3 Body Problem (Netflix)

The laws of physics no longer seem to apply, scientists are baffled and many of them, all over the world, are seemingly killing themselves. A shadowy secret government organisation is investigating and recruits some of the remaining best and brightest minds to assist. It all goes back to 1970s China and probes sent out into the universe to seek out other life. Five firm friends are the focus of the drama. All promising physics students, Will dropped out to become a teacher; Jack and Auggie have become very successful in business, one in snack food and the other at the cutting edge of nanotechnology; while Saul and Jin remain in academia, one coasting and the other a leading light. In very different ways these five have much to contribute to solving this mystery of the universe. Based on a series of books by Chinese writer Liu Cixin , this combo of science fiction and hard science has been adapted by the creators of Game of Thrones. There are a few questions left unanswered, but it is intelligent, sometimes excessively violent, occasionally puzzling, always intriguing, with a diverse and uniformly excellent cast.