The countdown has yet to hit zero for3 Body Problem. Aftercatching fire on Netflixearlier this year, the streamer announced during its upfront presentation that the massive hit sci-fi adaptation fromDavid Benioff, D.B. Weiss, andAlexander Woowill return to the streamer for a second season. All three creatives will be back to continue adapting the trilogy of novels fromCixin Liuand ensure that this story has the “epic conclusion” they so desire. It comes as Benioff and Weiss have also re-upped their overall deal with Netflix to not only continue their writing and production work on3 Body Problembut to craft other projects for the streamer, including the recently-announcedDeath by Lightning.
3 Body ProblemSeason 1 followed the aftermath of Ye Wenjie’s (Zine Tseng) fateful decision in 1960s China thatsent shockwaves across the universeand left a group of modern-day scientists baffled as they witnessed the laws of nature unravel. In thefictional past and present versionsof Earth presented, humanity encounters an alien civilization that hails from a system following the model of the Three-Body Problem with three sun-like stars orbiting one another. With the interstellar forces looming, the scientists join up with an unorthodox detective, who had been investigating the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of several brilliant minds, to find a solution that will save humanity from its greatest threat yet.
“We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion,” Benioff, Weiss, and Woo said in an official statement accompanying the announcement. “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!” Before Season 1 was even released, the triohad visions of more seasonsto ensure Liu’s story got its rightful ending on-screen. That said, they’ve also admitted that, while the first run of episodeseases viewers into the worldand its blend of science entertainment surrounding the alien San-ti, Season 2will be even more bonkersto match the growing complexity of the concepts in Liu’s trilogy.
‘3 Body Problem’ Season 1 Was an Overwhelming Success for Netflix
To call Season 1 a success would be an understatement for3 Body Problem. Beyonddominating the viewership charts on Netflix, the series also helped power Liu’s original book,The Three-Body Problem, and other books associated with the series likeSilent Springback to the top of the bestseller charts at The New York Times and Amazon while three songsfrom its epic soundtrack, includingLana Del Ray’s “Video Games,” shot up Billboard’s Top TV Songs charts. OnRotten Tomatoes, the series holds a strong 79% rating with Collider’sTherese Lacsonamong those giving the seriesa glowing review with an 8/10 score. Expectations will be high for whatever Benioff, Weiss, and Woo have in store next for this world, especially since the story has often been seen as unadaptable before now.
Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, andJonathan Prycealso made up the cast in3 Body ProblemSeason 1. All episodes are available to stream now on Netflix. Stay tuned here at Collider for more on Season 2 as work gets underway to continue Liu’s story and check out the announcement teaser below.
3 Body Problem
A fateful decision made in 1960s China reverberates in the present, where a group of scientists partner with a detective to confront an existential planetary threat.
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