'Three-Body' and 4 Other Best Chinese Sci-Fi TV Series & Movies, Ranked by IMDb

While everyone waits for the second season of 3 Body Problem, a TV adaptation of Liu Cixin's acclaimed Remembrance of Earth's Past series, from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss on Netflix, a Chinese TV adaptation was filmed two years ago.

Although science fiction is a relatively new genre in China, filmmakers are already creating bold, ambitious, and philosophically rich works.

5. 'Battle of Memories', 2017

IMDb Score: 6.4/10

In the near future, technological advances have made it possible to manipulate human memory. Anyone can now extract unwanted memories and store them on a flash drive.

Writer Jiang Feng is grieving his divorce and wishes to forget his marriage. He decides to take advantage of this opportunity.

However, when he tries to retrieve what he "forgot," he realizes that he has been given someone else's memories of a crime.

4. 'The Wandering Earth II', 2023

IMDb Score: 6.7/10

After years of observing the solar system, scientists have come to a disappointing conclusion: the Earth has approximately a century left before it is engulfed by the sun.

As this devastating catastrophe looms, citizens of various countries have decided to put aside their long-standing differences and unite to save the planet.

Under the guidance of humanity's best minds, the Moving Mountain project is actively developing. It aims to create thousands of ion engines that can move the Earth further from the Sun.

3. '2046', 2004

IMDb Score: 7.4/10

Chow, a former journalist turned writer, arrives in Hong Kong and checks into a nondescript hotel. He asks for room 2046. However, it is occupied, so he moves into the room next door.

This room means a lot to Chow – its inhabitants inspire his book. Their spiritual quests, complex fates, and hopes are revealed in a fantastical and sentimental novel in which people can travel to any time and place.

The year 2046 becomes a haven for those seeking what they once lost.

2. 'Three-Body', 2023

IMDb Score: 7.6/10

Strange things are happening around the world – physicists from different countries are dying in mysterious circumstances. The police are racking their brains for answers, and the only clue they have is the activities of a secret scientific community.

To infiltrate this group, investigators recruit the scientist Wang Miao. After joining, he begins to see a countdown to an unknown future event.

The countdown unnerves Wang Miao, but he continues to search for the truth. In order to do so, he must play a strange computer game.

1. 'Reset', 2022

IMDb Score: 8.1/10

Young Li Shiqing was driving home from university on her usual route. She fell asleep and dreamt that her bus would explode.

When she wakes up, she realizes that the tragic scenario is repeating itself and that it most likely wasn't a dream. Li Shiqing realizes that she is trapped in a time loop and that the only way to escape is to change the course of events.

With the help of a fellow passenger, she conducts an unusual investigation that reveals it was no accident, but rather a deliberate plan.