Netflix has renewed its dystopian thriller 3 Body problem for two more seasons.
The streamer announced that seasons 2 and 3 will allow the show to “tell the full story of the seminal book series.”
It had previously been announced in the platform’s initial presentation that there would be “completely new episodes,” but no further details were revealed at the time.
The number of seasons now matches the books in Cixin Liu’s trilogy, on which the series is based.
According to a press release from Netflix, writer DB Weiss (who co-created game of Thrones) said: “We included a lot of what we loved about the [novels by Cixin Liu] in Season 1, but the vast majority of the reasons we wanted to do this show are in Season 2. We always wanted to get to the final page of the third book, and it’s really exciting for us to be able to do that. that.”
3 Body Problem will tell the entire story of the seminal book series in seasons 2 and 3. https://t.co/MUEjDxVDDV — Netflix Tudum (@NetflixTudum) June 1, 2024
3 Body problem It follows a young Chinese woman named Ye Wenjie (Rosalind Chao) whose actions in the 1960s have a profound impact on the lives of a group of present-day scientists.
Also starring in the series are Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Mario Kelly, Benedict Wong and Jonathan Pryce.
Benioff, Weiss and Alexander Woo, who have deals with Netflix, serve as creators, writers and executive producers of the series. Bernadette Caulfield, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Nena Rodrigue, Lin Qi, Zhao Jilong and Brad Pitt are also executive producers of the show.
Dede Gardner’s Plan B Entertainment and Jeremy Kleiner’s company produce alongside Rosamund Pike and Robie Uniacke for Primitive Streak.
