In the Netflix series, the book's protagonist's actions are divided among several characters, which makes better use of the excellent actors in the ensemble cast. There is less exposition or interior monologues because the characters share information with one another. The plotting is now more focused and, I believe, more entertaining than the plodding 30-episode Chinese version (freely available with subtitles on YouTube, complete with Chinese advertisements for tomato soup and apparently a dating app).
The first episode of "The Three Body Problem" opens with "struggle session", humiliating an honest Chinese professor. This scene should be watched by those who think that there has been anything admirable about Maoism.
The first episode of "The Three Body Problem" opens with "struggle session", humiliating an honest Chinese professor. This scene should be watched by those who think that there has been anything admirable about Maoism.