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Ken Liu

Ken Liu

Writer and producer · Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Ken Liu was born in 1976 in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. He is a producer and writer, known for Pantheon (2022), Arc (2021) and Love, Death & Robots (2019).

Biography from IMDb.

From
Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Ken Liu's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
41%
Survival
26%
Bonds
14%
Self
10%
Morality
9%
Technology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
1
Cathartic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ken Liu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ken Liu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • 3 Body Problem(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Pantheon(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Consulting Producer · Short Story

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer · Original Story

  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Short Story

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Truth(2019)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Real Artists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Short Story

  • Beautiful Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer · Short Story

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2016 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Truth (2019)

$5.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Pantheon (2022)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Love, Death & Robots (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing5 of 6: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 6: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Is Ken Liu's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ken Liu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ken Liu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Antonio Canobbio shares the most, 2.

Producers