There's a new sci-fi epic TV show in town, and contrary to what Netflix's 3 Body Problem trailers would have you believe, you do not need a PhD in physics to understand what's going on in it. If you're curious about the new series, which drops on Netflix on March 21, but are nervous it will be too dense to get through, worry not: With some help from cast and creators, GameSpot is here to break it down for you so you can dive right in.

"You've never seen a show that has so much visual scope to it," series star John Bradley promised to GameSpot at a recent press junket. "Part of it takes place in 1960s China. Part of the show takes place in the present day. And part of the show takes place in a virtual reality video game, which means that we can transport our characters to any point in history, to any point in the future. We can have them wear anything they want and show anything we want on screen. In terms of the normal logic that most TV dramas and movies are bound by, we're not bound by any of that. We've got a complete blank canvas and we can show whatever we want. We can break any rules that we want and we've taken full advantage of that."

That sounds like a lot, but let's break it down.