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The most divisive character in the Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin's Science Fiction epic 3 Body Problem is Augustina "Auggie" Salazar, played by Eiza Gonzalez The character is a race and gender-switched version of the main character of the first book Wang Miao, an Applied Physicist and engineer who invented an invisible, unbreakable, and razor-thin[...]

Whatever you decide, propaganda or not, 3 Body Problem is one of the most vital Science Fiction TV series of 2024. The Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin's 3 Body Problem may have been banned in China for its opening scene depicting the brutality of the Cultural Revolution – a major character witnesses the Red Guard[...]

In the Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin's epic Science Fiction novel, she plays the elder incarnation of Ye Wenjie, the genius astrophysicist who survived China's Cultural Revolution in her youth with a deep well of trauma that makes her the most tragic and important character in the story Ye Wenjie makes the one decision that[...]

The Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin's epic Science Fiction saga 3 Body Problem has finally premiered To say it was eagerly and nervously anticipated is an understatement For starters, the book is the Eastern equivalent of Dune, often considered impossible to adapt For another thing, China premiered its own TV adaptation a year ago with[...]

SciFi series Farscape celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a Marathon on Shout! TV on March 19th with stars Ben Browder and Gigi Edgley

Beacon 23, the claustrophobic Science Fiction mystery series adapted from the book by Wool author Hugh Howey, is returning for a second season on MGM+, the now-owned by Amazon streaming service that people sometimes forget actually exists Season 2 will premiere on April 7th, 2024 – and a new trailer just premiered. "Beacon 23 Season Two"[...]

Constellation is yet another Science Fiction series on Apple TV+ Have you noticed that Apple TV+ now has more Science Fiction TV series than any other channel, let alone the SyFy Channel, which barely has two, for a channel called "SyFy" (which the snarky out there claim is Polish slang for "syphilis")? Anyway, the bad[...]

Here's a Chinese New Year (or should it be Lunar New Year since other parts of Asia celebrate it too?) surprise: the original Chinese TV series adaptation of Liu Cixin's epic Science Fiction saga The Three-Body Problem is going to stream on Peacock on February 10th, a month ahead of the Netflix adaptation All thirty[...]

The Prism is a Science Fiction comic series where rock music and outer space unite Do you know how astronauts are often considered rock stars? In this Sci-Fi future, the astronauts are literally rock stars It begins with a pair of astronauts on a distant planet, seemingly on a routine mission of exploration, before one[...]

Better Than Life, a new podcast about cult British SciFi sitcom Red Dwarf featuring a score of British comedians, launches on December 15th.

Ringo Award-winning comic Syphon Vol. 2 by Mohsen Ashraf, co-writer Arish Akanda and new artist Thomas Hedglen is coming from Top Cow.

Ablaze is adding a Rock & Roll Science Fiction comic series, The PRISM, to their eclectic lineup of comics and graphic novels Creator Matteo De Longis, previously artist of Avengers: The Initiative, Sky Doll Space Ship) takes a far-out premise and builds a visually stunning and convincing new world for this new comic book series[...]

If you don't know what it is, here's a refresher: Red Dwarf is the longest-running British Science Fiction sitcom out there Co-creators Grant and Naylor originally launched the series on the BBC in 1989, and it ran for six seasons all the way to 1993 It followed the misadventures of the eponymous ship and its[...]

Crunchyroll announced the full English dub cast for Trigun Stampede, joining Jonny Yong Bosch, who reprises his role as Vash the Stampede.

Considering Liu Cixin's epic trilogy is the most significant Science Fiction epic since Frank Herbert's Dune, and the show is getting over one hundred million viewers in China, it's kind of odd that we're literally the only site paying any attention to it, no? Are Western outlets ignoring it because 1) anti-China bias and 2)[...]

The second episode of The Three-Body Problem gets pleasingly weird, introducing a sense of foreboding and even cosmic horror to the mystery.

At last, the first live-action adaptation of Liu Cixin's epic science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem has premiered on Chinese television and streaming worldwide on the WeTV and Viki streaming services A lot is riding on the show It's a point of pride for China to show they can make a Science Fiction series as compelling[...]

The Wandering Earth 2, the sequel to China's first Science Fiction blockbuster, which earned $700 million at the box office (in China) in 2019, will open in over 125 cinemas in the U.S and Canada, including 30 Imax theaters Well, Go USA has picked up distribution for the feature film. "The Wandering Earth 2" poster art[...]

The Chinese live-action television series of Liu Cixin's epic Science Fiction trilogy The Three-Body Problem is set to premiere on January 15th on Chinese state-run station CNTV in China and worldwide on the Viki streaming service, in time for Chinese New Year The series will run for thirty episodes, each running 45 minutes. "The Three-Body Problem"[...]

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, the new Science Fiction anime series based on the popular video game NieR:Automata, will begin streaming on Crunchyroll starting tomorrow, Saturday, January 7, with a confirmed simulcast time of 12:30 pm EST / 9:30 am PST. Each new episode will debut every Saturday at this time. "NieR:Automata Ver1.1a" key art, Crunchyroll "The distant future, 5012[...]

The animated TV series of Liu Cixin's epic Science Fiction series The Three-Body Problem has premiered on the Chinese animation streaming service BiliBili this weekend as well as on YouTube Called The Three-Body Animation, the series beat out the live-action Chinese TV series and upcoming Netflix version to broadcast. "The Three-Body Animation" poster art: Bilibili The Three-Body[...]

Campbell Science Fiction tale where instead of competent white men sciencing their way to a brighter future for Humanity, it's the reverse: a disappointed meditation on how Capitalism and Greed have co-opted even the optimism of space travel and exploration into more resource exploitation What inspired you to write this story?  Mark Russell: I'm not sure[...]

Mark Russell is the consistent satirist in mainstream comics right now, and Traveling to Mars turns his jaundiced eye on space travel in a bleakly funny

"Animation, like science fiction, is the art of imagination Imagination is humanity's most powerful force I believe in the world of animation, a sci-fi story like The Three-Body Problem can really come alive." The new trailer features mostly scenes from the second book, including a bit of the VR game featured in the story, but no[...]

Ubokata and Arakawa have teamed up to create the fateful story of resistance forces on the moon who challenge the peaceful inhabitants of Earth to battle, as they tend to do in Japanese Science Fiction. "Moonrise" poster art: Netflix Moonrise is written by novelist and screenwriter Tou Ubukata, who has won several awards for his novel Tenchi[...]

The Chinese TV series adaptation of Liu Cixin's epic Science Fiction trilogy The Three-Body Problem will be premiering this month, well ahead of the Netflix version, which is reportedly still in production Three Body, the direct translation of the Chinese title, will debut in September on the Chinese streaming service Tencent via their app and[...]

ABLAZE will publish Traveling to Mars, Mark Russell's new Science Fiction series that takes readers on an out-of-this-world journey to the Red Planet, led by an unlikely astronaut anti-hero and his adventures on the red planet The first issue will be on sale on November 9th, in print and digitally. "Traveling to Mars #1" Variant Cover[...]

Fresh off Pride Month and Asian-American Heritage Month, filmmaker Quentin Lee is launching his debut YA Science Fiction graphic novel Mystery Brothers at San Diego Comic-Con from July 21st to the 24th The 4-issue graphic novel is the first Asian-American YA Sci-Fi graphic novel to be distributed in partnership with Red 5 Comics. "Mystery Brothers" cover[...]

The Three-Body Problem by Chinese author Liu Cixin is the Science Fiction trilogy that's made the biggest splash in the 21st Century, and a TV series adaptation is highly anticipated by fans Just this week, Chinese studio Tencent released a poster and the second trailer for the Chinese TV adaptation. "The Three-Body Problem" poster art, Tencent The[...]

AWA Studios announced the upcoming launch of Sacrament, the latest sci-fi space adventure from the UK award-winning writer Peter Milligan (HELLBLAZER,