'3 Body Problem': Release date, star cast and where to watch sci-fi adaptation

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While Netflix announced the production of sci-fi adaptation '3 Body Problem' in 2020, China made its adaptation and released it in 2023..

Based on the novels by Beijing-based writer Liu Cixin, it is set in the ripple effect of the Chinese Revolution and raises many political and philosophical questions.. Based on the novels by Beijing-based writer Liu Cixin, '3 Body Problem' is a science fiction that follows a secret science program; explores an alien species in a solar system beyond the stars; and develops a strange video game depicting the rise and fall of great civilizations over thousands of years..

Developed for Netflix by Eric Heisserer, '3 Body Problem' revolves around astrophysics student Ye Wenjie who helplessly watches her father being mercilessly lynched by paramilitary forces..

Resigned to fate, Ye Wenjie dedicates her life to research under a giant parabolic antenna and develops a scientific breakthrough that leads to the broadcasting of a high-powered radio signal into deep space...

The star ensemble of '3 Body Problem' includes 'Game of Thrones' fame Liam Cunningham and Benedict Wong known for playing Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 'Doctor Strange'..