Summary
- 3-Body Problem
, a sci-fi series by Benioff, Weiss, and Woo, is set to continue for multiple seasons until the story reaches its conclusion. - The show’s costly production at $20 million per episode didn’t deter its success, with solid reviews and impressive performance on Netflix charts.
- Join the epic journey of Ye Wenije and a group of scientists as they face Earth’s biggest threat in the grand science fiction series on Netflix.
Fans of the popular Netflix series 3 Body Problem have a little something to celebrate. Created, executive produced, and written by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, the show will return for a second season, and an undisclosed number of additional seasons/episodes as required to conclude its story.
3 Body Problem
4.5/5
- Release Date
- March 21, 2024
- Cast
- Saamer Usmani with Shailene Woodley , Marlo Kelly , Jess Hong , Jovan Adepo , Rosalind Chao
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- Bighead Littlehead, Plan B Entertainment, Primitive Streak
Per Variety, the additional episodes of 3 Body Problem will continue the exclusive partnership that the streamer has with Benioff and Weiss under their multi-year deal to write, produce, and direct new series and films for the platform, as that pact has also been extended. There is currently no word on how many episodes Season 2 will consist of, but it has been confirmed that the story will be completed by the time the final episode of 3 Body Problem airs. Beyond the second season of the show, Benioff and Weiss are also working on the recently announced series, Death by Lightning. As for Woo, he already has an overall pact with Netflix and will also return as a co-creator, executive producer, and writer on 3 Body Problem. The trio had this to say in a joint statement:
“We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion. Ever since we read the last page of Cixin Liu’s magnificent trilogy, we hoped we’d be able to bring the audience to the end of the universe with us. Here we go!”
3 Body Problem Was a Pricey Endeavor for Netflix
3 Body Problem is reportedly one of the most expensive shows in Netflix’s history with a price tag of $20 million per episode. This doesn’t include the cost of acquiring the TV rights to Liu Cixin’s novels and marketing for the series, which is also very pricey. A renewal for the show wasn’t totally in the cards at first glance, especially after the series premiered its debut season. The start of 3 Body Problem was rather modest by splashy Netflix standards, but the series demonstrated solid legs and eventually topped Netflix’s TV chart for three weeks while spending a total of seven weeks in Netflix’s global Top 10. Reviews began divided but have become reasonably solid, registering a 79 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 78 percent audience score.
3 Body Problem Review: A Slow Start Doesn’t Hinder This Ambitious Hard Sci-Fi Series
Epic sci-fi on its grandest scale works well with a slow build-up.
3 Body Problem is a science fiction series based on the Hugo Award-winning Chinese novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. The show follows Ye Wenije (Rosalind Chao as an adult, Zine Tseng as a child), an astrophysicist who sees her father beaten to death during a struggle session in the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Due to her scientific background, she is conscripted by the military and sent to a secret military base in a remote region, but her decision at the base to respond to contact from an alien planet affects a group of scientists in the present day, which forces them to confront humanity’s greatest threat. The series also stars Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, Eiza Gonzalez, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce, Ben Schnetzer, and Eve Ridley.
3 Body Problem
is currently streaming on Netflix.
