Scripted series · Netflix
3 Body Problem
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jovan Adepo
Saul Durand
8 eps
Rosalind Chao
Ye Wenjie
8 eps
Liam Cunningham
Thomas Wade
8 eps
Eiza González
Auggie Salazar
8 eps
Jess Hong
Jin Cheng
8 eps
Marlo Kelly
Tatiana Haas
8 eps
Alex Sharp
Will Downing
8 eps
Sea Shimooka
Sophon
8 eps
Saamer Usmani
Raj Varma
8 eps
Benedict Wong
Detective Clarence 'Da' Shi
8 eps
Yu Guming
Yang Weining
2 eps
Gerard Monaco
Collins
5 eps
Vedette Lim
Vera Ye
2 eps
Deng Qiaozhi
Lei Zhicheng
2 eps
Sun Yan
Commander Song
1 eps
Yang Hewen
Bai Mulin
1 eps
Perry Yung
Ye Zhetai
1 eps
Li Fengxu
Shao Lin
1 eps
Jeanne Yuan
Teng Lihua
1 eps
Steve H. Li
Political Instructor Wei
1 eps
Wang Xuedong
Male Red Guard
1 eps
Guy Burnet
Rufus
1 eps
Emily Kimball
Poppy
1 eps
Stephanie Tarling
Karaoke Singer
1 eps
Benjamin Jia
Lead Operator
2 eps
James Chu
Professor
1 eps
Tao Deng
Computer Scientist 1
1 eps
Guo Tao
Computer Scientist 2
1 eps
Yin Wang
Red Guard Student
1 eps
Ben Schnetzer
Young Mike Evans
2 eps
Adrian Edmondson
Denys Porlock
3 eps
Eve Ridley
Follower
2 eps
Tom Wu
Count of the West
1 eps
Russell Yuen
Emperor Zhou
1 eps
John Dagleish
Felix
4 eps
Lokky Lau
Engineer
1 eps
Hon Ping Tang
Sentry 1
1 eps
Ali Noorani
Dr. Chowdhury
1 eps
Kevin Eldon
Sir Thomas More
1 eps
Ami Tredrea
Scientist
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How 3 Body Problem actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
3 Body Problem reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and World Building.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
Judgment Day
As threat levels rise, a secret mission to retrieve enemy intel ventures into dangerous territory. An ominous message reaches Earth.
- Directed by Minkie Spiro
- Written by D. B. Weiss, David Benioff
S01E01
Countdown
Unsettling events put a group of brilliant friends on edge as a mystery unravels with origins tracing back to China during the Cultural Revolution.
- Directed by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
- Written by Alexander Woo, D. B. Weiss
S01E02
Red Coast
Auggie's countdown jeopardizes her nanotech work. Jin becomes engrossed in an otherworldly VR game. Ye Wenjie follows through on a radical idea.
- Directed by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
- Written by Rose Cartwright
S01E03
Destroyer of Worlds
Obsessed with their virtual reality quest, Jin and Jack race to solve a complex riddle — but advancing to the next level brings harrowing consequences.
- Directed by Andrew Stanton
- Written by Alexander Woo
S01E04
Our Lord
Jin seeks justice after a death rattles the group. Investigators learn of an extremist group devoted to an otherworldly entity ahead of a major summit.
- Directed by Minkie Spiro
- Written by Madhuri Shekar
S01E07
Only Advance
A bold proposition for the Staircase Project puts the group at odds. Will weighs his options. Ye returns to a familiar place.
- Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
- Written by D. B. Weiss, David Benioff
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Countdown
- Directed by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
- Written by Alexander Woo, D. B. Weiss
S01E02
Red Coast
- Directed by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
- Written by Rose Cartwright
S01E03
Destroyer of Worlds
- Directed by Andrew Stanton
- Written by Alexander Woo
S01E05
Judgment Day
- Directed by Minkie Spiro
- Written by D. B. Weiss, David Benioff
S01E06
The Stars Our Destination
- Directed by Minkie Spiro
- Written by Alexander Woo
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Alexander Woo
Creator
D. B. Weiss
Creator
David Benioff
Showrunner
Nena Rodrigue
Executive producer
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Lauren Ma
Executive producer
Rian Johnson
Executive producer
Dede Gardner
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Bernadette Caulfield
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Robie Uniacke
Executive producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Gao Xiaosong
Executive producer
Rosamund Pike
Executive producer
Ram Bergman
Executive producer
Zhao Jilong
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Lin Qi
Executive producer
Brad Pitt
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Madhuri Shekar
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Rose Cartwright
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Nena RodrigueExecutive Producer
- Lauren MaExecutive Producer
- Alexander WooExecutive Producer
- Hameed ShaukatProducer
- Rian JohnsonExecutive Producer
- D. B. WeissExecutive Producer
Writing
- Alexander WooWriter
- Madhuri ShekarWriter
- D. B. WeissWriter
- David BenioffWriter
- Rose CartwrightWriter
Direction
- Jeremy PodeswaDirector
- Derek Tsang Kwok-CheungDirector
- Minkie SpiroDirector
- Andrew StantonDirector
Cinematography
- P.J. DillonDirector of Photography
- Martin AhlgrenDirector of Photography
- Jonathan FreemanDirector of Photography
- Richie DonnellyDirector of Photography
Music
- Ramin DjawadiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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