It took me three attempts to get through the opening chapters of the Three-Body Problem. I struggled with understanding the significance of the Cultural Revolution that the novel was depicting and how it related to the overall themes and plot in the book. However, once I was able to pierce the veil, I swiftly fell in love with the story. I devoured the novel, then its sequel, and then the final in the trilogy. I even picked up the fan-written fourth book for more.
When I learned that Netflix was making an adaptation, I was thrilled. Even more so when I learned that David Benioff and D. B. Weiss were involved. Say whatever you want about the final season of Game of Thrones, but the entire show was incredible. It was a cultural moment, a zeitgeist that captured the attention of everyone. The early seasons followed the books, and considering all three books in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past have been written, they don’t need to go off on their own script.
But it’s not just Netflix that is working on a TV series adaptation, Tencent Video and CCTV have developed a 30-part series. It’s streaming in the US on Rakuten Viki but it’s also apparently on YouTube.
If you, like me, want more Three-Body Problem while we wait for Netflix, you should check it out.
