3 Body Problem will be coming back for more, Netflix announced today.
The streaming platform revealed at its Upfront presentation that it's renewed the sci-fi epic for at least a second season. Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, as well as Alexander Woo, will be returning as executive producers and writers.
The trio also released a statement on the news today, which made it sound like the second season could be its last - or that there are other seasons on the way that'll allow them to tell the full story. It's unclear how many seasons or episodes the renewal includes.
“We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion," Benioff, Weiss, and Woo said. "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!”
3 Body Problem has been renewed!
— Netflix (@netflix) May 15, 2024
“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!” —… pic.twitter.com/8pSLJF1gru
As the creators mention, Netflix's 3 Body Problem was based on Liu Cixin's Hugo Award-winning novel of the same name, though the statement makes it sound like the series will portray the events of the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy.
In a previous interview with Collider, Benioff said it'd take "three, maybe four" seasons to tell the entire story, so Netflix's vagueness in the renewal announcement is worth noting.
Season 1 saw a group of scientists grappling with humanity's greatest threat: a planet of very technologically advanced aliens. It boasted a star-studded cast including Liam Cunningham, Benedict Wong, Rosalind Chao, Jess Hong, Eiza González, John Bradley, Jovan Adepo, Marlo Kelly, and Alex Sharp. It also marked a Game of Thrones reunion between Benioff and Weiss and actors Cunningham and Bradley (Davos Seaworth and Samwell Tarly in the HBO hit, respectively).
IGN gave the first season an 8/10, saying in our review that it "accurately translates its hard sci-fi source material's peculiarity while struggling to visualize some of its larger ideas."
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
