The Big Picture When news dropped that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would be helming a new TV show for Netflix — after a disastrous finale for Game of Thrones and a few failed follow-up projects — obviously, there was a lot of apprehension. The duo was announced to be teaming up with Alexander Woo to take on the ambitious task of adapting Liu Cixin's extraordinarily popular sci-fi book series Remembrance of Earth’s Past.
3 Body Problem follows several different characters who come to discover that a scientist's decision during the Cultural Revolution in 1960s China has set humanity on a path of destruction. With an inevitable doom coming for them in 400 years, the world's scientists and defense forces must come together to try and figure out a solution to save humanity from an impossibly powerful enemy.
'3 Body Problem' Adds a Crucial Element the Books Missed Close In many ways, while watching 3 Body Problem, I was reminded of the adaptation of another massive, century-spanning sci-fi series about the universe. When Apple TV+ first premiered Foundation, based on Isaac Asimov's sci-fi series of the same name, I also wondered how a series like this could work on television. In the many ways that Asimov's books are similar to Liu Cixin's, the shows are also alike.
'3 Body Problem' Has the Potential To Be Netflix’s New Flagship Series With such a massive cast, some stunning visual moments , and Ramin Djawadi scoring the series, it's hard to imagine another show that is better poised to be Netflix's next flagship series. Of course, no one can predict which direction the audience might sway, but 3 Body Problem has all the moving parts to make it great.