At the start of “3 Body Problem,” scientists around the world are dying by suicide. Ominous countdowns have begun to appear before people’s eyes. And the stars are flickering on and off. All of the known rules of science no longer apply. Something is changing beyond the solar system, and the solution to it all lies in a mysterious video game whose rules must be figured out before total chaos takes over.
It’s been five years since “Game of Thrones” came to an end, and every network has been chasing after the next big thing to fill the gap left behind.