{"id":614121,"date":"2024-03-24T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/3-body-problem-creators-say-season-2-will-be-even-better-will-they-get-one\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T19:30:00","slug":"3-body-problem-creators-say-season-2-will-be-even-better-will-they-get-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/3-body-problem-creators-say-season-2-will-be-even-better-will-they-get-one\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u20183 Body Problem\u2019 Creators Say Season 2 Will Be Even Better. Will They Get One?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n The reactions to Netflix\u2018s sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem<\/em> are, if anything, inconsistent. The reviews from top critics are all over the place, from lavish praise<\/a> to disses<\/a> and everything in between. Viewers are similarly split, with some fans of Liu Cixin\u2019s novel criticizing the series<\/a> for its bold adaptive choices, and many others saying 3 Body Problem<\/em> is one of the best genre shows they\u2019ve ever watched (one might say it\u2019s a chaotic era<\/em> of 3 Body Problem<\/em> reactions). Yet among fans who have finished the show so far, one consistent reaction is emerging: The show\u2019s cliffhanger ending (no spoilers here) left them really wanting to see what happ<\/a>ens next. <\/p>\n

\n And showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo suggest that a second season will be even better than the first. Benioff previously told The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> for our deep dive cover story on the show (in a quote that has been expanded here): \u201cAt our first Comic-Con [for Game<\/a> of Thrones<\/em>] someone asked if we\u2019re going to get a second season,\u201d he said. \u201cI remember saying there\u2019s a scene that would happen in season three \u2014 I didn\u2019t even want to name it, but \u2018RW, for people who know \u2014 if we can get there, I think we\u2019re going to be okay. And there\u2019s a scene in the second season [of 3 Body Problem<\/em>] that I feel is \u2014 it\u2019s not the Judgment Day scene [in season one] \u2014 it\u2019s one that happens in the second season \u2026 things wildly escape and there\u2019s one scene, if we get to it, we\u2019re golden \u2014 like when we got to the Red Wedding on Thrones<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019ve talked about with the Netflix guys, too,\u201d he added. \u201cLiu Cixin\u2019s created this inedible trilogy and the books just get better for me. The second book is far better than the first, and the third book just completely blew my mind. The story just gets more and more ambitious as it goes, and it takes a huge leap in book two. So I feel like if we survive to the second season, we\u2019re going to be in a good place.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n The headwind against 3 Body Problem<\/em> is its hefty price tag \u2014 reportedly Netflix\u2019s most expensive scripted series ever, costing in the $20 million-per-episode range. It\u2019s a price that a streamer could have more easily swallowed a few years ago when the show was greenlit, during the pinnacle of Peak TV and the great IP gold rush. And Netflix is rather notoriously mathematical when it comes to making renewal decisions. \u201cBudget and size of audience is one factor that has to go into making renewal decisions,\u201d chief content officer Bela Bajaria said last year. \u201cEngagement is really important. Did people press play, but they didn\u2019t finish the series?\u201d <\/p>\n

\n Right out of the gate, 3 Body Problem<\/em> opened at No. 2 on Netflix\u2019s Top TV shows list, which isn\u2019t great, but many Netflix hit grow from word of mouth after their initial debut (like Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em> and Squid Game<\/em>). <\/p>\n

\n Netflix executives have also pushed back on their \u201calgorithm is everything\u201d reputation, and if there\u2019s one show where other factors might could put the thumb on their algorithmic scale, it\u2019s 3 Body Problem<\/em>. Put bluntly: In terms of genre programming, 3 Body Problem<\/em> isn\u2019t like Shadow and Bone<\/em> or Resident Evil<\/em> \u2014 middling titles that have pockets of devoted fandom, but weren\u2019t considered prestige TV.<\/p>\n

\n Even when balancing the negative reviews, when you have a Big Ideas show that the likes of the The New York Times<\/em> and New Yorker<\/em> are praising as a \u201ca rare species of sci-fi epic that mixes theoretical questions with genuine spectacle and heart\u201d and a \u201cmorally provocative\u201d show with \u201cvisual grandeur, thrills and wow moments,\u201d such acclaim sets 3 Body<\/em> on a high shelf of cultural importance. While Netflix has endless hours of content, one longtime criticism is that so much of its content is considered trivial. Making 3 Body Problem<\/em> was clearly a play for a show that, sure, is hopefully a hit, but one that also feels like it matters. <\/p>\n

\n Also key is the fact that Benioff and Weiss were hired as part of a massive multi-year overall deal worth at least $200 million, and this is the only series they\u2019ve showrun themselves (along with Woo). Streamers and networks tend to be a bit more hesitant to scrap shows made by their heavy hitters (which isn\u2019t to say Netflix won\u2019t pull the trigger \u2014 they axed Ryan Murphy\u2019s Ratched<\/em> after one season, for instance).<\/p>\n

\n Yet another positive sign is that Netflix is going all-in on promoting 3 Body Problem<\/em>, supporting the show with a strong publicity push at South By Southwest Film & TV Festival and an accompanying podcast.<\/p>\n

\n Further helping matters is the fact that \u2014 unlike some of its rivals \u2014 Netflix is actually doing rather well right now. Its most recent quarterly report had the service adding 13 million subscribers, beating Wall Street estimates. Netflix\u2019s stock has nearly recovered from its disastrous plummet in 2022. <\/p>\n

\n The show also has a strong advocate behind the scenes in scripted head Peter Friedlander. \u201cThis project feels very personal to me,\u201d Friedlander told us. \u201cThe experience I had reading the books was unlike any that I had ever really had before. I didn\u2019t know what the show would be \u2014 how do you process the size of the universe, the size of infinity? These concepts are very hard to embrace, and the way the author wrote about them takes your breath away. I\u2019m proud of pushing through a story that is entertaining and has a wonderful message.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n The 3 Body Problem<\/em> showrunners say they envision the series as ideally spanning four seasons (with a big time jump for the second season). While its anybody\u2019s guess if they\u2019ll get all four \u2014 and the show\u2019s as-yet-unknown ratings will be key \u2014 3 Body Problem<\/em> does several factors in its favor for a pickup. For their part, the showrunners are wisely proceeding as if a renewal is going to happen, so they\u2019re ready to quickly jump back into production. <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe don\u2019t have a second season, but we need to keep pushing forward full steam ahead as if we did,\u201d Benioff recently told<\/a> Games Radar. \u201cBecause if we do get a second season, we\u2019ll need to hit the ground running in terms of pre-production and production to get it out to people in some kind of reasonable time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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