Netflix is set to produce a sequel to The Three-Body Problem. But the second season, whose form could be different from the first, should not arrive immediately.
We know that: continuation 3 Body problem it will be difficult to writedue to the significant time ellipses that exist between each volume Trilogy by Liu Cixin. If the first season recounted the events that took place in a time frame of approximately 70 years, the next one will go in leaps and bounds, very far into the future.
The good news is that Netflix wants to go ahead with the TV adaptation 3 body problem. In mid-May, the streaming giant confirmed plans to back showrunners David Benioff, DB Weiss and Alexander Woo. First of all SVOD platform it was obviously decided to go ” to an epic conclusion “From history.
But what exactly will this sequel look like? Usually one season follows another. It could be considered that it is season 2 of 3 Body problem it would have about eight episodes (like the first one) and would come out relatively quickly. But according to the elements published by the site The Hollywood Reporternothing is certain.
First, about the format: Netflix mainly talked about “extra episodes” and not about real seasons, which, in the eyes of our colleagues, does not offer an absolute guarantee of a classic season. These could very easily be special episodes, of longer duration, but not enough to make a real second season.
Since then, the showrunners have been talking about seasons – in the plural – but not talking about the volume of episodes that will ultimately be. “We have what it takes to get to the end, as we originally planned,” they assured in an exchange with THR. The showrunners have their flight plan all the way down, basically.
No second season of The 3-Body Problem before 2027?
The length of the journey, on the other hand, risks being painful for the public. David Benioff, DB Weiss and Alexander Woo explained that this project, after completion, will take seven years of their lives. However, the first season already required four years of gestation. We found out in September 2020 project of adaptation of Liu Cixin’s novel.
The three partners indicated that these additional episodes will keep them busy for the next three years. Which means that a sequel – whether it’s a second season or special episodes – won’t start airing until 2027, at best. It is not known if this slot includes the entire sequel, with possible multiple seasons.
Usually, seasons of television series run one or two years apart. For example, Game of Thrones (the previous series that Benioff and Weiss worked on) has had a season every year except the last one. There is a gap of two years The house of the dragon and her rival Rings of Power.
This wait time, if confirmed, could ultimately be used for story. We know that large time gaps occur in the other two novels 3 Body problem, and that the protagonists change throughout the story. This could serve to separate him from Saul, Augustine, Thomas or Jin, the main characters of the first season.
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