Three-Body: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adapted from the novel "The Three-Body Problem" (三体) by Liu Ci Xin (刘慈欣). A nanomaterials expert sees a mysterious countdown superimposed in his field of vision and finds himself under military investigation. To unravel the mystery, he enters the VR game "Three-Body" developed by a secret organization ETO and discovers the truth behind the deaths of dozens of scientists and a tragedy from the days of the Cultural Revolution.

Series details

• Title: Three-Body
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2023-01-15
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 65038
• IMDb ID: tt20242042
• TVDB ID: 421555

Cast and credited roles

• Edward Zhang — Wang Miao
• Yu He Wei — Shi Qiang
• Chen Jin — Ye Wen Jie (older)
• Olivia Wang — Ye Wen Jie (younger)
• Lin Yong Jian — Chang Wei Si
• Li Xiao Ran — Kun Yu Fei
• Eric Wang — Ding Yi
• He Du Juan — Yang Dong
• Tu Song Yan — Yang Wei Ning

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-01-15; final listed air date 2023-02-14; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Three-Body on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.