3 Body Problem (2024–present)

TV ShowOn airDrama, Science-Fiction, Thriller1 season, 8 episodes
3 Body Problem posterReview score: 76%

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Plot

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 013 Body Problem S01E05Judgment DayS01E05 · 7.7As threat levels rise, a secret mission to retrieve enemy intel ventures into dangerous territory. An ominous message reaches Earth.
  2. 023 Body Problem S01E01CountdownS01E01 · 7.4Unsettling events put a group of brilliant friends on edge as a mystery unravels with origins tracing back to China during the Cultural Revolution.
  3. 033 Body Problem S01E02Red CoastS01E02 · 7.4Auggie's countdown jeopardizes her nanotech work. Jin becomes engrossed in an otherworldly VR game. Ye Wenjie follows through on a radical idea.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2024Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E013 Body Problem S01E01CountdownMarch 21, 2024 7.4Unsettling events put a group of brilliant friends on edge as a mystery unravels with origins tracing back to China during the Cultural Revo
  2. S01E023 Body Problem S01E02Red CoastMarch 21, 2024 7.4Auggie's countdown jeopardizes her nanotech work. Jin becomes engrossed in an otherworldly VR game. Ye Wenjie follows through on a radical i
  3. S01E033 Body Problem S01E03Destroyer of WorldsMarch 21, 2024 7.3Obsessed with their virtual reality quest, Jin and Jack race to solve a complex riddle — but advancing to the next level brings harrowing co
  4. S01E043 Body Problem S01E04Our LordMarch 21, 2024 7.1Jin seeks justice after a death rattles the group. Investigators learn of an extremist group devoted to an otherworldly entity ahead of a ma
  5. S01E053 Body Problem S01E05Season's bestJudgment DayMarch 21, 2024 7.7As threat levels rise, a secret mission to retrieve enemy intel ventures into dangerous territory. An ominous message reaches Earth.
  6. S01E063 Body Problem S01E06The Stars Our DestinationMarch 21, 2024 6.8With the world in a state of panic following a momentous declaration, Wade gathers the world's greatest minds to prepare a defense plan.
  7. S01E073 Body Problem S01E07Only AdvanceMarch 21, 2024 7.0A bold proposition for the Staircase Project puts the group at odds. Will weighs his options. Ye returns to a familiar place.
  8. S01E083 Body Problem S01E08WallfacerMarch 21, 2024 6.9A high-level operation upends Saul's life. With emotions and expectations high, the probe launches into space as humanity enters a daunting

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Castfull cast & details

Jovan AdepoJovan AdepoSaul DurandRosalind ChaoRosalind ChaoYe WenjieLiam CunninghamLiam CunninghamThomas WadeEiza GonzálezEiza GonzálezAuggie SalazarJess HongJess HongJin ChengMarlo KellyMarlo KellyTatiana HaasAlex SharpAlex SharpWill DowningSea ShimookaSea ShimookaSophon

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