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NETFLIX MAY BE a content juggernaut these days, but there was a time when its streaming platform was more of an experiment than a staple in most consumers’s homes. What took Netflix from a TV experiment to a major stakeholder in the future of filmmaking were its original shows, counting shows like Orange Is The New Black, House of Cards, and of course, Stranger Things among its earliest hits. The sci-fi hit, which focuses on a group of kids in the ’80s who uncover a supernatural conspiracy involving a young girl with powers, has lasted for 5 seasons and its final chapter is getting ready to enter production. And that means there’ll be a void left in the show’s place. That’s where 3 Body Problem comes in.
Based on a trilogy written by the Chinese author Cixin Liu, The Three-Body Problem starts by following a scientist in the 1960s, whose inadvertent interaction with aliens ends up changing the course of humanity forever. Over the course of the book series’s three novels, protagonists change and stakes increase to global and then intergalactic proportions. Since the trilogy’s translation into English, it’s become an international sensation, even earning the praise of President Barack Obama. Naturally, Netflix acquired the rights to the complicated story, and decided to create its own adaptation of the work.
The streaming platform is taking no chances in making 3 Body Problem (how Netflix is spelling it versus the book’s spelling) a certified hit. The series will be the first major Netflix project from Game of Thrones co-creators (whether you love or hate them for that final season) David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (who the streamer signed to a large overall deal following the Thrones conclusion; they’ve so far worked on the limited series The Chair and a few other projects, but 3 Body is by far the biggest in scale yet). The duo are teaming with with Alexander Woo (best known for True Blood and The Terror: Infamy) to oversee the show.