3 Body Problem Web Series Details:
| Based on | The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Chinese |
| Genre | Fantasy drama Science fiction |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Release date | March 21, 2024 |
| Running time | 1hr |
| Age rating | TV-MA |
| Starring | Benedict Wong Jess Hong Jovan Adepo Eiza González John Bradley Alex Sharp Rosalind Chao Zine Tseng Jonathan Pryce Ben Schnetzer Liam Cunningham Marlo Kelly Sea Shimooka Saamer Usmani Eve Ridley |
| Created by | David Benioff D. B. Weiss Alexander Woo |
| Directed by | Minkie Spiro Jeremy Podeswa Derek Tsang Andrew Stanton |
| Written by | David Benioff D.B. Weiss Alexander Woo Madhuri Shekar Rose Cartwright |
| Executive producers | David Benioff D. B. Weiss Alexander Woo Bernadette Caulfield Rian Johnson Ram Bergman Nena Rodrigue Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Brad Pitt Qi Lin Jilong Zhao Gao Xiaosong Lauren Ma Rosamund Pike Robie Uniacke |
| Cinematography by | Martin Ahlgren P.J. Dillon Richard Donnelly Jonathan Freeman |
| Edited by | Simon Smith Katie Weiland Michael Ruscio |
| Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
| Casting by | Nina Gold Robert Sterne |
| Production Design by | Deborah Riley |
| Production Company | Bighead Littlehead T-Street Yoozoo Group Plan B Entertainment Primitive Streak |
| Distributor | Netflix |
3 Body Problem Web Series Cast & Character:
- Benedict Wong as Da Shi
- Jess Hong as Jin Cheng
- Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand
- Eiza González as Augustina “Auggie” Salazar
- John Bradley as Jack Rooney
- Alex Sharp as Will Downing
- Rosalind Chao and Zine Tseng as Ye Wenjie
- Jonathan Pryce as Mike Evans
- Ben Schnetzer as young Mike Evans
- Liam Cunningham as Wade
- Marlo Kelly as Tatiana
- Sea Shimooka as Sophon
- Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma
- Eve Ridley as Follower
- Jason Forbes
- Stacy Abalogun
Storyline:
Ye Wenjie is an astrophysicist who saw her father brutally murdered during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Later, she was conscripted by the military because of her scientific background and sent to a secret radar base in a remote region. Her fateful decision at the base echoes across space and time to a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to face humanity’s greatest threat.
About 3 Body Problem Web Series:
3 Body Problem is an American science fiction television series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, based on the Chinese novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. It is the second live-action adaptation after the 2023 Chinese television series.
It was announced in September 2020 that David Benioff and D. B. Weiss were developing a television adaptation of the novel at Netflix, with Alexander Woo co-writing alongside them.
In August 2021, Eiza González entered negotiations to join the cast. The same month, Derek Tsang was hired to direct the pilot episode. González would be confirmed as joining the cast by that October, with additional castings including Benedict Wong, Tsai Chin, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, and Jovan Adepo. In June 2022, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley were added to the cast.
Production on the series began on November 8, 2021, with principal photography taking place in the United Kingdom.
On Netflix’s Tudum 2022 event, Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D. B. Weiss announced that the first season’s production was completed.
The show was released on March 21, 2024. A companion podcast to be hosted by Jason Concepcion and Maggie Aderin-Pocock was also announced alongside it.
On January 10, 2024, the SXSW Film & TV Festival announced 3 Body Problem as the Opening Night TV Premiere.
