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Three-Body

★ 7.6 8K votes 2023–present 1 season · 30 episodes Returning Series CCTV-8
Intellectual challengeRewards close attention and theorizing.This show: 9/10Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 9/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 8/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 8/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 8/10Existential dreadMortality and meaninglessness confronted head-on.This show: 7/10Puzzle plotNonlinear timelines, twists and structural games that reward attention.This show: 7/10Slow burnDeliberate pacing where the payoffs are earned over long stretches.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Luyi ZhangHewei YuYongjian LinXiaoran LiJin ChenZiwen Wang
Starring
Luyi ZhangHewei YuYongjian LinXiaoran LiJin ChenZiwen Wang
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0125250375500

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"A patient, faithful descent into cosmic paranoia"

Based on Liu Cixin's acclaimed novel, this Chinese adaptation follows a nanomaterials scientist pulled into investigating a wave of scientist suicides, which leads him toward a mysterious VR game simulating an alien world with three suns, and a decades-old conspiracy rooted in the Cultural Revolution. It's a patient, cerebral mystery that rewards attention, mixing hard-science ideas with slow-building dread. The pace is deliberate rather than thrilling, but the atmosphere, visual effects for the game sequences, and faithfulness to the source material carry it through its considerable length.

Watch it for

the meticulous, faithful adaptation of a genuinely mind-bending science fiction novel.

Maybe skip if

you need fast pacing, since the mystery unfolds slowly across many episodes.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12023
7.68K3013h 32m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.17.1
42343 min
▶2Episode #1.27.2
35844 min
▶3Episode #1.37.1
32843 min
▶4Episode #1.47.3
29948 min
▶5Episode #1.57.8
31951 min
▶6Episode #1.67.1
28043 min
▶7Episode #1.77.9
27843 min
▶8Episode #1.86.9
25547 min
▶9Episode #1.97.2
24544 min
▶10Episode #1.107.4
24846 min
▶11Episode #1.117.6
24234 min
▶12Episode #1.127.7
23744 min
▶13Episode #1.137.7
23345 min
▶14Episode #1.147.8
23546 min
▶15Episode #1.157.9
255—
▶16Episode #1.167.4
216—
▶17Episode #1.177.4
215—
▶18Episode #1.187.7
226—
▶19Episode #1.197.4
217—
▶20Episode #1.207.9
218—
▶21Episode #1.217.8
222—
▶22Episode #1.227.8
220—
▶23Episode #1.237.8
219—
▶24Episode #1.248.1
238—
▶25Episode #1.258.1
23345 min
▶26Episode #1.267.7
25046 min
▶27Episode #1.277.6
23646 min
▶28Episode #1.287.8
248—
▶29Episode #1.298.4
347—
▶30Episode #1.308.2
33254 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Luyi Zhang Wang Miao
Hewei Yu Shi Qiang
Yongjian Lin Chang Weisi
Xiaoran Li Shen Yufei
Jin Chen Old Ye Wenjie
Ziwen Wang Young Ye Wenjie
Kenan Heppe Mike Evans
Dujuan He Yang Dong
Junning Zhang Pan Han
Zehui Li Xu Bingbing

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