Number 1 worldwide and in the top 10 in 93 countries, The 3-Body Problem has managed to get its (still a bit shy) audience on Netflix. Even if it’s not a smash hit, the most anticipated sci-fi series of the year is a profitable bet for its creators.
We owe this adaptation of the famous novel 3 body problems From Liu Cixin to David Benioff and D.B. Weisz, with Game of Thrones showrunners and writer/producer Alexander Wu (True Blood).
The first season of this big-budget series – 20 million dollars per episode! – Directed by Derek Tsang, Andrew Stanton, Minky Spiro and Jeremy Podeswa and enhanced by music by Ramin Javadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld).
What is a 3-body problem?
The 3-Body Problem tells how humanity, through a team of scientists, will try to prevent an extraterrestrial invasion. This attack by an alien civilization called the San-Ti is the result of research by astrophysicist Ye Wenjie, who was forced to serve in the military during the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.
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The cast includes Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), John Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Jonathan Pryce, all three seen on Game of Thrones, Rosalind Chao (Mulan), Ben Schnetzer (Y: The Last Man) and Eva Ridley (injured).
Also features Jowan Adepo (Babylon), Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly (Dare Me), Alex Sharp (Chicago Seven), Sea Shimuka (Arrow), Zine Tseng and Saamer Usman (Anna the Inventor).
The nasty case behind the 3-body problem
Although some fans of Liu Xixin’s novels are disappointed, the three-body problem still managed to unite and find an audience. Very good reviews have been earned for the Netflix series, which received an excellent rating of 4 out of 5 from AlloCiné viewers.
The success of The 3-Body Problem is based on the enormous teamwork of the series, which required years of production and a significant budget. But there is one member of the team who is no longer in this world to judge the release of Netflix fiction.
This is Lin Qi, one of the executive producers of The 3 Body Problem. The latter was a billionaire who made his fortune with Yoozoo Games, his gaming company, but was above all a huge fan of Liu Qixin’s novels.
This entrepreneur contributed to the production of the Netflix series, but did not live long enough to see the fruits of his contribution for a cruel reason. According to Chinese authorities, New York TimesLin Qi was killed in December 2020, a few months after the 3-Body Problem adaptation project was announced.
An entrepreneur whose company created and created a successful online game Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming, was poisoned by Xu Yao, a former Yoozoo Games executive. The latter was found guilty and sentenced to death by a Shanghai court on March 22, a day after the series was released on Netflix.
He claims he poisoned Lin Chi – a cocktail of deadly toxins he acquired on the dark web – over a “dispute over company management”, but other sources claim Xu Yao wanted revenge because he had been demoted to “the pauper”. Job performance”.
Xu Yao, who helped Yoozoo Games secure the rights to adapt Liu Cixin’s famous trilogy, also poisoned 3-Body Problem’s other executive producer, Zhao Jilong, and his wife, but they survived. A few days after being poisoned, only Lin Qi died.
In addition to being involved in the production of the Netflix series The 3-Body Problem, a project close to his heart, Lin Qi was a rising star in China and a promising entrepreneur in the new technology and entertainment industries. He died at the age of 39.
TV series 3 body problems Available on Netflix.
Source: Allocine
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