The Three-Body Problem (TV series)
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Based on | The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin |
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Country of origin | United States |
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Original network | Netflix |
The Three-Body Problem is an upcoming science fiction stream television series based on the novel of the same name by Liu Cixin. The series is set to premiere on Netflix.
Premise
Chinese physicist and nanomaterial researcher Wang Miao gets entangled in a vast conspiracy after state intelligence asks him to infiltrate a group known as The Frontiers of Science, which has been associated with a string of suicides among its members. Ye Wenjie is an astrophysicist, who saw her father brutally murdered during the Chinese Cultural Revolution more than forty years before the main story. After her father's murder, she was taken to a labor camp but later conscripted because of her scientific background and sent to a secret radar base in a remote region of China. Ye's daughter was one of the suicides Wang must investigate, and they become friends as she recounts her secret work in the base to him. At the same time, Wang progresses through a mysterious VR game called Three Body, which takes place on an alien world with highly irregular weather and day/night cycles. The game follows the attempts of an alien race to build a functional calendar while their society is periodically destroyed by pattern-less waves of extreme heat and extreme cold. The object of the game is for the player to use the scientific method to help the creatures understand the nature of their world.
Cast
- Eiza González
- Benedict Wong
- Tsai Chin
- John Bradley
- Liam Cunningham
- Jovan Adepo
- Jess Hong
- Marlo Kelly
- Alex Sharp
- Sea Shimooka
- Saamer Usmani
- Jonathan Pryce
- Rosalind Chao
- Ben Schnetzer
- Eve Ridley
Production
It was announced in September 2020 that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were developing a television adaptation of the novel at Netflix, with Alexander Woo co-writing alongside them.[1]
In August 2021, Eiza González entered negotiations to join the cast.[2] The same month, Derek Tsang was hired to direct the pilot episode.[3] González would be confirmed by October, with the additional castings including Benedict Wong, Tsai Chin, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Jovan Adepo announced.[4] In June 2022, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley were added to cast.[5]
Production on the series began on November 8, 2021, and will shoot in the United Kingdom and China.[6]
References
- ^ White, Peter (September 1, 2020). "David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Set Sci-Fi Drama 'The Three-Body Problem' As First Major Netflix Series; Alexander Woo, Rian Johnson, Rosamund Pike To EP". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (August 3, 2021). "Eiza Gonzalez Joins David Beinoff And D.B. Weiss' Netflix Series 'Three-Body Problem'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Hibberd, James (August 19, 2021). "Derek Tsang to Direct Netflix's 'Three-Body Problem' from 'Game of Thrones' Showrunners (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (October 29, 2021). "'3 Body Problem': MCU's Benedict Wong, Tsai Chin, 'GoT's John Bradley & Liam Cunningham Among 12 Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Hibberd, James (June 23, 2022). "Netflix's '3 Body Problem' Casts Four More Actors, Including 'Game of Thrones' Alum (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "The Three-Body Problem". Production Listing. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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