
- E5 Episode 5Jan 19, 2023 · 51 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Wang witnesses the universe flicker for him. With encouragement from Shi and his family, he decides to fight against whoever is behind it.
Guest stars: Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Yang Rong (Mu Xing)
- E6 Episode 6Jan 20, 2023 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Sha presents the theory that shows the flicker could be faked. Wang and Shi look through Ye's files and learn of her tragic past.
Guest stars: Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Zhang Gong (Professor Han), Liu Weiting (常伟思助手), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing)
- E7 Episode 7Jan 22, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Wang decides to take on the undercover job. He is presented with a game that claims to showcase the world of a highly advanced alien civilization.
Guest stars: Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Zhang Gong (Professor Han), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Han Qing (King Zhou Wen), Li Mingming (Hong An Xiao Zhang), Jiang Nan (Fu Xi), 蔡佳 (妲己)
- E8 Episode 8Jan 23, 2023 · 49 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
The civilization is demolished in the game, leaving Wang overwhelmed by how real it feels. No one can find any information on the game developer. The General decides to put top scientists in military custody for protection.
Guest stars: Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Liu Weiting (常伟思助手), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Han Qing (King Zhou Wen), 蔡佳 (妲己), Xie Bo (胡晓希)
- E9 Episode 9Jan 24, 2023 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Hu Xiaoxi, who was Pan's messenger, turns himself in. Wang and Shi go to Shen's place seeking the truth.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Zhang Gong (Professor Han), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Xie Bo (胡晓希)
- E10 Episode 10Jan 25, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Shi suggests that the cause of Yang's death took place in the last three days of her life. Wang goes to Ye in order to learn more about her history.
Guest stars: Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing)
- E11 Episode 11Jan 26, 2023 · 34 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Ye was accused of reading a forbidden book and writing a letter that conveyed anti-revolutionary ideas. She was given a way out, but with one condition: to accuse her father as anti-revolutionary even after his death.
Guest stars: Qu Shaoshi (张主任), 欧喜民 (连长), Zheng Long (指导员), Kong Lin (Cheng Li Hua)
- E12 Episode 12Jan 27, 2023 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Wang enters the game again and witnesses a model showing a possible structure of the universe. The civilization this time is destroyed with the sun approaching rapidly.
Guest stars: Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Yu Yang (Mozi), Hou Hongliang (Kong Zi)
- E13 Episode 13Jan 29, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
Wang goes to Ye to learn more about Red Coast. Ye tells him about her experience of being selected as a member of the base.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Li Mingming (Hong An Xiao Zhang), Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng), Pan Xiaoli (Shao Lin)
- E14 Episode 14Jan 30, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Yang tries his best to keep Ye away from the core of Red Coast. Lei personally engages Ye for unknown reasons.
Guest stars: Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Li Mingming (Hong An Xiao Zhang), Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng)
- E15 Episode 15Jan 31, 2023 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Wang gains insight from gaming with Dou. As "Copernicus," he presents a radical theory, facing danger but advancing understanding.
Guest stars: Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Ji Chen (Qin Shu Huang)
- E16 Episode 16Feb 1, 2023 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Shi and Xu uncover Shen's husband's secretive calculations. In the Three-Body game, triple suns cause chaos, leading to civilization's destruction. Mu learns truths from Pan and decides whom to trust.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Ji Chen (Qin Shu Huang), Tang Jia San Shao (Qin historian), Ma Dong (Qin messenger)
- E17 Episode 17Feb 2, 2023 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Shi and Wang encounter a murder investigation on their train journey to Hailar, realizing Shen is targeted by another formidable force. Ye advises Shen's safety while sharing her past with Wang.
Guest stars: Liu Min (Li Yao), Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng), Shen Wei (陈雪), Kenan Heppe (Mike Evans), Yue Chun Yu (齐建国)
- E18 Episode 18Feb 3, 2023 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Transferred to a secret department, Ye learns the truth about Red Coast with Yang's help. Despite the disappointment, she stays, driven by the pursuit of extraterrestrial life, bidding farewell to Wang.
Guest stars: Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng)
- E19 Episode 19Feb 5, 2023 · 49 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Wang and Shi regroup, sharing findings and returning to Beijing. Xu continues Shen's investigation. Ye confronts ETO leader Evans, revealing ideological divides. Wei seeks solace in mathematics amidst threats.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Zhang Gong (Professor Han), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Kenan Heppe (Mike Evans), Kong Xiangfu (少年魏成)
- E20 Episode 20Feb 6, 2023 · 48 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Shen discovers Wei's Three-Body calculations at a temple, leading to their relationship. Despite threats, they seek refuge with Wang, who takes possession of a crucial USB containing their research.
Guest stars: Zhang Gong (Professor Han), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing)
- E21 Episode 21Feb 7, 2023 · 50 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Police find Shen's death a suicide, clearing Pan. Wang attends a Three-Body game meetup where Pan reveals extraterrestrial existence. Meanwhile, global preparation against the aliens begins as mistrust spreads.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Liu Weiting (常伟思助手), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Kenan Heppe (Mike Evans), Guan Zijing (Ju Chang's reporter)
- E22 Episode 22Feb 8, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.1
Synopsis
Ye mourns Shen and suspects Pan's involvement with ETO. Wang and Shi observe ETO's internal divisions. The Operations Center locates the game server, while Pan shuts it down calmly. Wang learns of Three-Body's departure.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Yang Rong (Mu Xing), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Shen Wei (陈雪)
- E23 Episode 23Feb 9, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Wang receives an invite to the ETO meeting. Clues reveal Chen as an ETO member. Wang prepares for the meeting, knowing it implicates Ye.
Guest stars: Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng), Shen Wei (陈雪), Xinyue Yu (叶文雪)
- E24 Episode 24Feb 10, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Ye proposes using the sun to send signals into space, facing opposition. Despite risks, she conducts the experiment secretly. Years later, she receives three ominous messages from space.
Guest stars: Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng)
- E25 Episode 25Feb 12, 2023 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Ye learns of Trisolaris and decides humanity's fate. She reveals the significance of Wang's research. Shi takes action against Chen, averting disaster.
Guest stars: Liu Weiting (常伟思助手), Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng), Shen Wei (陈雪)
- E26 Episode 26Feb 13, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
Ye learns of her pregnancy just before Lei's attempt to monopolize the Trisolarian message.
Guest stars: Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), Tu Songyan (Yang Wei Ning), Zhang Fan (Lei Zhi Cheng), Pan Xiaoli (Shao Lin), Liu Weiting (审判员H), Song Wanqing (5岁杨冬), Zhu Haijun (绍琳丈夫)
- E27 Episode 27Feb 14, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
Ye's interrogation of former Red Guards yields no remorse. Wang joins her team. Ye meets Evans, who, disillusioned with humanity, builds "Judgment Day," inheriting wealth but not his father's business.
Guest stars: Pan Xiaoli (Shao Lin), Kenan Heppe (Mike Evans), Liu Weiting (审判员H), Song Wanqing (5岁杨冬), Zhu Haijun (绍琳丈夫)
- E28 Episode 28Feb 15, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Ye reveals Trisolarans sent sophons to halt human science. Wang learns about Yang's suicide.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Liu Weiting (审判员H)
- E29 Episode 29Feb 16, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Shi proposes using Wang's flying blade to slice Judgment Day, aiming to secure Trisolarian data.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Liu Weiting (常伟思助手), Kenan Heppe (Mike Evans), Keiichi Yamazaki (R国军官)
- E30 Episode 30Feb 17, 2023 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Synopsis
Shi and Wang continue the game, uncovering the Trisolaran monitoring stations akin to Red Coast Base on Earth, receiving awaited messages from space.
Guest stars: Warwick Gilles (斯坦顿), Michael Koltes (麦克), Liu Min (Li Yao), Cai Ying Ying (Dou Dou), Li Zehui (Xu Bing Bing), 刘淑峰 (咖啡馆写书男)
Cast & crew
Created by Liu Cixin
Zhang Luyi
Yu Hewei
Chen Jin
Wang Ziwen
Lin Yongjian
Li Xiaoran
He Dujuan
Wang Chuanjun
Zhao Jian
Johnny Zhang
Kou Zhenhai
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Reviews · from TMDB members
MovieGuysJan 21, 2023
Three Body is, simply put, boring. Initially, Three-Body offered up conceptualisations and ideas about the nature of the universe and understanding, that were philosophically interesting but like a lecture that goes on too long, for its own good, viewer fatigue, eventually sets in. I managed four episodes before I'd finally, had enough. I have no idea if, at a certain juncture, this series actually gets exciting and I never will. That's the danger of letting intrigue a… Read more
nd mystery run on, far too long. In summary, capably acted but painfully drawn out. Conceptualisations and intrigue that take the viewer nowhere terribly interesting or exciting over multiple episodes. One for those with saint-like patience only.
Amos BurtonFeb 14, 2023
Contrary to the other review, I just finished episode 5 and I'm eager for more! It's a solid show so far with an interesting premise and fairly decent plot. The biggest pro I have though is that after watching the first episode for maybe 20-30 minutes I realized it was giving me something that I've been lacking from American shows - an entertaining plot. I say this as someone who was born and raised in the US. Don't get me wrong, there are a few decent shows out right… Read more
now, but it's few and far between. Three-body focuses on an entertaining plot and leaves out real-world issues, politics and "lessons" that are over-saturating most shows. Also, after roughly 5 hours in, I haven't heard any insults against, well, anyone. It's nice not hearing pot shots and snide remarks directed at my race or men in general. This is my first Chinese show and one of maybe a handful of things I've watched that were not english language. I thought subtitle fatigue might set in but they were never an issue other than rewinding maybe 2 times when the dialog was moving too fast for me to read. So far the show has me interested in the plot and while the style and acting are just a minor bit different than in the west, it was never an issue for me. I'm looking forward to more of this show and this will likely have me branch out into other Chinese shows and those from other countries as well.
SejianMay 22, 2024
I've watched ONE episode of this. I have no idea if I will watch any more because this is... ♪ Whoa Nelly! From episode 1, I gather there's a shadowy international cabal of scientists doing nefarious deeds and the military are the good guys who need to recruit the non-threatening scientist to spy for them in order to save the world from the worst calamari you ever done did see. Also, there's a woman who talks to god (Buddah) and ants, and can make cracks in glass windows f… Read more
or her ant friends. Trust her bro, she can do the ♪ Abra, abracadabra! She's gonna reach out and- She also makes scientists go mad and kill themselves by showing them test results she can't possibly have because the tests haven't even been run yet. She's either a prophet, a psychic, or she's a sexy time-traveling space goddess here to eat your giblets. What is this garbage and how does it have such a high rating and so much critical praise? I don't need my series to spell out everything in the first episode, but I need them to not be utterly stupid. If this isn't some anti-science, pro-military propaganda nonsense, then I'm not the Queen of England reincarnate. P.S.: I also started watching episode 1 of the Netflix production and it's equally ridiculous. Are people watching this just to see how dumb it is or is it because they're all science deniers who want to believe us science boys are in a cult and we do the blood sacrifice to our science god every 6 days? There's more here right? There must be more here to warrant all the praise these 3BODY series get. P.P.S.: I only just read the TMBD synopsis for this show. Are you kidding me? I'm done.