3 Body Problem (TV series)
3 Body Problem is an upcoming science fiction television series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo based on the novel of the same name by Liu Cixin. The series is expected to premiere on Netflix in January 2024. On June 17, 2023, a trailer for the series was released. Premise
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 of China. Her fateful decision in the 1960s echoes across space and time to a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to face humanity's greatest threat. Cast
 Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma
 Jess Hong as Jin Cheng
 Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand
 Sea Shimooka as Sophon
 Zine Tseng as young Ye Wenjie
 Rosalind Chao as Ye Wenjie (present day)
 Benedict Wong as Da Shi
 John Bradley as Jack Rooney
 Eiza González as Auggie Salazar
 Alex Sharp as Will Downing
 Liam Cunningham as Thomas Wade
 Marlo Kelly as Tatiana
 Ben Schnetzer as young Mike Evans
 Jonathan Pryce as Mike Evans (present day)  
 Eve Ridley as Follower
 Jason Forbes
 Stacy Abalogun

Production
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 by October, with the additional castings including Benedict Wong, Tsai Chin, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Jovan Adepo announced. In June 2022, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley were added to cast. Production on the series began on November 8, 2021, and will shoot in the United Kingdom and China. Release
The show is due to be released in January 2024. References

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2020s American drama television series
2020s American science fiction television series
Alien invasions in television
English-language Netflix original programming
Television series created by D. B. Weiss
Television series created by David Benioff
Television shows based on Chinese novels
Television shows filmed in China
Television shows filmed in the United Kingdom
Upcoming drama television series
Upcoming Netflix original programming