Focuses on humans dealing with the incoming invasion of a highly-advanced alien civilization called Three-Body.

In 2007, an abnormal disturbance occurred in the basic sciences on Earth. The whole scientific world was jittery. The mysterious suicide of scientists, countdown, the Science Boundary, the Three-body Problem game... Nanomaterials researcher Wang Miao was taken to the Joint Operations Center by the police officer Shi Qiang and sneaked into an organization called Science Boundary for investigation.

Nanotechnology researcher Wang Miao is taken to the Joint Operations Center by police officer Shi Qiang, who's investigating the mysterious suicide wave among scientists worldwide, and recruited to sneak into an organization called the Frontiers of Science to help the investigation. When Wang Miao is contacted by the leader of the organization, Shen Yufei, she introduces him to a sophisticated VR video game called Three-Body, but soon he discovers that it's more than just a game.—themoviedb

Wang Miao (Zhang Lu Yi) is one of China's leading nanomaterials experts. Shi Qiang (Yu He Wei) is a police detective who specializes in counterterrorism. Shi Qiang has learned of strange goings-on that began taking place in the scientific community many years ago, leading to the apparent suicide of a number of leading researchers - and is determined to get to the bottom of this case. Shi Qiang enlists Wang Miao to help investigate. Wang Miao agrees, but soon begins to learn about a secret organization named ETO, apparently led by the astrophysicist Ye Wen Jie (Chen Jin). This group has devoted itself to an unusual cause, in the face of what appears to be an imminent alien invasion. As Wang Miao digs deeper, he makes remarkable discoveries about events from the past. He also learns more about a mysterious alien civilization that has set its heart on conquering Earth - and will stop at nothing in its efforts to wipe out humans and rebuild in the ashes.—viki