3 Body Problem
Emmys: Best Drama Series Field Almost Entirely Different From 2023
The 2024 Emmy Awards will feature a best drama series field that’s almost entirely different than the nominees for the last awards. But rather than a wholesale changing of the guard, the nearly unprecedented turnover is more a function of the way TV works now. Of last year’s eight drama series contenders, two — HBO’s Succession […]
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The Family Trauma That Went Into ‘3 Body Problem’ (Guest Column)
A few months before 3 Body Problem launched on Netflix, I did something I’d never done before. I showed the opening sequence to my mother. The scene depicts a “struggle session,” a public rally where a physics professor is murdered by a group of young students after refusing to renounce his teachings. These events were […]
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The ‘3 Body Problem’ Creators Reveal Their 3 Favorite Scenes From First Season
A sci-fi drama unlike any other, Netflix’s 3 Body Problem provoked a mixture of critical acclaim, fandom buzz and political debate with its rather bold adaptation of author Liu Cixin’s celebrated physics-stuff novel. Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss — coming off HBO’s Game of Thrones — teamed with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo on […]
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2024 Gotham TV Awards: ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith,’ ‘Colin From Accounts’ Top Winners
Baby Reindeer, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Colin From Accounts were the top winners at the first-ever Gotham TV Awards, which took place in New York on Tuesday night. Accepting for breakthrough limited series, the final award of the night, Baby Reindeer star and creator Richard Gadd offered a thoughtful observation about the Netflix show’s […]
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John Bradley Hopes That ‘3 Body Problem’ Will Help Him Break Out of His ‘Game of Thrones’ “Character Bracket”
Before John Bradley was cast as the brash yet lovable Jack Rooney in David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo’s 3 Body Problem, the actor felt that he was limited in terms of the roles being offered to him after his turn as Samwell Tarly on Benioff and Weiss’ Game of Thrones. “I think that they realized […]
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‘3 Body Problem’ Creators Clarify Netflix’s Mysterious Season 2 Renewal Plan
One of the biggest 3 Body Problem mysteries since the show ended has been: What did Netflix’s renewal announcement mean, exactly? During the streamer’s upfront presentation last week, Netflix promised “additional episodes” of the acclaimed sci-fi drama to “finish the story.” Of course, “additional episodes” could mean anything from two episodes to five seasons and, […]
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‘3 Body Problem’ Renewed for Additional Episodes to Conclude the Netflix Series
Netflix is going to bring back — and even conclude — 3 Body Problem. The streamer has greenlit additional episodes that will eventually wrap the acclaimed sci-fi epic from David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo. “We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion,” the showrunners said in a […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘3 Body Problem’ Repeats as Overall No. 1
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem delivered its second straight No. 1 showing among streaming titles, leading the rankings for the last week of March. The acquired series top 10 had several new entrants, thanks in part to a change in how Nielsen reports the numbers. The ratings service says it made an “enhancement” to its Streaming […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Quiet on Set’ Delivers Max’s Biggest Showing Yet
The docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV posted Max’s best streaming numbers to date for its premiere week. The show, which streamed on Max concurrent with its on-air premiere on ID, had 1.25 billion minutes of viewing for the week of March 18-24. That’s the largest weekly total for any series […]
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The ‘3 Body Problem’ Scene That’s Become a Political Lightning Rod
In physics, the three-body problem is ugly. When you have one or two objects exerting gravity on a body, it moves in a predictable pattern. Add a third and its chaos. In 2024, the three-body problem in media is that every piece of art has a creator, a consumer and politics. So when Netflix’s sci-fi […]
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‘3 Body Problem’ Was Delayed for Months to Add One Scene That Made It Better
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem was actually finished and ready to be released on the streamer in mid-2023. But showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo realized their sci-fi epic adaptation of Liu Cixin’s acclaimed novels was missing something: Their first episode quickly plunged viewers into a mystery surrounding the suicides of top scientists and […]
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‘3 Body Problem’ Creators Say Season 2 Will Be Even Better. Will They Get One?
The reactions to Netflix’s sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem are, if anything, inconsistent. The reviews from top critics are all over the place, from lavish praise to disses and everything in between. Viewers are similarly split, with some fans of Liu Cixin’s novel criticizing the series for its bold adaptive choices, and many others saying […]
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