3 Body Problem Renewed by Netflix for Additional Episodes
May. 16, 2024Ever since the eight-episodic series delivered the final episode, every fan eagerly awaited the renewal announcement, and finally, it’s here. However, the streaming giant hasn’t renewed the series for a new season; instead, it has picked it up for additional episodes to give the story a worthy conclusion.
The award-winning sci-fi trilogy, 3 Body Problem’s executive producers and Writers David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo state, “We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion. 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!”
In a previous interview withCollider, the creators disclosed that there’s so much more to tell in 3 Body Problem, so it would take 3 to 4 seasons to complete the whole story. However, the creators have decided to take a different approach and announced additional episodes to conclude the story.
3 Body Problem Season 1 kicks off with a girl, Ye Wenjie, witnessing her father’s brutal death during the Cultural Revolution. That makes the series look like a typical suspense drama, but as the story moves forward, we realize that it’s science fiction. We see a group of scientists who learn that apart from the human world, there are other universes where technologies are even more advanced. So, they must protect Earth from new emerging threats.
Moreover, the first season left us with an unfinished ending, so a second season or additional episodes were likely to be announced. Furthermore, the new episodes will feature most of the recurring cast, but we can also expect to meet new faces in the concluding chapter. Information regarding the release date may surface later this year.
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