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3 Body Problem
2024
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #335
- IMDb #342
- Google retired #163
- Rotten Tomatoes #233
- Metacritic #294
- RatingGraph #338
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #271
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #212
- Metacritic Critics #185
- Metacritic Audience #345
- Criticker #264
- Trakt #263
Every rating
50–78
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 78.
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Details
- Created by
- Alexander Woo, David Benioff, D. B. Weiss
- Based on
- Remembrance of Earth's Past by Liu Cixin
- Released
- 21 March 2024
- Country
- China, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 8 across 1 season
- Awards
- 1 win, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →1 win from 18 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2024 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks, creative directors; Eddy Herringson, designer | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2024 | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Michael Ruscio ("Judgment Day") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2024 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, John Matter, Tim Hands, Bradley C. Katona, Justin Helle, David Klotz, Stefan Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau ("Judgment Day") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2024 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Martin Ahlgren (" Judgment Day ") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2024 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Marc Fishman, Danielle Dupre, Richard Dyer ("Judgment Day") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 | Outstanding Drama Series | 3 Body Problem | Nominee |
| American Cinema Editors Awards 2025 | Best Edited Drama Series | Michael Ruscio (for "Judgment Day") | Nominee |
| Artios Awards 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Drama | Nina Gold, Robert Sterne | Nominee |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
5 nominations
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Martin Ahlgren (" Judgment Day ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks, creative directors; Eddy Herringson, designer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Michael Ruscio ("Judgment Day") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, John Matter, Tim Hands, Bradley C. Katona, Justin Helle, David Klotz, Stefan Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau ("Judgment Day") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Marc Fishman, Danielle Dupre, Richard Dyer ("Judgment Day") | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | 3 Body Problem | Nominee |
Gotham TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series | Zine Tseng | Winner |
Astra TV Awards
5 nominations
| Best Directing in a Streaming Drama Series | Derek Tsang (for " Countdown ") | Nominee |
| Best Streaming Drama Series | 3 Body Problem | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Benedict Wong | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Drama Series | Eiza González | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series | David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo (for "Countdown") | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Drama Series | Michael Ruscio (for "Judgment Day") | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Drama | Nina Gold, Robert Sterne | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series | CCH Pounder | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Science Fiction Television Series | 3 Body Problem | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Fantasy or Science Fiction Series | Andrew McCarthy, Deborah Riley | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project | Yves D'Incau, Gavin Templer, Martin Chabannes, Eloi Andaluz Fullà (for "Judgment Day") | Nominee |