TW
Thomas Wade
The intelligence chief overseeing Shi’s investigation.
ClearStory · NETFLIX · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 6
3 BODY PROBLEM
The Stars Our Destination
The setup
The world now knows a fleet is coming in four centuries. Wade starts projects that may outlive everyone alive today, while Will’s terminal illness and feelings for Jin become part of a much larger decision.
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QUICK REMINDER
7 peopleThe only names you need
JC
Jin Cheng
A theoretical physicist and member of the Oxford Five who receives an impossibly advanced game headset.
WD
Will Downing
A physics teacher and friend of the Oxford group.
SD
Saul Durand
A gifted but unmotivated physics researcher and member of the Oxford Five; close to Auggie and Will.
AS
Auggie Salazar
A nanotechnology pioneer and one of the Oxford Five, frightened by a countdown only she can see.
DS
Clarence ‘Da’ Shi
An observant investigator examining scientist deaths and unexplained technology.
RV
Raj Varma
Jin’s boyfriend, a Royal Navy officer recruited for Wade’s international defence work.
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Key story points
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Content note: Violence, strong language, death, suicide themes and distress, terminal cancer and assisted-death discussion.
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