Wang Miao, played by Chinese actor Feng Shaofeng, is an expert on nanomaterials technology. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Three-Body Problem tells a story during China's cultural revolution (1966-1976), when a secret military project sent signals to outer space.

Trisolarans, the aliens whose civilization nears destruction, received the signals and decided to invade the Earth. Humans on earth must decide whether to fight back against the intruders or welcome them to control the already rotten world.