The epic science-fiction series 3 Body Problem starring Benedict Wong and Eiza Gonzalez has been renewed at Netflix.
It is not yet known how many episodes will be made, reported Variety on Wednesday.
It is also not know if the show – which became a hit with viewers – will get any more seasons in the future.
3 Body Problem’s creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo provided a statement about new episodes being approved.
‘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,’ they said.
The epic science-fiction series 3 Body Problem has been renewed for an unspecified amount of episodes at Netflix
3 Body Problem is based on Liu Cixin’s novel of the same name, which was originally serialized in 2006 before being published as a book in 2008.
The book was followed up by a pair of sequels, which were released in 2008 and 2010, respectively.
The novel was first adapted into a series entitled Three-Body, which aired in China in early 2023.
Development on the American adaptation of the book series commenced in 2020, and the show premiered this past March.
3 Body Problem is centered on an astrophysicist whose decision to contact an alien species in the past forces a group of present-day scientists to deal with the emergence of a threat to humanity.
The cast of the program includes performers such as Benedict Wong, Eiza Gonzalez and John Bradley.
Benioff, Weiss and Woo spoke to Collider earlier this year and stated that they would likely ‘need at least three, maybe four seasons to tell the whole story’ set out in Cixin’s novels.
Weiss went on to state that the show’s writing team had ‘better than a rough idea’ and that they were ‘much further along with that plan than rough idea stages.’
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The news about the program was revealed on Wednesday, and it appears as if the renewal will ensure that the show will be able to continue to the end of its story, reports Variety
![The show - which became a hit with viewers - will continue through at least a second run of episodes, although Netflix will announce exactly how many more seasons are in the works at a later date](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/22/84926645-13422995-The_show_which_became_a_hit_with_viewers_will_continue_through_a-a-105_1715809117374.jpg)
The show – which became a hit with viewers – will continue through at least a second run of episodes, although Netflix will announce exactly how many more seasons are in the works at a later date
![3 Body Problem is based on Liu Cixin's novel of the same name, which was originally serialized in 2006 before being published as a book in 2008](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/22/84926639-13422995-3_Body_Problem_is_based_on_Liu_Cixin_s_novel_of_the_same_name_wh-a-106_1715809117375.jpg)
3 Body Problem is based on Liu Cixin’s novel of the same name, which was originally serialized in 2006 before being published as a book in 2008
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Eiza at the Gucci Cruise 2025 Fashion Show at Tate Modern on May 13 in London
The entertainment industry figure went on to state that, although the show’s team wanted to fit as much of the books’ narrative as they could in the first season, they needed further seasons in order to tell their full story.
‘It doesn’t get easier to make, it gets harder to make. So, I think it’s hard to see eight episodes of something you like and then have it disappear for a long period of time, but it’s really kind of the only way we can imagine doing it,’ he said.
Benioff also spoke about the ending of the novel series, which he described as ‘beautiful.’
‘I think all three of us thought that the last page of Liu Cixin’s epic was maybe the best final image we’d encountered in a sci-fi saga like this. It’s incredibly moving and mind-blowing, and so we’re desperate to get to the end,’ he said.
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