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Another adaptation of Liu Cixin\u2019s The Three-Body Problem<\/em> will be streaming for English audiences. While Netflix\u2019s 3 Body Problem<\/em><\/a> is set to premiere on March 21st, today, Peacock announced that it has acquired rights to the original Chinese adaptation, dubbed simply Three-Body<\/em>. And it\u2019s coming very soon \u2014 the series premieres on February 10th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Three-Body<\/em> was produced by Tencent and originally premiered in China last year, and the Peacock version will be available in the original Chinese with English subtitles. Given that they\u2019re adaptations, 3 Body Problem<\/em> and Three-Body<\/em> will follow the same story, but the Chinese adaptation appears to be much more expansive; it spans 30 episodes in total, compared to eight episodes for the Netflix series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n For the uninitiated, The Three-Body Problem<\/em> is the first book in Cixin\u2019s Remembrance of Earth\u2019s Past<\/em> trilogy, and it covers… well, let\u2019s just say, a lot of ground. Here\u2019s the official description from Peacock:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After a spate of mysterious deaths in the scientific community, a nanomaterials expert, a counterterrorism detective, and a grieving mother team up to uncover the truth of how a popular alien world VR video game connects the deaths to the dark days of China\u2019s Cultural Revolution, and to the fate of the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n The monthlong head start means fans might just be able to squeeze in all of the Peacock version ahead of Netflix\u2019s \u2014 and if you have any extra spare time, a new audiobook is on the way as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n