We may be living in the golden age of television series, from jaw-dropping adaptations, revenge-fueled fantasies, gonzo thrillers, witty comedies, and dramedies, and the return of spectacular “dad” shows that set the gold standard in television programming.
Stars have been made, legends have been born, and “instant classic” has never been more relevant. Please read below FandomWire’s top 10 television series of 2024, and be sure to check out rankings of “The 20 Best Movies of 2024” and “The 10 Worst Movies of 2024,” as well.
FandomWire’s Top 10 Television Series of 2024! 10. Silo (Apple TV+) Rebecca Ferguson in Silo (2024), one of the 10 Best Television Series of 2024! | Image via Apple TV+
Created by Graham Yost
The second season of the Apple TV+ streaming series Silo proves one undeniable truth — this Rebecca Ferguson-led show is the best science-fiction adventure series since Lost! A suspenseful, layered masterpiece, Silo presents world-building at its finest. Graham Yost’s (Justified) dystopian drama,...
Stars have been made, legends have been born, and “instant classic” has never been more relevant. Please read below FandomWire’s top 10 television series of 2024, and be sure to check out rankings of “The 20 Best Movies of 2024” and “The 10 Worst Movies of 2024,” as well.
FandomWire’s Top 10 Television Series of 2024! 10. Silo (Apple TV+) Rebecca Ferguson in Silo (2024), one of the 10 Best Television Series of 2024! | Image via Apple TV+
Created by Graham Yost
The second season of the Apple TV+ streaming series Silo proves one undeniable truth — this Rebecca Ferguson-led show is the best science-fiction adventure series since Lost! A suspenseful, layered masterpiece, Silo presents world-building at its finest. Graham Yost’s (Justified) dystopian drama,...
- 12/29/2024
- by M.N. Miller
- FandomWire
Through strike delays and industry contraction, television still managed to provide audiences with plenty of worthy shows to delight on across broadcast, cable and streaming.
Netflix’s ambitious “3 Body Problem” turned physics theories into a sci-fi thriller, while Apple TV+’s “Palm Royale” showed us the hilarious — and deadly — inner workings of Palm Beach society. HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” brought the celebrated anthology series into the endless darkness of the Alaskan winter, as Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” took over the cultural zeitgeist with its autobiographical stalker story and network shows like “9-1-1” and “Abbott Elementary” finally made their anticipated returns following the resolution of the Hollywood double strikes. New broadcast shows also made their mark after long gestating development, including CBS’ “Matlock” starring Kathy Bates, while streaming brought some new and surprising returning hits in Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” and Peacock’s “Love Island USA” Season...
Netflix’s ambitious “3 Body Problem” turned physics theories into a sci-fi thriller, while Apple TV+’s “Palm Royale” showed us the hilarious — and deadly — inner workings of Palm Beach society. HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” brought the celebrated anthology series into the endless darkness of the Alaskan winter, as Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” took over the cultural zeitgeist with its autobiographical stalker story and network shows like “9-1-1” and “Abbott Elementary” finally made their anticipated returns following the resolution of the Hollywood double strikes. New broadcast shows also made their mark after long gestating development, including CBS’ “Matlock” starring Kathy Bates, while streaming brought some new and surprising returning hits in Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” and Peacock’s “Love Island USA” Season...
- 12/27/2024
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas, Kayla Cobb, Loree Seitz, Dessi Gomez, Lucas Manfredi, Drew Taylor, Haleigh Foutch, Sharon Knolle, Adam Chitwood, Jacob Bryant, Raquel 'Rocky' Harris, Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
The science fiction genre had a banner year in 2024 and it’s time to look back on the best of the best.
This year brought us a handful of new “Star Wars” shows that took the canon to new eras, a devastating finale to Netflix’s beloved animated series “Arcane” and reintroduced fans to the classic X-Men in “X-Men ’97.” It was an embarrassment of riches for fans of the genre.
These are the nine best sci-fi TV shows that made their mark on the year.
“X-Men ’97” (Credit: Marvel Studios) “X-Men ’97”
There have been plenty of good-to-great reboots of beloved series in the past few years. But there’s something about “X-Men ’97,” perhaps owing to its animated origins, that feels as though these new episodes are picking up right where the beloved 1990s show left off. And that’s no easy feat. While the animation has definitely improved,...
This year brought us a handful of new “Star Wars” shows that took the canon to new eras, a devastating finale to Netflix’s beloved animated series “Arcane” and reintroduced fans to the classic X-Men in “X-Men ’97.” It was an embarrassment of riches for fans of the genre.
These are the nine best sci-fi TV shows that made their mark on the year.
“X-Men ’97” (Credit: Marvel Studios) “X-Men ’97”
There have been plenty of good-to-great reboots of beloved series in the past few years. But there’s something about “X-Men ’97,” perhaps owing to its animated origins, that feels as though these new episodes are picking up right where the beloved 1990s show left off. And that’s no easy feat. While the animation has definitely improved,...
- 12/26/2024
- by Jacob Bryant
- The Wrap
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When we say that Netflix has something for everyone it is true for fans of all genres but especially true for the horror genre fans. With an incredible creator like Mike Flanagan who made brilliant horror shows and movies, Netflix has abundant peak horror content. So, today we thought of listing what we thought were the best horror shows on Netflix.
Hellbound Credit – Netflix
Hellbound is a South Korean supernatural dark fantasy horror thriller series created by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Sang-ho and Gyu-seok, the Netflix series is set in a world where unearthly creatures appear and condemn people to hell prompting people to create their own religious factions. Hellbound stars Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-june, and Kim Do-yoon.
Interview With the Vampire...
When we say that Netflix has something for everyone it is true for fans of all genres but especially true for the horror genre fans. With an incredible creator like Mike Flanagan who made brilliant horror shows and movies, Netflix has abundant peak horror content. So, today we thought of listing what we thought were the best horror shows on Netflix.
Hellbound Credit – Netflix
Hellbound is a South Korean supernatural dark fantasy horror thriller series created by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Sang-ho and Gyu-seok, the Netflix series is set in a world where unearthly creatures appear and condemn people to hell prompting people to create their own religious factions. Hellbound stars Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-june, and Kim Do-yoon.
Interview With the Vampire...
- 11/16/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
From space adventures to parallel worlds, these shows are the perfect appetizer before jumping into “Dune: Prophecy.”
There’s something endlessly interesting about exploring other worlds, whether out in space or parallel universes on planet earth. That’s why sci-fi fantasy TV shows seem to always be in style. And there will be a new show in the collection when HBO drops its “Dune” prequel series, “Dune: Prophecy” on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. Et. With that premiere this weekend, now is a good time to count down the top 7 sci-fi fantasy TV shows you can stream right now.
Top 7 Sci-Fi Fantasy TV Shows On Streaming Right Now:
No. 7: ‘His Dark Materials’
No. 6: ‘3 Body Problem’
No. 5: ‘Raised By Wolves’
No. 4: ‘Silo’
No. 3: ‘Foundation’
No. 2: ‘The Expanse’
No. 1: ‘The Mandalorian’
No. 7: ‘His Dark Materials’ (2024) | Max
“His Dark Materials” is a fantasy series based...
There’s something endlessly interesting about exploring other worlds, whether out in space or parallel universes on planet earth. That’s why sci-fi fantasy TV shows seem to always be in style. And there will be a new show in the collection when HBO drops its “Dune” prequel series, “Dune: Prophecy” on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. Et. With that premiere this weekend, now is a good time to count down the top 7 sci-fi fantasy TV shows you can stream right now.
Top 7 Sci-Fi Fantasy TV Shows On Streaming Right Now:
No. 7: ‘His Dark Materials’
No. 6: ‘3 Body Problem’
No. 5: ‘Raised By Wolves’
No. 4: ‘Silo’
No. 3: ‘Foundation’
No. 2: ‘The Expanse’
No. 1: ‘The Mandalorian’
No. 7: ‘His Dark Materials’ (2024) | Max
“His Dark Materials” is a fantasy series based...
- 11/13/2024
- by Thomas Waschenfelder
- The Streamable
Top 8 paranormal TV shows you must watch (Photo Credit – Prime Video/Netflix)
Paranormal TV Shows have captivated audiences for the last many decades with their exploration of the supernatural, suspense, mystery, blending, and the unknown. People are becoming familiar with intricate stories from centuries-old tales, often fictional, creating a thrilling atmosphere that keeps viewers on the edge. From popular dramas like Supernatural, which follows two brothers hunting demons and monsters, to The X-Files, which delves into government conspiracies and extraterrestrial encounters, paranormal TV shows keep bringing a different appeal to the entertainment genre.
There is plenty to choose from for those looking to see what to watch next, and each guarantee you will keep returning for more. Here are all the paranormal TV shows that you must watch.
8. 28 Days Haunted (2022)
Directed by Joe Berlinger, the Netflix docuseries 28 Days Haunted is based on the theories of Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Paranormal TV Shows have captivated audiences for the last many decades with their exploration of the supernatural, suspense, mystery, blending, and the unknown. People are becoming familiar with intricate stories from centuries-old tales, often fictional, creating a thrilling atmosphere that keeps viewers on the edge. From popular dramas like Supernatural, which follows two brothers hunting demons and monsters, to The X-Files, which delves into government conspiracies and extraterrestrial encounters, paranormal TV shows keep bringing a different appeal to the entertainment genre.
There is plenty to choose from for those looking to see what to watch next, and each guarantee you will keep returning for more. Here are all the paranormal TV shows that you must watch.
8. 28 Days Haunted (2022)
Directed by Joe Berlinger, the Netflix docuseries 28 Days Haunted is based on the theories of Ed and Lorraine Warren.
- 11/7/2024
- by Samridhi Goel
- KoiMoi
Deadline reports that Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow has cast 3 Body Problem's Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle. The 12-year-old's star is on the rise after playing Follower in D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, and Alexander Woo's splashy Netflix series but this is her biggest role to date.
As the trade explains, "In [the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic book], the bad guy is Krem of the Yellow Hill, who kills a young alien girl’s father. She draws Supergirl into the conflict. Knolle is a noble and honorable warrior who travels across the galaxy with Supergirl to hunt Krem for killing her father in cold blood."
This movie appears to be a direct adaptation of Tom King and Bilquis Evely's comic of the same name, so Ridley will likely have a major role as Ruthye in this story alongside Milly Alcock's Kara Zor-El.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is assembling...
As the trade explains, "In [the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic book], the bad guy is Krem of the Yellow Hill, who kills a young alien girl’s father. She draws Supergirl into the conflict. Knolle is a noble and honorable warrior who travels across the galaxy with Supergirl to hunt Krem for killing her father in cold blood."
This movie appears to be a direct adaptation of Tom King and Bilquis Evely's comic of the same name, so Ridley will likely have a major role as Ruthye in this story alongside Milly Alcock's Kara Zor-El.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is assembling...
- 10/31/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Exclusive: Sources tell us that 3 Body Problem actress Eve Ridley has landed the part of Ruthye Mary Knolle in DC Studios and Warner Bros’ Craig Gillespie-directed Supergirl.
The movie is based on Tom King’s 2022 comic book series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which Bilquis Evely illustrated. Ana Nogueira adapted the comic book for the big screen. In that comic, the bad guy is Krem of the Yellow Hill, who kills a young alien girl’s father. She draws Supergirl into the conflict. Knolle is a noble and honorable warrior who travels aross the galaxy with Supergirl to hunt Krem for killing her father in cold blood.
Deadline first told you that Rust and Bone actor Matthias Schoenaerts landed the role of Krem. House of the Dragon‘s Milly Alcock won the Supergirl title role after a big search. She’s also appearing in another DC project before making her big-screen debut as Supergirl.
The movie is based on Tom King’s 2022 comic book series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which Bilquis Evely illustrated. Ana Nogueira adapted the comic book for the big screen. In that comic, the bad guy is Krem of the Yellow Hill, who kills a young alien girl’s father. She draws Supergirl into the conflict. Knolle is a noble and honorable warrior who travels aross the galaxy with Supergirl to hunt Krem for killing her father in cold blood.
Deadline first told you that Rust and Bone actor Matthias Schoenaerts landed the role of Krem. House of the Dragon‘s Milly Alcock won the Supergirl title role after a big search. She’s also appearing in another DC project before making her big-screen debut as Supergirl.
- 10/31/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Hollywood Reporter just released its list of the 50 most powerful TV producers in Hollywood for this, the year of our lord 2024. It's full of names you would expect, including Lauren LeFranc, the woman behind HBO's hit The Penguin; Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, who probably made the best show of the year in Shōgun; and Ryan Murphy, who's scored hit after hit with shows like Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, 9-1-1 and Doctor Odyssey.
Also included on the list where a trio of producers behind shows in HBO's Game of Thrones franchise: first up there's Ryan Condal, who's running the Game of Thrones prequel show House of the Dragon. He offered some advice to his younger self: “Don’t take it so seriously. It’ll be fine. Have more fun. Enjoy the little victories. Travel. Write more specs.” And as for how he gets over writer's block?...
Also included on the list where a trio of producers behind shows in HBO's Game of Thrones franchise: first up there's Ryan Condal, who's running the Game of Thrones prequel show House of the Dragon. He offered some advice to his younger self: “Don’t take it so seriously. It’ll be fine. Have more fun. Enjoy the little victories. Travel. Write more specs.” And as for how he gets over writer's block?...
- 10/28/2024
- by Dan Selcke
- Winter Is Coming
Another Netflix original from “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss is planned to debut in 2025. The political drama “Death by Lightning” has wrapped production in Budapest, Hungary and added eight new cast members, Netflix announced on Friday.
“Death by Lightning” comes from creator, writer and executive producer Mike Makowsky, who is best known for directing the HBO Hugh Jackman film “Bad Education.” The upcoming series tells the story of James Garfield, the reluctant 20th president of the United States. It chronicles how he comes to be assassinated by his greatest admirer, Charles Guiteau. The limited series is produced by Benioff and Weiss.
“Death by Lightning” has added Archie Fisher (“Last Days of John Allen Chau”) as Joe Brown, Barry Shabaka Henley (“Bob Hearts Abishola”) as Senator Blanche Bruce, Željko Ivanek (“Walking Dead: Dead City”) as Dr. Doctor Bliss, Kyle Soller (“Andor”) as Robert Todd Lincoln, Ben Miles (“The Crown”) as George Scoville,...
“Death by Lightning” comes from creator, writer and executive producer Mike Makowsky, who is best known for directing the HBO Hugh Jackman film “Bad Education.” The upcoming series tells the story of James Garfield, the reluctant 20th president of the United States. It chronicles how he comes to be assassinated by his greatest admirer, Charles Guiteau. The limited series is produced by Benioff and Weiss.
“Death by Lightning” has added Archie Fisher (“Last Days of John Allen Chau”) as Joe Brown, Barry Shabaka Henley (“Bob Hearts Abishola”) as Senator Blanche Bruce, Željko Ivanek (“Walking Dead: Dead City”) as Dr. Doctor Bliss, Kyle Soller (“Andor”) as Robert Todd Lincoln, Ben Miles (“The Crown”) as George Scoville,...
- 10/11/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
The Emmy-nominated showrunners from “Fallout,” “Slow Horses,” “Shogun” and “3 Body Problem” shared the lessons learned working on their earlier shows and what they hope to take forward.
“Shogun” co-creators, executive producers, and writers, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks joined, “Slow Horses” writer and executive producer Will Smith,” “Fallout” showrunner, writer and executive producer Graham Wagner, and “3 Body Problem” showrunner, writer, executive producer, Alexander Woo for a lively conversation with artisans editor Jazz Tangcay celebrating their recent Emmy nominations and lifting the veil on the early starts in their career.
Smith is entering his fifth season working on “Slow Horses” with Gary Oldman, the spy thriller based on the novels by Mick Heron, and says he fell in love with how Heron had crafted multi-dimensional characters on the page. And keeping that narrative was integral to the adaptation of the TV series.
When asked how long he hoped to go on with the show,...
“Shogun” co-creators, executive producers, and writers, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks joined, “Slow Horses” writer and executive producer Will Smith,” “Fallout” showrunner, writer and executive producer Graham Wagner, and “3 Body Problem” showrunner, writer, executive producer, Alexander Woo for a lively conversation with artisans editor Jazz Tangcay celebrating their recent Emmy nominations and lifting the veil on the early starts in their career.
Smith is entering his fifth season working on “Slow Horses” with Gary Oldman, the spy thriller based on the novels by Mick Heron, and says he fell in love with how Heron had crafted multi-dimensional characters on the page. And keeping that narrative was integral to the adaptation of the TV series.
When asked how long he hoped to go on with the show,...
- 8/14/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Back when they were making Game of Thrones, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss developed a reputation for pranking their actors. They gave a fake script to Kit Harington where Jon Snow gets horribly burned. They made Rose Leslie (Ygritte) think she was going to have to sing on camera, and in their masterpiece, they had John Bradley (Sam Tarly) go in for a costume fitting even though they never actually intended him to wear this ridiculous outfit onscreen:
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3 Body Problem on Netflix — so he couldn't have been too bruised over it.
Benioff and Weiss, now working with co-showrunner Alexander Woo, have kept up the pranks on 3 Body Problem, which aired its first season earlier this year. As Benioff and Weiss explained to The Hollywood Reporter, they had ChatGPT generate a three-page monologue about a swimming...
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3 Body Problem on Netflix — so he couldn't have been too bruised over it.
Benioff and Weiss, now working with co-showrunner Alexander Woo, have kept up the pranks on 3 Body Problem, which aired its first season earlier this year. As Benioff and Weiss explained to The Hollywood Reporter, they had ChatGPT generate a three-page monologue about a swimming...
- 8/14/2024
- by Dan Selcke
- Winter Is Coming
A group of industry actors, filmmakers, writers and showrunners has signed on to an open letter spearheaded by Inevitable Foundation asking Hollywood to consider financing and marketing more projects that include accurate and entertainment representation of people with disabilities. Among the signers are “Coda” director Sian Heder, Alyssa Milano, Ramy Youssef, Rachel Bloom, Marlee Matlin, “Three Body Problem” showrunner Alexander Woo and “A Quiet Place Part II” star Millicent Simmonds.
The letter also calls for collecting more data around content featuring disabled individuals and making sure entertainment venues are accessible to all. Inevitable Foundation invests in disabled writers and filmmakers to enable them to achieve artistic and financial freedom and use film and television to destigmatize disability and mental health globally.
Read the letter below:
Hey Hollywood,
There is a massive, loyal, and engaged audience of viewers and consumers within the global entertainment landscape who remain entirely underserved.
It’s...
The letter also calls for collecting more data around content featuring disabled individuals and making sure entertainment venues are accessible to all. Inevitable Foundation invests in disabled writers and filmmakers to enable them to achieve artistic and financial freedom and use film and television to destigmatize disability and mental health globally.
Read the letter below:
Hey Hollywood,
There is a massive, loyal, and engaged audience of viewers and consumers within the global entertainment landscape who remain entirely underserved.
It’s...
- 8/14/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have a history of playing pranks on actors that they particularly like and get along with.
During season one of Game of Thrones, they famously gave their handsome star Kit Harington a fake script where his character, Jon Snow, had his face burned off — and then told him he would spend the rest of the show looking like a ghoul.
A few seasons later on Thrones, they told John Bradley that his character, Samwell Tarly, was finally getting a new costume, then sent him to a fitting where he was put into a foolish Henry the VIII-style outfit, complete with a large purple codpiece.
On their latest series, Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, the duo struck again.
During a forthcoming The Hollywood Reporter chat about their Emmy-nominated series, Benioff and Weiss — along with fellow showrunner Alexander Woo — reveal a prank that was played on Eiza González,...
During season one of Game of Thrones, they famously gave their handsome star Kit Harington a fake script where his character, Jon Snow, had his face burned off — and then told him he would spend the rest of the show looking like a ghoul.
A few seasons later on Thrones, they told John Bradley that his character, Samwell Tarly, was finally getting a new costume, then sent him to a fitting where he was put into a foolish Henry the VIII-style outfit, complete with a large purple codpiece.
On their latest series, Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, the duo struck again.
During a forthcoming The Hollywood Reporter chat about their Emmy-nominated series, Benioff and Weiss — along with fellow showrunner Alexander Woo — reveal a prank that was played on Eiza González,...
- 8/13/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You’d think after eight seasons of being under the gun during production of “Game of Thrones” that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would have found luxurious the extended pandemic writing process for Netflix series “3 Body Problem.” But that’s not how Benioff experienced it.
“It didn’t feel that way,” he said on a Zoom with co-creator Alexander Woo. “We were champing at the bit. We had a year-long negotiation to get the rights but meanwhile the three of us were not only doing zooms, we actually started writing just because we were so antsy to get going. And then we had [the pandemic]: it took a very long time before we finally got on set. Even though we had all that time, we still ended up having to rewrite everything. And go back for reshoots. Like a first season of any show, you’re trying to figure it out.
“It didn’t feel that way,” he said on a Zoom with co-creator Alexander Woo. “We were champing at the bit. We had a year-long negotiation to get the rights but meanwhile the three of us were not only doing zooms, we actually started writing just because we were so antsy to get going. And then we had [the pandemic]: it took a very long time before we finally got on set. Even though we had all that time, we still ended up having to rewrite everything. And go back for reshoots. Like a first season of any show, you’re trying to figure it out.
- 8/9/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“As an editor, you’re the first audience,” declares “3 Body Problem” editor Michael Ruscio about the essential role that his craft plays in shaping the narrative and amplifying emotion of every scene. For our recent webchat, Ruscio (who received his first career Emmy nomination to date for the Netflix sci-fi blockbuster) adds, “You’re also needing to continually shed, detach and look at it again, and then another time, and then another time,” he explains about the painstaking process of chiseling a scene into its final product. “Sometimes you’ll take the material home where you’re not in the editing bay, and then look at it there, where you can’t touch any buttons and see how does this work for an audience? I think you do have to trust the intelligence of the audience,” he says. “We didn’t feel like we needed to spell it out and...
- 8/8/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
“It never gets old! I’m always happy to hear the news,” declares eight-time Emmy-winning music editor David Klotz about receiving his 23rd career Emmy nomination to date, this time for Netflix’s sci-fi blockbuster “3 Body Problem.” For our recent webchat he adds, “We worked really hard; myself along with the sound editing team on the show. A lot of the same crew that I worked with from ‘Game of Thrones’ were on this, so we had a shorthand between us, and also with our producers, executive producers and showrunners. I feel like that gave us a head start, creatively, jumping into it.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
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“3 Body Problem” scored six Emmy nominations this year; for Best Drama Series and for the show’s editing, cinematography, main title design, sound mixing and the team’s sound editing team,...
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“3 Body Problem” scored six Emmy nominations this year; for Best Drama Series and for the show’s editing, cinematography, main title design, sound mixing and the team’s sound editing team,...
- 8/7/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Eiza González is in negotiations to join James Marsden and Vince Vaughn in Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice for 20th Century Studios.
BenDavid Grabinski, who created Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off animated series, wrote the script for the action comedy and will direct the feature that is heading towards an August start in Winnipeg, Canada.
While plot details are vague, the project is described as a buddy action comedy set in the criminal underworld that, according to sources, has a time travel element. In fact, sources say that Vaughn may be playing the two Nicks in the title.
Andrew Lazar, who last worked on true-life swimming drama Nyad, is producing.
González currently stars in 3 Body Problem, which hails from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and True Blood producer Alexander Woo. Since its premiere in March, the show has been renewed for two...
BenDavid Grabinski, who created Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off animated series, wrote the script for the action comedy and will direct the feature that is heading towards an August start in Winnipeg, Canada.
While plot details are vague, the project is described as a buddy action comedy set in the criminal underworld that, according to sources, has a time travel element. In fact, sources say that Vaughn may be playing the two Nicks in the title.
Andrew Lazar, who last worked on true-life swimming drama Nyad, is producing.
González currently stars in 3 Body Problem, which hails from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and True Blood producer Alexander Woo. Since its premiere in March, the show has been renewed for two...
- 7/31/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eiza González is in negotiations to co-star opposite Vince Vaughn and James Marsden in the 20th Century pic Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. BenDavid Grabinski will write and direct, with Andrew Lazar producing.
Deadline first reported in May that 20th Century landed the project following a heated bidding war. While plot details are vague, the spec is described as a buddy action comedy set in the criminal underworld.
González currently stars in Netflix’s Emmy-nominated drama series 3 Body Problem from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and True Blood producer Alexander Woo. Since its premiere, the show has been renewed for two more seasons.
Up next, González will be seen in the boxing limited series La Maquina opposite Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. The show will debut as Hulu’s first Spanish-language series. In 2025, she will reteam with Guy Ritchie in Lionsgate’s In the Grey...
Deadline first reported in May that 20th Century landed the project following a heated bidding war. While plot details are vague, the spec is described as a buddy action comedy set in the criminal underworld.
González currently stars in Netflix’s Emmy-nominated drama series 3 Body Problem from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and True Blood producer Alexander Woo. Since its premiere, the show has been renewed for two more seasons.
Up next, González will be seen in the boxing limited series La Maquina opposite Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. The show will debut as Hulu’s first Spanish-language series. In 2025, she will reteam with Guy Ritchie in Lionsgate’s In the Grey...
- 7/31/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Best Drama Writing Emmy category is the second time in four years that none of the nominees from the prior year are eligible, giving us a whole new slate of programs competing for six slots (out of 134 total submissions on the ballot). All of last year’s nominated shows — “Better Call Saul” (“Point and Shoot” by Gordon Smith and “Saul Gone” by Peter Gould), “Bad Sisters”, “Andor” (“One Way Out” by Beau Willimon), “The Last of Us”, “The White Lotus” (“Arrivederci” by Mike White), and the winner “Succession” (“Connor’s Wedding” by Jesse Armstrong) — are not on this year’s Emmy ballot, as they either concluded or didn’t air any new episodes.
Despite the open category, the submissions reflected in most of our likely contenders played it strategically safe with one or two entries from most shows. The only exception is “Shōgun,” which went for half of its debut season,...
Despite the open category, the submissions reflected in most of our likely contenders played it strategically safe with one or two entries from most shows. The only exception is “Shōgun,” which went for half of its debut season,...
- 7/16/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Gersh has signed 3 Body Problem‘s Jess Hong for representation in all areas.
A New Zealand actress of Chinese descent, Hong broke into the public consciousness with her performance in the hit Netflix series from Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo.
Marking her first major project after graduating from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, the show based on Liu Cixin’s acclaimed science fiction novel centers on the story of humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization from the star system Trisolaris. Portraying theoretical physicist Dr. Jin Cheng, she’s part of an ensemble that also includes Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Benedict Wong and Jonathan Pryce, among others. Following the series’ premiere on Netflix in March, it was renewed for two more seasons.
In addition to the Lucy Lawless series My Life Is Murder,...
A New Zealand actress of Chinese descent, Hong broke into the public consciousness with her performance in the hit Netflix series from Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo.
Marking her first major project after graduating from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, the show based on Liu Cixin’s acclaimed science fiction novel centers on the story of humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization from the star system Trisolaris. Portraying theoretical physicist Dr. Jin Cheng, she’s part of an ensemble that also includes Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Benedict Wong and Jonathan Pryce, among others. Following the series’ premiere on Netflix in March, it was renewed for two more seasons.
In addition to the Lucy Lawless series My Life Is Murder,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Zine Tseng is the latest addition to the cast of the “Young Sherlock” series at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned.
She will star alongside series lead Hero Fiennes Tiffin as well as recently announced cast members Joseph Fiennes and Natasha McElhone.
The show is inspired by Andy Lane’s “Young Sherlock Holmes” novels. The official description for the series states, “At age 19, Sherlock Holmes is disgraced, raw, unfiltered, and unformed, when he finds himself caught up in a murder mystery at Oxford University which threatens his freedom. Diving into his first-ever case with a wild lack of discipline, Sherlock manages to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that will change his life forever.”
Zine has been cast as Princess Gulun Shou’an, described as a “Chinese Princess, Oxford University Scholar and skilled martial-artist.”
Zine recently starred in the big budget Netflix series “3 Body Problem” from David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo,...
She will star alongside series lead Hero Fiennes Tiffin as well as recently announced cast members Joseph Fiennes and Natasha McElhone.
The show is inspired by Andy Lane’s “Young Sherlock Holmes” novels. The official description for the series states, “At age 19, Sherlock Holmes is disgraced, raw, unfiltered, and unformed, when he finds himself caught up in a murder mystery at Oxford University which threatens his freedom. Diving into his first-ever case with a wild lack of discipline, Sherlock manages to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that will change his life forever.”
Zine has been cast as Princess Gulun Shou’an, described as a “Chinese Princess, Oxford University Scholar and skilled martial-artist.”
Zine recently starred in the big budget Netflix series “3 Body Problem” from David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo,...
- 7/2/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
3 Body Problem breakout Zine Tseng has been tapped as a lead opposite Hero Fiennes Tiffin in Young Sherlock, Prime Video’s series from Guy Ritchie, which tells the origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective.
Written and executive produced by showrunner Matthew Parkhill inspired by Andy Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes book series, the show re-imagines Sherlock Holmes at age 19. Disgraced, raw, unfiltered, and unformed, he finds himself caught up in a murder mystery at Oxford University which threatens his freedom. Diving into his first-ever case with a wild lack of discipline, Sherlock (Fiennes Tiffin) manages to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that will change his life forever.
Tseng will play Princess Gulun Shou’an — Chinese Princess, Oxford University Scholar and skilled martial-artist. In addition to Fiennes Tiffin, Tseng joins previously cast Joseph Fiennes and Natascha McElhone as Sherlock’s parents.
Ritchie will be directing and executive producing.
Written and executive produced by showrunner Matthew Parkhill inspired by Andy Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes book series, the show re-imagines Sherlock Holmes at age 19. Disgraced, raw, unfiltered, and unformed, he finds himself caught up in a murder mystery at Oxford University which threatens his freedom. Diving into his first-ever case with a wild lack of discipline, Sherlock (Fiennes Tiffin) manages to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that will change his life forever.
Tseng will play Princess Gulun Shou’an — Chinese Princess, Oxford University Scholar and skilled martial-artist. In addition to Fiennes Tiffin, Tseng joins previously cast Joseph Fiennes and Natascha McElhone as Sherlock’s parents.
Ritchie will be directing and executive producing.
- 7/2/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Following up Wendell & Wild, animation wizard Henry Selick is planning to return to the world of Neil Gaiman with an adaptation of The Ocean at the End of the Lane. “Instead of a child going to this other world with a monstrous mother, it’s a monstrous mother who comes into our world to wreak havoc on a kid’s life,” Selick told Variety, contrasting the film with his previous Gaiman adaptation Coraline. Gaiman’s 2013 novel follows “an unnamed man who returns to his hometown for a funeral and remembers events that began forty years earlier.” Selick is currently shopping the project around, so hopefully we’ll have distribution news soon.
While Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem was recently adapted by Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss for the Netflix series, a feature adaptation is now in the works from Zhang Yimou. As reported at the Shanghai International Film Festival,...
While Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem was recently adapted by Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss for the Netflix series, a feature adaptation is now in the works from Zhang Yimou. As reported at the Shanghai International Film Festival,...
- 6/17/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The new Netflix series 3 Body Problem is continuing to tell the story of its first season through some “additional episodes” that the streamer has ordered, which will seemingly segue into new seasons as the show has been renewed for two more. The 3 Body Problem was the title of the first novel in Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy. The second novel was titled The Dark Forest and the third was Death’s End. The first season of 3 Body Problem did pull in a sizeable audience, but the show wasn’t exactly the massive hit Netflix was hoping it would be, especially when you factor in the price tag of over $20 million per episode.
The property will now also be getting a feature film treatment as Deadline has revealed that renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou, known for the Jet Li film Hero and the Matt Damon...
The property will now also be getting a feature film treatment as Deadline has revealed that renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou, known for the Jet Li film Hero and the Matt Damon...
- 6/17/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Liu Cixin’s best-selling sci-fi book The Three-Body Problem is heading home to China to get another screen adaptation. Zhang Yimou, arguably China’s most revered living filmmaker, is set to direct a Chinese-language feature film based on the novel, it was revealed Sunday during a forum at the Shanghai International Film festival.
In Shanghai, Wang Changtian, chairman of leading local studio Beijing Enlight Media, said his company was in the early stages of developing the project, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. Three-Body Universe Cultural Development Co., a subsidiary of Yoozoo Pictures and the copyright holder for the book and related media, also confirmed the project was in the works.
News of Zhang’s involvement in a Chinese take on the beloved sci-fi saga lit up Chinese social media Monday. The Three-Body Problem, the first book in Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, has spawned several adaptations...
In Shanghai, Wang Changtian, chairman of leading local studio Beijing Enlight Media, said his company was in the early stages of developing the project, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. Three-Body Universe Cultural Development Co., a subsidiary of Yoozoo Pictures and the copyright holder for the book and related media, also confirmed the project was in the works.
News of Zhang’s involvement in a Chinese take on the beloved sci-fi saga lit up Chinese social media Monday. The Three-Body Problem, the first book in Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, has spawned several adaptations...
- 6/17/2024
- by Abid Rahman and Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Zhang Yimou, director of many of China’s most spectacular and successful movies, is to try his hand at sci-fi. He will direct a film adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem.”
The project was announced Sunday by Wang Changtian, founder and CEO of Enlight Media, one of China’s top three studios, at a forum organized within the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Wang said that Zhang is in the early stages of preparations for the film. “We hope that director Zhang Yimou can grasp the essence of the ‘Three-Body Problem’ novel and make some breakthroughs and innovations, and gain something in the international market,” said Wang. Zhang has long been a creative consultant to Enlight and has shot several movies for the studio.
Chinese state media subsequently reported that copyright holder The Three-Body Universe Cultural Development had confirmed Wang’s information.
The 2008 novel is the first part of a trilogy written by Chinese author Liu Cixin.
The project was announced Sunday by Wang Changtian, founder and CEO of Enlight Media, one of China’s top three studios, at a forum organized within the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Wang said that Zhang is in the early stages of preparations for the film. “We hope that director Zhang Yimou can grasp the essence of the ‘Three-Body Problem’ novel and make some breakthroughs and innovations, and gain something in the international market,” said Wang. Zhang has long been a creative consultant to Enlight and has shot several movies for the studio.
Chinese state media subsequently reported that copyright holder The Three-Body Universe Cultural Development had confirmed Wang’s information.
The 2008 novel is the first part of a trilogy written by Chinese author Liu Cixin.
- 6/17/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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 the daunting project, which tells the story of humanity’s reaction to a centuries-spanning alien invasion plot. Across eight episodes, the drama combined lavish spectacle with intimate human drama, earning a two-season renewal from the streamer despite its lavish price tag (more than $20 million per episode). Benioff, Weiss and Woo discuss their adaptive choices, the season’s unique tonal shift and their (very different) favorite scenes.
Reading over the responses to this season, it’s clear that even a lot of die-hard book fans were impressed by many of the choices you made for your adaptation.
Reading over the responses to this season, it’s clear that even a lot of die-hard book fans were impressed by many of the choices you made for your adaptation.
- 6/13/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the voting period for the 76th Emmys opened on Thursday, Gold House debuted its inaugural Gold List, intended to honor outstanding recent achievements in television by Asian creatives.
FX’s Shōgun dominated across categories, winning for Outstanding Series, Outstanding Lead Performance (Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada), Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing, while at the same time receiving honorable mentions for the supporting performances of Fumi Nikaido, Moeka Hoshi, and Tadanobu Asano.
Other notable honorees included Prime Video’s Expats, HBO’s The Sympathizer, Netflix’s animated series Blue Eye Samurai, the 20th/Hulu comedy Quiz Lady, The Morning Show‘s Greta Lee, and SNL‘s Bowen Yang, with winners being voted on by Asian Pacific leaders in entertainment.
“Asian stories and talent have undeniably taken center stage this year, showcasing a remarkable breadth of narratives and performances that resonate across broad audiences,...
FX’s Shōgun dominated across categories, winning for Outstanding Series, Outstanding Lead Performance (Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada), Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing, while at the same time receiving honorable mentions for the supporting performances of Fumi Nikaido, Moeka Hoshi, and Tadanobu Asano.
Other notable honorees included Prime Video’s Expats, HBO’s The Sympathizer, Netflix’s animated series Blue Eye Samurai, the 20th/Hulu comedy Quiz Lady, The Morning Show‘s Greta Lee, and SNL‘s Bowen Yang, with winners being voted on by Asian Pacific leaders in entertainment.
“Asian stories and talent have undeniably taken center stage this year, showcasing a remarkable breadth of narratives and performances that resonate across broad audiences,...
- 6/13/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When series creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo first crafted the moment Jin Cheng (Jess Hong) and Thomas Wade (Liam Cunningham) enter the game in “3 Body Problem,” they made it so they “would put on the headset and then there’ll be a moment of black and then they go into the game.” But when they saw the scene cut together, they felt there was “something missing.” So for inspiration, they reached to another popular sci-fi series for inspiration: “Severance.”
“We’re actually influenced by ‘Severance’ in the elevator scenes, you know where they have that kind of weird camera effect,” said writer and co-creator Benioff. “We looked up how they did that. Ours was like, ‘What if their eyes merged together and then came apart again.'”
As part of Variety‘s “Making a Scene” Cunningham, Hong, Benioff, Weiss and Woo were joined by “3 Body Problem...
“We’re actually influenced by ‘Severance’ in the elevator scenes, you know where they have that kind of weird camera effect,” said writer and co-creator Benioff. “We looked up how they did that. Ours was like, ‘What if their eyes merged together and then came apart again.'”
As part of Variety‘s “Making a Scene” Cunningham, Hong, Benioff, Weiss and Woo were joined by “3 Body Problem...
- 6/11/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss turned to the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy to help create their highly anticipated follow-up to Game of Thrones. Alongside Alexander Woo, they worked to parse a TV audience-friendly narrative from the popular, if scientifically dense, odyssey about an encounter with an alien civilization looking for a new and viable planet.
$34.49 $56.97 39% off Buy 'Remembrance of Earth's Past' trilogy on Amazon All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The author of six novels, Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2014 novel about two teenagers on opposite sides of World War II. The Netflix miniseries — which also follows the tandem stories of Werner, the orphan forced to enlist as a Nazi soldier, and Marie-Laure, a blind girl sending radio broadcasts for the Allied soldiers — has garnered criticism for its relative dreariness, but its source material is full of hope and,...
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss turned to the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy to help create their highly anticipated follow-up to Game of Thrones. Alongside Alexander Woo, they worked to parse a TV audience-friendly narrative from the popular, if scientifically dense, odyssey about an encounter with an alien civilization looking for a new and viable planet.
$34.49 $56.97 39% off Buy 'Remembrance of Earth's Past' trilogy on Amazon All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The author of six novels, Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2014 novel about two teenagers on opposite sides of World War II. The Netflix miniseries — which also follows the tandem stories of Werner, the orphan forced to enlist as a Nazi soldier, and Marie-Laure, a blind girl sending radio broadcasts for the Allied soldiers — has garnered criticism for its relative dreariness, but its source material is full of hope and,...
- 6/8/2024
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for House of the Dragon, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Clipped and The Watchers.
The Watchers premiere
Writer/director Ishana Night Shyamalan premiered her directorial debut in NYC on Sunday, alongside father M. Night Shyamalan and stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan.
M. Night Shyamalan, Alistair Brammer, Olwen Fouéré, Dakota Fanning, Ishana Night Shyamalan, Georgina Campbell and Oliver Finnegan
House of the Dragon premiere
Showrunner Ryan Condal and stars Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Tom Glynn-Carney and Ewan Mitchell debuted season 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel in NYC on Monday.
Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy and showrunner Ryan Condal Fabien Frankel
Clipped premiere
FX celebrated the premiere of Clipped in downtown Los Angeles on Monday,...
The Watchers premiere
Writer/director Ishana Night Shyamalan premiered her directorial debut in NYC on Sunday, alongside father M. Night Shyamalan and stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan.
M. Night Shyamalan, Alistair Brammer, Olwen Fouéré, Dakota Fanning, Ishana Night Shyamalan, Georgina Campbell and Oliver Finnegan
House of the Dragon premiere
Showrunner Ryan Condal and stars Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Tom Glynn-Carney and Ewan Mitchell debuted season 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel in NYC on Monday.
Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy and showrunner Ryan Condal Fabien Frankel
Clipped premiere
FX celebrated the premiere of Clipped in downtown Los Angeles on Monday,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Will operates from a place of such immense love and clarity, which I think is often common with people who are dealing with facing their own mortality,” reveals “3 Body Problem” star Alex Sharp. For our recent webchat about portraying Will Downing, a brilliant scientist diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, Sharp recounts a day on set when “there was a line that was ended up being cut. In the bar scene at the beginning of the season, where Jack makes a comment to Will about something to do with him giving up and just being a teacher, Will responds, ‘don’t you think there’s something really noble about dedicating your life to the future?'” he recalls, adding, “that’s just Will. Then you put that person in the position of being terminally ill and it’s like almost a microcosm or metaphor for what humanity is dealing with.
- 6/6/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
3 Body Problem To Run For 3 Seasons, Here’s What Sources Had To Say ( Photo Credit – Netflix )
Created by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, Netflix’s sci-fi show, 3 Body Problem dominated the streaming industry in March. As the first season marked great success, Netflix has recently announced at the Fysee panel that this hugely hit series based on the books by Liu Cixin will run for three seasons.
Set in 1960s China, the eight-episode series chronicles humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization. A young astrophysicist named Ye Wenjie makes a decision that sets the course for an unforeseen outcome. Fast forward several decades to the 21st century, a group of brilliant scientists joins forces with a detective to confront the catastrophe that could destroy humanity.
Netflix 3 Body Problem to end after 3 Seasons
Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss talked about the further installments of 3 Body Problem.
Created by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, Netflix’s sci-fi show, 3 Body Problem dominated the streaming industry in March. As the first season marked great success, Netflix has recently announced at the Fysee panel that this hugely hit series based on the books by Liu Cixin will run for three seasons.
Set in 1960s China, the eight-episode series chronicles humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization. A young astrophysicist named Ye Wenjie makes a decision that sets the course for an unforeseen outcome. Fast forward several decades to the 21st century, a group of brilliant scientists joins forces with a detective to confront the catastrophe that could destroy humanity.
Netflix 3 Body Problem to end after 3 Seasons
Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss talked about the further installments of 3 Body Problem.
- 6/6/2024
- by Samridhi Goel
- KoiMoi
What is mankind without science? The thought-provoking question is one of the themes in “3 Body Problem,” an eight-episode Netflix series from “Game of Thrones” creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff and “True Blood” scribe Alexander Woo. Adapted from author Cixin Liu’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, the material follows a group of scientists who attempt to save humanity from a technologically advanced alien race known as the San-Ti. What it meant for the creative team was developing a distinct visual aesthetic capable of reaching the far ends of the galaxy, yet one delicate enough to support the emotional dilemmas each character faced.
“I remember when the guys first wrote to me about this series, and they promised, I quote, ‘A journey from China during the darkest hours of the cultural revolution all the way to the farthest fringes of the universe, both in time and space.’ And I thought,...
“I remember when the guys first wrote to me about this series, and they promised, I quote, ‘A journey from China during the darkest hours of the cultural revolution all the way to the farthest fringes of the universe, both in time and space.’ And I thought,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Daron James
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: The following reveals plot points from season one of Netflix’s 3 Body Problem
Exclusive: Who is Thomas Wade? As humanity readies its response to the approaching San-Ti fleet in season one of 3 Body Problem, little is revealed in the Netflix series about the person apparently leading the effort to save humankind.
“This guy, the man who has tried to save humanity is probably the least human of all the characters that are that are in there,” Liam Cunningham, the Irish actor who plays Wade, tells Deadline.
The show’s creators, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, have just revealed 3 Body Problem will run to three seasons, allowing them to finish telling the story they are adapting from Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy of sci-fi novels. Season one spans time and space to show humans making contact with aliens, the San-Ti.
Exclusive: Who is Thomas Wade? As humanity readies its response to the approaching San-Ti fleet in season one of 3 Body Problem, little is revealed in the Netflix series about the person apparently leading the effort to save humankind.
“This guy, the man who has tried to save humanity is probably the least human of all the characters that are that are in there,” Liam Cunningham, the Irish actor who plays Wade, tells Deadline.
The show’s creators, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, have just revealed 3 Body Problem will run to three seasons, allowing them to finish telling the story they are adapting from Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy of sci-fi novels. Season one spans time and space to show humans making contact with aliens, the San-Ti.
- 6/3/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
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 halfway through Game of Thrones that I was nothing like that character,” Bradley tells THR. “Dan Weiss said I was so diametrically opposed to the characters I was playing, and I think they could see that I was being put into that character bracket a little bit too easily, and they knew that I could do more than that. They gave me this chance to show a different side of myself, and I was very flattered by the characterization of Jack, in a way, as somebody that’s very comfortable with himself...
“I think that they realized halfway through Game of Thrones that I was nothing like that character,” Bradley tells THR. “Dan Weiss said I was so diametrically opposed to the characters I was playing, and I think they could see that I was being put into that character bracket a little bit too easily, and they knew that I could do more than that. They gave me this chance to show a different side of myself, and I was very flattered by the characterization of Jack, in a way, as somebody that’s very comfortable with himself...
- 6/1/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
3 Body Problem creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo on Friday cleared up the confusion over the Netflix sci-fi drama’s recent renewal, confirming that it will produce two more seasons.
At the streamer’s upfront presentation last month, the streamer announced that 3 Body Problem has been picked up for “all-new episodes”, with Benioff, Weiss and Woo assuring fans that they will “get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion.”
No number of episodes or seasons were revealed, creating a confusion and triggering wild speculation. Benioff, Weiss and Woo subsequently indicated to THR that the pickup was for “seasons” but have not provided specifics until today when they confirmed that there will be Seasons 2 and 3 during a 3 Body Problem Television Academy panel at the Netflix Fysee space.
The number of seasons matches the books in Cixin Liu’s trilogy, on which the series is based,...
At the streamer’s upfront presentation last month, the streamer announced that 3 Body Problem has been picked up for “all-new episodes”, with Benioff, Weiss and Woo assuring fans that they will “get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion.”
No number of episodes or seasons were revealed, creating a confusion and triggering wild speculation. Benioff, Weiss and Woo subsequently indicated to THR that the pickup was for “seasons” but have not provided specifics until today when they confirmed that there will be Seasons 2 and 3 during a 3 Body Problem Television Academy panel at the Netflix Fysee space.
The number of seasons matches the books in Cixin Liu’s trilogy, on which the series is based,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The San-Ti may not be arriving on Earth for another 400 years. But, thankfully, you don’t have to wait that long for more 3 Body Problem.
On Friday, May 31, during the official Television Academy 3 Body Problem panel at the Netflix Fysee space at Sunset Las Palmas in Los Angeles, executive producers, showrunners, and writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) and Alexander Woo confirmed the mind-bending sci-fi drama will return for Season 2 and 3.
Benioff, Weiss, and Woo shared that they’re excited to finish telling the story that they intended. “We included a lot of what we loved from the [novels by Cixin Liu] in Season 1, but the vast majority of reasons we wanted to make this show are in Season 2,” said Weiss. “We always wanted to get to the final page of the third book, and it’s really,...
On Friday, May 31, during the official Television Academy 3 Body Problem panel at the Netflix Fysee space at Sunset Las Palmas in Los Angeles, executive producers, showrunners, and writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) and Alexander Woo confirmed the mind-bending sci-fi drama will return for Season 2 and 3.
Benioff, Weiss, and Woo shared that they’re excited to finish telling the story that they intended. “We included a lot of what we loved from the [novels by Cixin Liu] in Season 1, but the vast majority of reasons we wanted to make this show are in Season 2,” said Weiss. “We always wanted to get to the final page of the third book, and it’s really,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Tara Bitran
- Tudum - Netflix
“3 Body Problem” will end with its third season on Netflix.
The sci-fi adaptation, which launched its first season in March, is officially set to air second and third installments before coming to a close, offering clarity to the streamer’s previous statement that it would return “with all-new episodes to take viewers through the full journey of this epic saga.”
The news was announced during the show’s Netflix Fysee panel on Friday.
The update comes less than a month after “3 Body Problem” was renewed mid-May during Netflix’s upfront presentation in New York City. However, the extent of that renewal was previously unclear.
“We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion,” creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo said in a joint statement at the time. “Ever since we read the last page of Cixin Liu’s magnificent trilogy,...
The sci-fi adaptation, which launched its first season in March, is officially set to air second and third installments before coming to a close, offering clarity to the streamer’s previous statement that it would return “with all-new episodes to take viewers through the full journey of this epic saga.”
The news was announced during the show’s Netflix Fysee panel on Friday.
The update comes less than a month after “3 Body Problem” was renewed mid-May during Netflix’s upfront presentation in New York City. However, the extent of that renewal was previously unclear.
“We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion,” creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo said in a joint statement at the time. “Ever since we read the last page of Cixin Liu’s magnificent trilogy,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Loree Seitz, Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
In Netflix sci-fi epic series 3 Body Problem, British actor Alex Sharp stars as Will Downing, a terminally-ill scientist who not only manages profound romantic heartbreak, but ultimately transcends the limits of human existence.
Plucked straight out of Julliard to play the lead character of Christopher Boone in the Marianne Elliott-directed stage production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sharpe won a Tony for the role. He went on to star opposite Lily Collins in the film To the Bone, as activist Rennie Davis in The Trial of the Chicago 7 and with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson in The Hustle, before playing opposite Bill Nighy in Living and with Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter in One Life, the 2023 film about British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from occupied Poland.
3 Body Problem, from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff...
Plucked straight out of Julliard to play the lead character of Christopher Boone in the Marianne Elliott-directed stage production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sharpe won a Tony for the role. He went on to star opposite Lily Collins in the film To the Bone, as activist Rennie Davis in The Trial of the Chicago 7 and with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson in The Hustle, before playing opposite Bill Nighy in Living and with Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter in One Life, the 2023 film about British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from occupied Poland.
3 Body Problem, from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff...
- 5/31/2024
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
“It is something that haunts all production designers; it’s something that requires a lot of hard work,” admits four-time Emmy-winning production designer Deborah Riley (“Game of Thrones”) about striving for authenticity and realism, ensuring the look and feel of a series never comes across as too staged or artificial. “It’s layers and layers and layers, and oftentimes it comes down to [for example] a set painter, who will just touch all of those props and touch up all of the walls, and just make sure they feel a little bit lived-in. You know, a bit of a layer of dust over everything helps,” Riley laughs during our recent webchat, adding that, “you’ve got to look at everything and squint slightly and add yourself. You never want anything to feel or look like a prop or dressing. It’s got to feel like someone to put it there for a reason.
- 5/26/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
During Netflix’s upfront presentation last week, the streaming service promised “additional episodes” of 3 Body Problem, the hugely expensive sci-fi drama from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, but what does that mean exactly?
“Additional episodes” could mean just about anything, but 3 Body Problem showrunners David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo reached out to THR to clarify that the new deal was for “seasons” of 3 Body Problem. Yep, that’s plural. “We knew going into this how many hours we need to tell the rest of the story because we’ve got a roadmap through to the end,” Weiss said. “And we have what we need to get to the end as intended from when we started.“
The exact number of “additional episodes” wasn’t specified, but Benioff added, “By the time we finish with the show, it will be seven years we’ve devoted to it.
“Additional episodes” could mean just about anything, but 3 Body Problem showrunners David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo reached out to THR to clarify that the new deal was for “seasons” of 3 Body Problem. Yep, that’s plural. “We knew going into this how many hours we need to tell the rest of the story because we’ve got a roadmap through to the end,” Weiss said. “And we have what we need to get to the end as intended from when we started.“
The exact number of “additional episodes” wasn’t specified, but Benioff added, “By the time we finish with the show, it will be seven years we’ve devoted to it.
- 5/21/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
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, naturally, many fans worried that the ultimate answer would be too close to the former for comfort.
But showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo assure things are going to be just fine (for the show, at least, if not for their ensemble drama’s characters facing an alien invasion). While the trio didn’t reveal the exact number of episodes in their new deal, they emphasized it was for “seasons” — plural — and that the number of hours aligns with their original plan to adapt author Liu Cixin’s two remaining novels in his Hugo-winning trilogy.
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, naturally, many fans worried that the ultimate answer would be too close to the former for comfort.
But showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo assure things are going to be just fine (for the show, at least, if not for their ensemble drama’s characters facing an alien invasion). While the trio didn’t reveal the exact number of episodes in their new deal, they emphasized it was for “seasons” — plural — and that the number of hours aligns with their original plan to adapt author Liu Cixin’s two remaining novels in his Hugo-winning trilogy.
- 5/21/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 3 Body Problem TV series has been renewed by Netflix, but it is unclear for how many more seasons. Netflix’s chief content officer, Bela Bajaria, revealed that viewers will see the sci-fi drama's story through its epic conclusion.
3 Body Problem is based on the trilogy of novels by Cixin Liu. David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo created the series, which stars Liam Cunningham, Jess Hong, Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Eiza González, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley.
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3 Body Problem is based on the trilogy of novels by Cixin Liu. David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo created the series, which stars Liam Cunningham, Jess Hong, Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Eiza González, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley.
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- 5/16/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
One of Netflix’s biggest hits of this year was the sci-fi series 3 Body Problem. Adapted from the eponymous book series by Chinese author Liu Cixin, the series captured the attention of fans due to its complex story and great production, as well as the brilliantly written characters and casting choices. While a lot of fans thought it was complex and were somewhat confused by the differences between the series and the books, the series received positive reviews from critics and fans, so it was expected that Netflix would renew it for a second season. And that has just happened! We are happy to confirm that Netflix has officially renewed the 3 Body Problem for a second series!
The series has been officially summarized by Netflix as follows: “3 Body Problem explores how humanity chooses to respond to its gravest threat. Starting off during China’s Cultural Revolution in the ’60s,...
The series has been officially summarized by Netflix as follows: “3 Body Problem explores how humanity chooses to respond to its gravest threat. Starting off during China’s Cultural Revolution in the ’60s,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
In the scientific world, there remains to this day no single solution to the three-body problem. But if you — like us — are fans of Alexander Woo and Game Of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff's Netflix series 3 Body Problem on the other hand, it turns out the solution is really quite simple. More series! And that's exactly what we'll be getting. Check out the streamer and showrunners' official announcement of 3 Body Problem's renewal below:
Now, true to the spirit of the brain-bending sci-fi series, 3 Body Problem's renewal isn't 100% straightforward. The series' renewal comes with confirmation that Woo, Benioff, and Weiss will get to take their ambitious (and seriously pricey) adaptation of Cixin Liu’s masterful trilogy of novels "through to its epic conclusion." But precisely how many episodes and/or seasons that will take remains unconfirmed as of yet, with Netflix enigmatically saying...
Now, true to the spirit of the brain-bending sci-fi series, 3 Body Problem's renewal isn't 100% straightforward. The series' renewal comes with confirmation that Woo, Benioff, and Weiss will get to take their ambitious (and seriously pricey) adaptation of Cixin Liu’s masterful trilogy of novels "through to its epic conclusion." But precisely how many episodes and/or seasons that will take remains unconfirmed as of yet, with Netflix enigmatically saying...
- 5/16/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - TV
There’s more mind bending sci-fi in our future as Netflix orders more episodes of their popular series, 3 Body Problem.
Variety reports that Netflix has renewed 3 Body Problem, the ambitious sci-fi series from Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, for “additional episodes”. The streamer isn’t calling this a season 2, but it seems to be giving Benioff, Wise and their co-creator Alexander Woo a chance to tie up loose ends.
The creators previously said that they’d need “at least three, maybe four seasons” to finish the story off. According to Variety’s reporting of the press releases, the exact number of episodes and seasons will be announced later.
“We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion,” the creators said in the press release. “Ever since we read the last page of Cixin Liu’s magnificent trilogy, we...
Variety reports that Netflix has renewed 3 Body Problem, the ambitious sci-fi series from Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, for “additional episodes”. The streamer isn’t calling this a season 2, but it seems to be giving Benioff, Wise and their co-creator Alexander Woo a chance to tie up loose ends.
The creators previously said that they’d need “at least three, maybe four seasons” to finish the story off. According to Variety’s reporting of the press releases, the exact number of episodes and seasons will be announced later.
“We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion,” the creators said in the press release. “Ever since we read the last page of Cixin Liu’s magnificent trilogy, we...
- 5/16/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Given the massive amount of resources that Netflix committed to "3 Body Problem" (not to mention the lengthy stay at the top of Netflix's Top 10 lists since its debut), it was likely only a matter of time before the streaming giant made the obvious official. That's finally happened, and now fans of one of the nerdiest, densest, and most existential sci-fi book series ever written can look forward to showrunners and co-creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo's take on what's widely considered to be the best book of the alien-invasion trilogy.
Season 2 of "3 Body Problem" is now confirmed to be in the works, as Netflix announced in a social media post on Twitter (only literal extraterrestrials would ever call it "X") earlier this afternoon. For those who haven't yet caught up on the first season, which I reviewed for /Film here, consider this your cue to...
Season 2 of "3 Body Problem" is now confirmed to be in the works, as Netflix announced in a social media post on Twitter (only literal extraterrestrials would ever call it "X") earlier this afternoon. For those who haven't yet caught up on the first season, which I reviewed for /Film here, consider this your cue to...
- 5/15/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
When Game of Thrones TV series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss set out to craft an epic series called 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of a trilogy of sci-fi novels written by Chinese author Liu Cixin, for the Netflix streaming service, they were hoping to get four seasons out of the material. But when the first season of 3 Body Problem started streaming in March and pulled in a sizeable but underwhelming number of views, some began to question whether or not Netflix would want any more episodes of the big budget show. Now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Netflix has indeed ordered more episodes – but just enough to allow Benioff, Weiss, and co-creator Alexander Woo to wrap up the story. Exactly how many episodes that will be has not yet been revealed.
The showrunners provided the following statement: “We’re thrilled that we get to tell...
The showrunners provided the following statement: “We’re thrilled that we get to tell...
- 5/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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