Whether you liked the ending or not: With the fantasy colossus Game of Thrones, the two showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss have created one of the greatest series of our time, which has permanently changed the TV landscape. 5 years after the finale of the Westeros saga, their next series project is now in the starting blocks.
The duo is filming the best-selling novel for Netflix The three suns by the writer Cixin Liu, who has already produced a Chinese series adaptation (with 30 episodes!) and marks the start of the Trisolaris trilogy. The sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem could be one of the biggest series highlights of the year – or one of the most expensive Netflix flops ever.
In the sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, humanity’s greatest crisis begins
In 3 Body Problem, five scientists from London, the Oxford Five, drawn into a massive mystery that will plunge humanity straight into its greatest crisis yet. More and more renowned scientists around the world are committing suicide. And that’s not all.
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Strange retinal countdowns, a futuristic video game and inexplicable events, which break the laws of physics, are just the tip of the iceberg. This all stems from the decision of a woman named Ye Wenjie, who sent a message into space in 1960s China during the Cultural Revolution.
Not only fans of complex science fiction should be happy here, but also fans of the fantasy series Game of Thrones. David Benioff and DB Weiss bring namely a few familiar faces back.
The cast includes John Bradley (Sam Tarly), Jonathan Pryce (Hoher Sparrow) and Liam Cunningham (Davos Seewert). The return of composer Ramin Djawadi also ensures musical Game of Thrones nostalgia.
More expensive than One Piece: This is how much the Netflix series 3 Body Problem cost
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Netflix will give the Game of Thrones duo $20 million per episode pressed into your hand. For comparison: the final season of the fantasy saga cost 15 million per episode. So for the entire 8-episode first season, that would be $160 million – slightly less than the $200 million quoted in previous reports. So you end up with 3 body problems Second place among the most expensive Netflix series of all time:
Stranger Things, Season 4: 30 million dollars per episode
One Piece: 18 million dollars per episode
Sandman: 15 million dollars per episode
The new sci-fi epic is only trumped by the outrageously expensive fourth season of Stranger Things. However, the showrunners have already revealed that the series still expensive in future seasons could be, as The Playlist reports.
Netflix already proved that a high budget is not the same as quality with the forgotten superhero flop Jupiter’s Legacy, whose costs rose to $200 million for 8 episodes due to reshoots and postponements.
When does 3 Body Problem start on Netflix?
The complete first season of 3 Body Problem is available from March 21, 2024 on Netflix ready for retrieval. The series will celebrate its world premiere on March 8th as part of the SXSW festival in Texas.
In all likelihood it will the first reviews of 3 Body Problem next week provide an impression of whether Netflix’s gigantic investment in the new series from the Game of Thrones makers was worth it.