Considered one of the most ambitious series of the decade, this million-dollar Netflix production with Mexican talent sparked the conversation about aliens and will soon release the second installment.
Did someone say series about aliens? The existence of aliens has been a topic of discussion for decades and has been brought to film and television in productions such as ET the alien, Alien: the eighth passenger and Takenbut It is a subgenre so popular among viewers that it is a theme that never bores audiences.
Netflix also ventured into making its own production about aliens and did so by adapting one of the most enigmatic book series in literature. The story written by Liu Cixin presented a society that is haunted by strange events that unleash visions such as a countdown, flickering nights and simulations of other times and places, but not in all people, but in those who could be of help to the extraterrestrials: physics experts.
Featuring the performances of Eiza González, Benedict Wong and Jonathan Pryce, The 3 body problem was adapted by none other than the minds behind the hit series game of Thrones. David Benioff and DB Weiss did what was thought impossible and transferred the characters written by Cixin to streaming television, presenting not only signs of life outside Earth, but the impact of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the use of artificial intelligence.
As is the case with many Netflix original productions, the series was positioned within the Top 10 of the platform’s most watched series for a few weeks, but it received mixed reviews and its success among the public was not what was expected. Although some believed that it would be canceled like other series on the streaming service, Uncle Netflix gave the surprise to all its users and confirmed that a second season would be coming soon.
This was good news for all those who enjoy the enigma of the presence of aliens on Earth, as it agrees with the statement given by the showrunners, who previously stated that their plan is to adapt the literary trilogy titled Remembrance of Earth’s Past, in a total of four seasons. Although they already used elements from the three books to make the first episodes digestible, It seems that Netflix plans a long future with The problem of the 3 bodies.
