Followers of 3 Body Problem were thrilled to hear the present had been renewed by Netflix, however one thing concerning the announcement was puzzling. Often, when a present will get greenlit for extra, there’s a particular announcement about what meaning: another season, two extra seasons, a special array of finale episodes, and many others. That wasn’t the case for the sci-fi hit.
As a substitute, 3 Physique Downside’s renewal simply got here with messaging that mentioned “the story continues” and “3 Physique Downside returns.” A put up on Netflix’s Tudum confirmed that the present will proceed to be “created, government produced, and written by the returning trio of [David] Benioff, [Dan] Weiss, and [Alexander] Woo,” however that “all different particulars are beneath wraps together with the variety of seasons and episodes which might be revealed at a later date.”
In the present day, speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, which additional pointed to Netflix’s latest upfront presentation making equally obscure guarantees of “extra episodes” to “end the story,” Benioff, Weiss, and Woo sounded assured they’ll be capable to understand their full imaginative and prescient for the present. Based on the commerce, the trio wouldn’t identify quite a few episodes, however teased “seasons,” and “that the variety of hours aligns with their authentic plan to adapt creator Liu Cixin’s two remaining novels in his Hugo-winning trilogy.”
Just like the books, the 3 Physique Downside collection has been a industrial and important hit, and the trio advised THR they’re at the moment writing the subsequent season—which they estimate might be a three-year course of. “We’re now at a spot the place we get to inform the remainder of the story,” Benioff mentioned. “And, sure, we’ve got sufficient time to inform the remainder of the story the way in which we need to and that’s immensely gratifying.”
On condition that timeline, followers shouldn’t anticipate new 3 Physique Downside episodes anytime quickly—however figuring out they’re on the way in which, and can construct towards a satisfying conclusion, ought to assist ease the wait.
You’ll be able to watch season one in every of 3 Physique Downside on Netflix now.
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