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Three-Body

2023 · 1 season

It feels like a cerebral, high-stakes puzzle where every piece of information hints at a vast, unknowable cosmic dread.

Created by
Liu Cixin
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Chen Jin
Tagline
For most, life unfolds entirely by chance.
Overview
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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Created by
Liu Cixin
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Chen Jin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • technology
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity9
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Liu Cixin
Written by
Tian Liangliang
Starring
Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Chen Jin, Wang Ziwen, Lin Yongjian, Li Xiaoran, He Dujuan, Wang Chuanjun
Music
Chen Xueran
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes, 43 min each
Network
CCTV-8
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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