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Three-Body: Da Shi sets Q4 2026 filming start with returning core team

Director Yang Lei says Three-Body: Da Shi is scheduled to begin filming in the fourth quarter of 2026, with its cast assembled. Liu Cixin remains supervising producer, while Lu Beike serves as visual director. The 12-episode spinoff retains the first series’ core team, with Yu Hewei as Shi Qiang, Zhang Luyi as Wang Miao and Lin Yongjian making a special appearance.

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What to know

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    The original story is set early in the Crisis Era, with a terminally ill Shi Qiang reuniting with Wang Miao to investigate after major defense plans suffer a severe setback.

  • 02

    Three-Body: Da Shi and Three-Body: The Dark Forest are separate projects; Yang Lei is not directing the latter.

Why it matters

As the first live-action Three-Body spinoff, the project is intended to fill the roughly three-year narrative gap between the first two main installments.

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