These are the questions that always bother the fans of the series, who have been hooked since the first season. Will there be a sequel? Will the series not be canceled before its natural end? How many seasons does it take to finish this story?
Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss recently took their talents as epic book translators from one major broadcaster to another with their new series, The 3-Body Problem, based on Liu Cixin’s best-selling trilogy – The Sellers. And we are now asking ourselves these questions.
The world premiere of the series took place at the SXSW festival, during which Collider spoke with the showrunners and the series’ other co-creator, Alexander Wu, to ask what the future holds for the series.
Less than for Game of Thrones
The trio was optimistic about continuing to explore this trilogy. Optimism we want to temper now that the series has never been renewed.
Times are tough for fans of the streaming series, but after the success of their previous work, Benioff compares Liu Qixin’s work to the material.surprisingly” by George RR Martin. He continues to talk about their project and what fans can expect after Season 1:
“There are three books. The first season will roughly follow the arc of the first book, while the second season will likely follow the second book. The third book is huge. It’s twice as long as the other two books, so maybe it’s one season, maybe two. But I think it will take at least three, maybe four seasons to tell the whole story.
It’s a beautiful ending. I think all three of us thought that the last page of Liu Cixin’s epic was probably the best final image we’ve come across in a sci-fi saga like this. It’s incredibly emotional and amazing, and that’s why we’re ready to do everything to the end. That means, hopefully, if enough people watch, Netflix will renew and give us a few more years.“
The bet is far from won
The trio revealed that if the planets align — including if Netflix renews the series — they’ll have enough material to begin filming a possible season 2 this fall. At the same time, DB Weiss recognized that the 3-body problem is “A series that requires a lot of hard work and no less. It’s not getting easier to do, it’s getting harder“.
So they should take their time and do one season rather than renewing for multiple seasons. Which makes the future of the series even more uncertain, as the series is very expensive. The writer concluded by saying that they “wouldn’t say no” to renewing this Avatar style for two more seasons, but…:
“We get it – I think it’s hard to watch eight episodes of something you love and watch it disappear for a long time. But it’s really, the only way we can imagine doing it is for one season.“
Provided that Netflix follows and therefore that the community is there!
Source: Allocine

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