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Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Explores Huge Questions But Still Feels Intimate

Sea Shimooka as Sophon, John Bradley as Jack Rooney, and Jess Hong as Jin Cheng in 3 Body Problem.
Sea Shimooka as Sophon, John Bradley as Jack Rooney, and Jess Hong as Jin Cheng in 3 Body Problem. Image: Netflix

Netflix’s 3 Body Problem—an adaptation of Chinese author Liu Cixin’s acclaimed sci-fi novel from David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) and Alexander Woo (The Terror: Infamy)—delves into enormous questions. But though its central conflict is planet-sized, it manages to feel like an intimate story, with characters who feel real despite the unbelievable and often elevated circumstances they find themselves in. – Cheryl Eddy Read More