Fans of this year’s hit sci-fi phenomenon 3 Body Problem won’t have to wait centuries like the San-Ti, as the hit series has been officially renewed for a second season on Netflix. The creative team behind the series, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones), and Alexander Woo (The Terror, True Blood), will continue to lead the project, serving as creators, executive producers, and writers.
3 Body Problem Season 2: The book trilogy will be adapted till the end.
“We are thrilled to bring this story to its epic conclusion,” Benioff, Weiss, and Woo said. “Since finishing Cixin Liu’s incredible trilogy, we’ve dreamt of taking the audience to the end of the universe with us. Now, we can!”
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The announcement came during Netflix’s Upfront presentation in New York City. Netflix’s chief content officer, Bela Bajaria, confirmed that 3 Body Problem Season 2 will further unfold the saga. Specifics about the number of seasons and episodes remain undisclosed for now. However, one could speculate that the series will at least run for two more seasons to adapt the entirety of the novel series.
Peter Friedlander, Vice President of Scripted Series (US & Canada) at Netflix, expressed his excitement: “The extraordinary ‘3 Body Problem,’ brought to life by Benioff, Weiss, and Woo, will reach new heights as they continue this mind-bending journey. Their storytelling prowess and partnership are unmatched, and we eagerly anticipate what comes next.”
3 Body Problem Season 2: The series has amassed more than 55 million views so far.
Based on Cixin Liu’s bestselling novels, the series spent three weeks at No. 1 on Netflix and remained in the Top 10 for seven weeks, reaching this status in 93 countries.
The first season of 3 Body Problem has posted stellar figures and has been the streamer’s one of the biggest hits of the year, amassing more than 55 million views within the time it spent in the Top 10. The series debuted with 11 million views in its first week and peaked in the following week with more than 15.6 million views, cementing its popularity and setting high expectations for 3 Body Problem Season 2.
3 Body Problem explores humanity’s response to its most powerful and existential threat. Beginning during China’s Cultural Revolution in the ’60s, Ye Wenjie (played by Zine Tseng and later Rosalind Chao), an astrophysicist who sees her father beaten to death during a struggle session in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, is conscripted by the military. Due to her scientific background, she is sent to a secret military base in a remote region. Her decision at the base to respond to contact from an alien planet affects a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to confront humanity’s greatest threat, altering the fate of the planet’s future forever.
Alongside its gripping sci-fi lore and drama, the series truly stands out with its nuanced and diverse cast of characters and its range of different philosophical debates about humanity and our planet. 3 Body Problem, for the longest of time, was considered practically unadaptable and just like Game of Thrones, David and Weiss have somehow made it possible and honestly, the first season was a brilliant sci-fi epic and a character drama, and the books only get better from here on.
Benioff, Weiss, and Woo have extended their Netflix deals, ensuring their continued involvement in the series. Additional executive producers include Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue for T-Street, alongside Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, and Dede Gardner of Plan B Entertainment, and Rosamund Pike and Robie Uniacke for Primitive Streak.
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