The sci-fi adaptation of “3 Body Problem” has done its physics homework. Netflix

The ‘3 Body Problem’ on Netflix

The “3 Body Problem,” based on the sci-fi trilogy “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” by the Chinese author Liu Cixin, is coming to Netflix. The sweeping space invasion saga begins in 1960s China, during the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, and involves a superior alien race that has built a rabid cultlike following on Earth.

The first season, adapted by the duo behind “Game of Thrones” and Alexander Woo (“True Blood”), arrives today. It’s a feat of engineering and compression, our critic writes. The show adapts Liu’s inventions and physics explainers with visual grandeur, thrills and wow moments.