{"id":5117930,"date":"2023-06-18T22:40:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T02:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5117930"},"modified":"2023-06-18T22:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T02:40:19","slug":"the-three-body-problem-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/the-three-body-problem-netflix-5117930\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;3 Body Problem&#8217;: The First Teaser &#038; Everything Else We Know About The New Netflix Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Netflix unveiled the first teaser for the highly-anticipated &#8216;3 Body Problem&#8217; during the streaming service&#8217;s TUDUM event. Get all the latest updates about the new series from the &#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217; creators. <!--more--><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The first teaser for<i> 3 Body Problem<\/i> dropped on June 17.<\/li>\n<li>The creators of\u00a0<em>Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/em>made the show.<\/li>\n<li>Benedict Wong and Eiza Gonzalez star in the show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\">After\u00a0<em><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/game-of-thrones\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Game of Thrones<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>ended in 2019, creators\u00a0<strong>David Benioff\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>D.B. Weiss\u00a0<\/strong>signed a major deal with <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/the-perfect-find-netflix-5077777\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Netflix<\/a>, and one of their first projects with the streamer is the upcoming series<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81024821\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  ><em>\u00a03 Body Problem<\/em><\/a>. The first look was released during Netflix&#8217;s TUDUM event on June 17. The nearly 2-minute teaser featured incredible footage of the epic series. &#8220;Life looks for life,&#8221; the voiceover says as the teaser ends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5117953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5117953\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5117953\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-Three-Body-Problem-SS-embed-1.jpg?resize=620%2C414\" alt=\"Benedict Wong\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5117953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benedict Wong (Photo: James Gillham\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">The science fiction show is based on <strong>Liu Cixin&#8217;s<\/strong> novel about Earth discovering alien civilization for the first time. David and D.B. described the novel as &#8220;the most ambitious science-fiction series&#8221; they&#8217;ve ever read, so we can imagine that the Netflix series is going to\u00a0literally\u00a0be out of this world. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the show.<\/p>\n<h2><em>3 Body Problem <\/em>Release Date<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\"><em>3 Body Problem <\/em>doesn&#8217;t have an official release date yet, but we do know what month the show will premiere. During Netflix&#8217;s TUDUM event, the teaser revealed that <em>3 Body Problem<\/em> will premiere in January 2024.<\/p>\n<h2><em>3 Body Problem <\/em>Cast &amp; Crew<\/h2>\n<h3>Cast<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5117954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5117954\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5117954\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-Three-Body-Problem-SS-embed-2.jpg?resize=620%2C868\" alt=\"Eiza Gonzalez\" width=\"620\" height=\"868\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5117954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eiza Gonzalez (Photo: Image Press Agency\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Netflix assembled a great cast for\u00a0<em>3 Body Problem<\/em>. <em>Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/em>alums <strong>John Bradley<\/strong>, <strong>Liam Cunningham<\/strong>, and <strong>Jonathan Pryce<\/strong>,\u00a0<em><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/doctor-strange-2-cast-4724526\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Doctor Strange<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>actor <strong>Benedict Wong<\/strong>, and\u00a0<em>Baby Driver<\/em>&#8216;s <strong><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/eiza-gonzalez\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Eiza Gonzalez<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>star in the show. They&#8217;re joined by <strong>Tsai Chin<\/strong>, <strong>Saamer Usmani<\/strong>, <strong>Jess Hong<\/strong>, <strong>Jovan Adepo<\/strong>, <strong>Sea Shimooka<\/strong>, <strong>Rosalind Chao<\/strong>, <strong>Alex Sharp<\/strong>, <strong>Marlo Kelly<\/strong>, <strong>Ben Schnetzer<\/strong>, <strong>Eve Ridley<\/strong>, <strong>Jason Forbes<\/strong>, and <strong>Stacy Abalogun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5117955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5117955\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5117955\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-Three-Body-Problem-SS-embed-3.jpg?resize=620%2C933\" alt=\"John Bradley\" width=\"620\" height=\"933\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5117955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Bradley (Photo: JASON SZENES\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\">Eiza said in <\/span><a  style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Georgia, &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, &#039;Bitstream Charter&#039;, Times, serif;\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EizaGonzalez_HQ\/status\/1507095937843351560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1507095937843351560%7Ctwgr%5E5785f8c36ad5215fb24c987c3372a9d595369f5e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whats-on-netflix.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-three-body-problem-netflix-season-1-everything-we-know-so-far-10-2022%2F\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >an interview<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"> that she feels &#8220;lucky&#8221; that the cast is so great. She also said it&#8217;s &#8220;so surreal&#8221; to be working with her &#8220;heroes&#8221; David and D.B. &#8220;The last 10 years I watched religiously <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\">Game of Thrones<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\">. It&#8217;s been a journey,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Crew<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5117956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5117956\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5117956\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-Three-Body-Problem-SS-embed-4.jpg?resize=620%2C850\" alt=\"D B Weiss and David Benioff \" width=\"620\" height=\"850\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5117956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D B Weiss and David Benioff (Photo: Joanne Davidson\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Emmy Award-winning duo David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are responsible for <em>3 Body Problem <\/em>on Netflix. This is their second TV project with Netflix after <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/leslie-jones\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Leslie Jones<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; comedy special and the <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/sandra-oh\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Sandra Oh<\/strong><\/a> series<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/the-chair-cast-photos\/chair-2\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  > <em>The Chair<\/em><\/a>. They wrote <em>3 Body Problem <\/em>with <strong>Alexander Woo<\/strong>, who worked on <em>True Blood<\/em>. The three of them are executive producers with <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/brad-pitt\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/rosamund-pike-pics\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Rosamund Pike<\/strong><\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/knives-out-3-5029397\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Rian Johnson<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Ram Bergman<\/strong>, <strong>Bernadette Caulfield<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is <em>3 Body Problem <\/em>About?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">The series is expected to tell a similar story as the book, which is about humanity&#8217;s first contact with aliens in the 1960s during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. At <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/three-body-problem-first-look\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  >Netflix&#8217;s 2022 TUDUM<\/a>, Alexander Woo described the story of the series as a &#8220;history of humanity from the point of first contact with an alien civilization all the way to the end of the universe.\u201d Star Jess Hong said that &#8220;people who have read the books will be stunned to see how it\u2019s been realized in the show. It\u2019s going to be, visually, a feast.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix unveiled the first teaser for the highly-anticipated &#8216;3 Body Problem&#8217; during the streaming service&#8217;s TUDUM event. 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