3 Body Problem

3 Body Problem

Created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Alexander Woo

On Netflix

2024–1 season8 episodes7.5 / 10

A cerebral, high-stakes sci-fi thriller that grounds an existential alien-contact premise in the interior lives of brilliant scientists grappling with the unraveling of reality itself.

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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Questions people ask

  • Is 3 Body Problem scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of series.

  • Is 3 Body Problem sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.

  • Is 3 Body Problem easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.

  • Does 3 Body Problem leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.

  • Is 3 Body Problem violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love46

How much audiences actually like it

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