‘3 Body Problem’
Netflix’s newest sci-fi series is unlike anything the streamer has ever done before. Based on the books by Liu Cixin, 3 Body Problem follows a quintet of brilliant friends as they navigate the existential threat of an alien invasion. “The Oxford Five” reunite after their mentor becomes the latest genius scientist to die in a strange, unsettling pattern. Soon, Auggie (Eiza González) is being haunted by a countdown she sees everywhere, Jin (Jess Hong) and Jack (John Bradley) are hooked on a mysterious game, and Will (Alex Sharp) gets devastating news. And what’s Saul (Jovan Adepo) doing? He’s just hanging out, being the consummate skeptic. 3 Body Problem elegantly weaves together the three separate plots of each book in Liu’s trilogy to take the viewer on a thrilling, and at times, terrifying, journey.