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Cixin Liu

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Earth makes first contact in a Netflix adaptation of the world-renowned, bestselling series of sci fi novels. And who better to adapt those books than "Game of Thrones" creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.  Based on Cixin Liu's trilogy, "Remembrance of Earth's Past," the "3 Body Problem" series follows Ye (Rosalind Chao), an astrophysicist working at a secret Chinese military base. A concerned alien contacts Ye and warns her to cease the search for intelligent life, because the alien's planet would invade as soon as their kind learns Earth exists. Disillusioned with humankind, Ye contacts the Trisolaris aliens anyway. And now, Earth has 450 years to prepare itself for a full-scale occupation. Also starring Eiza González, Benedict Wong, and Jovan Adepo, plus, Jonathan Pryce, John Bradley, and Liam Cunningham all reteaming with the "Game of Thrones" creators, "3 Body Problem" spans years and galaxies to answer scary existential questions, like ... Why are we here? Are we alone? And if there is life out there, why hasn't it contacted us ... until now? "3 Body Problem" premieres on Netflix in Jan 2024.
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Cixin Liu was born on 23 June 1963 in China. He is a writer and producer, known for The Wandering Earth (2019), The Wandering Earth II (2023) and Crazy Alien (2019).
BornJune 23, 1963
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Man-Tat Ng, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li, Mike Sui, Jinmai Zhao, and Chuxiao Qu in The Wandering Earth (2019)
    The Wandering Earth
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 2019
    Andy Lau, Xuejian Li, Jing Wu, Yi Sha, and Yanmanzi Zhu in The Wandering Earth II (2023)
    The Wandering Earth II
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2023
    Huang Bo and Teng Shen in Crazy Alien (2019)
    Crazy Alien
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 2019
    The Three-Body Problem: I
    The Three-Body Problem: I
    • Writer(as Liu Cixin)

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      Writer



      • 3 Body Problem
        • based on the books by
        • Released
        • TV Series
        • 2026
      • Three-Body: The Dark Forest
        • novel
        • Pre-production
        • TV Series
      • The Three-Body Problem: I
        • novel (as Liu Cixin)
        • Post-production
      • Supernova Era
        • novel
      • Supernova Era
        • novel
        • TV Series
      • Supernova Era
        • novel
        • In Development



      • Shan Zhang and Xuan Wang in Lost in Deep Affection (2025)
        Lost in Deep Affection
        TV Mini Series
        • Writer
        • 2025
      • Joey Chua and Zhendong Zhao in Ta Yi Fen Chun Wen Zhang Xia (2025)
        Ta Yi Fen Chun Wen Zhang Xia
        TV Mini Series
        • Writer
        • 2025
      • Trisolaris (2024)
        Trisolaris
        Podcast Series
        • Writer
        • 2024
      • 3 Body Problem (2024)
        3 Body Problem
        7.5
        TV Series
        • based on the books by
        • 2024
      • Three-Body (2022)
        Three-Body
        3.8
        TV Series
        • based on novel by
        • 2022–2023
      • Three-Body (2023)
        Three-Body
        7.6
        TV Series
        • based on the novel by
        • 2023
      • Andy Lau, Xuejian Li, Jing Wu, Yi Sha, and Yanmanzi Zhu in The Wandering Earth II (2023)
        The Wandering Earth II
        6.7
        • based on the novel by
        • 2023
      • Rescue the Earth (2021)
        Rescue the Earth
        4.7
        • novel
        • 2021
      • Huang Bo and Teng Shen in Crazy Alien (2019)
        Crazy Alien
        5.7
        • based on the novel "The Village Teacher" by
        • 2019
      • Man-Tat Ng, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li, Mike Sui, Jinmai Zhao, and Chuxiao Qu in The Wandering Earth (2019)
        The Wandering Earth
        5.9
        • based on the novel by
        • 2019
      • My Three Body (2014)
        My Three Body
        8.3
        TV Series
        • based on novel by
        • 2014

      Producer



      • The Three-Body Problem: I
        • executive producer
        • Post-production



      • 3 Body Problem (2024)
        3 Body Problem
        7.5
        TV Series
        • consulting producer
        • 2024
      • Andy Lau, Xuejian Li, Jing Wu, Yi Sha, and Yanmanzi Zhu in The Wandering Earth II (2023)
        The Wandering Earth II
        6.7
        • producer
        • 2023
      • Man-Tat Ng, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li, Mike Sui, Jinmai Zhao, and Chuxiao Qu in The Wandering Earth (2019)
        The Wandering Earth
        5.9
        • senior producer
        • 2019

      Actor



      • Man-Tat Ng, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li, Mike Sui, Jinmai Zhao, and Chuxiao Qu in The Wandering Earth (2019)
        The Wandering Earth
        5.9
        • Space Station Officer A
        • 2019

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      • Alternative name
        • Liu Cixin
      • Born
        • June 23, 1963
        • China

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        [2020] China's most famous science fiction writer. Nine-time winner of the Galaxy Award, winner of the 2015 prestigious Hugo Award and the 2017 Locus Award, as well as a nominee for the Nebula Award.

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