{"id":48162,"date":"2024-03-21T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2011684"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T10:25:28","slug":"will-there-be-a-3-body-problem-season-2-latest-news-and-speculation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/will-there-be-a-3-body-problem-season-2-latest-news-and-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there be a 3 Body Problem season 2? Latest news and speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Could we be getting a further instalment to the anticipated Netflix series? <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 21 March 2024 at 09:00 AM<\/p>

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From the creators of Game of Thrones<\/a>, it\u2019s safe to say that people have been waiting quite a while for 3 Body Problem to land on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new series comes from\u00a0Game of Thrones creators<\/a> David Benioff and DB Weiss, and True Blood\u2019s Alexander Woo, so you just know fans will already be anticipating whether or not the trio will join forces once more on another instalment.<\/p>\n

While the series has only just launched on the streamer, the series was first announced back in 2020, so has definitely been a long time coming. So far, the adaptation of Cixin Liu\u2019s trilogy of sci-fi novels<\/a> has divided opinion among critics, with RadioTimes.com<\/a> bestowing the series with five stars and saying it is a \u201cflawlessly executed high production<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

So, will there be a second season of 3 Body Problem? Read on to find out everything we know so far.<\/p>\n

Will there be a 3 Body Problem season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Alex Sharp as Will Downing and Jess Hong as Jin Cheng in 3 Body Problem.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As of now, Netflix have not renewed 3 Body Problem for season 2<\/strong>. But seeing as the series has only just landed on the streamer, it\u2019s early days for a renewal announcement and we\u2019ll likely have to wait and see if the reception lives up to the hype around the sci-fi.<\/p>\n

However, even before 3 Body Problem was released, the series co-creators all revealed the surprising news that they\u2019re already working on season 2.<\/p>\n

Weiss revealed in an interview with Collider<\/a>: \u201cFor season 2, we\u2019ve got better than a rough idea. We\u2019re much farther along with that plan than rough idea stages. From there on out it becomes, you know, the farther away things get the hazier your view of them is.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there, in the third book, there\u2019s so many amazing landmarks, in terms of scenes and situations and events that we can see pretty clearly, that we know, we\u2019re not completely sure how our characters are gonna get to that place, but we know they gotta get to that place. Because that place and that place and that place are the reason we pick these books up and wanted to adapt them in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benioff also explained that while the first season adapts Liu\u2019s first book, The Three-Body Problem, a potential second season would tackle second book, The Dark Forest. The third book though, Death\u2019s End, is so long that the showrunners think it could require more than one season.<\/p>\n

He told Collider: \u201cThe third book is massive. It\u2019s twice as long, I think, as the other two books. So maybe that\u2019s one season, maybe it\u2019s two. But, you know, I think we\u2019d need at least three, maybe four seasons to tell the whole story.\u201d<\/p>\n

When could a potential 3 Body Problem season 2 be released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no telling when a potential second season of 3 Body Problem could be released, but seeing as the showrunners have admitted to be further along in their planning process than just the rough ideas stage, it could be a speedier turnaround than season 1.<\/p>\n

The first season of the sci-fi series was announced back in 2020, with casting and directors then announced the following year.<\/p>\n

Later in 2021 was when filming kicked off in the UK, with a release date of March 2024. So, as we said, there\u2019s no real inclination as to when we can expect season 2 seeing as there\u2019s been such a lead-up to release for season 1.<\/p>

Who could return for a potential 3 Body Problem season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez as Auggie Salazar, Jess Hong as Jin Cheng, Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma, Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand, Alex Sharp as Will Downing, John Bradley as Jack Rooney in 3 Body Problem.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As for who could be returning for a second outing if the series gets the green light, we\u2019d be expecting many of the same characters to make an appearance, with a focus on the Wallfacer Project and the four individuals who are granted almost absolute power to design secret strategies because of it.<\/p>\n

While we\u2019re sure a potential season 2 will also bring some new faces, the season 1 characters we can expect not<\/em> to return include Will Downing (Alex Sharp), who was diagnosed with terminal cancer but was then launched off into space.<\/p>\n

We definitely wouldn\u2019t imagine Mike Evans (Jonathan Pryce) will be returning, seeing as he was killed off, as well as Jack Rooney (John Bradley), who met his demise in a gruesome way.<\/p>\n

The 3 Body Problem cast we\u2019d expect to make a return for season 2 are as follows.<\/p>\n

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  • Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Liam Cunningham as Thomas Wade<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez as Auggie Salazar<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Jess Hong as Jin Cheng<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Marlo Kelly as Tatiana<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Sea Shimooka as Sophon<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Zine Tseng as young Ye Wenjie<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Saamer Usmani as Raj Varma<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Benedict Wong as Da Shi<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Rosalind Chao as Ye Wenjie<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Ben Schnetzer as young Mike Evans<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Eve Ridley as Follower<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What could happen in a potential 3 Body Problem season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    John Bradley as Jack Rooney in 3 Body Problem.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

    As for what could happen in a potential second season, as the showrunners have already confirmed, the hopes are that they\u2019d be following the source material of Cixin Liu\u2019s trilogy of sci-fi books.<\/p>\n

    The second book in the series is The Dark Forest, which focuses on the \u2018dark forest hypothesis\u2019 which states that many alien civilisations exist throughout the universe but they\u2019re silent and hostile in order to remain undetected.<\/p>\n

    The synopsis for the book reads: \u201cImagine the universe as a forest, patrolled by numberless and nameless predators. In this forest, stealth is survival \u2013 any civilisation that reveals its location is prey. Earth has. Now the predators are coming.<\/p>\n

    \u201cCrossing light years, the Trisolarians will reach Earth in four centuries\u2019 time. But the sophons, their extra-dimensional agents and saboteurs, are already here. Only the individual human mind remains immune to their influence.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThis is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a last-ditch defence that grants four individuals almost absolute power to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from human and alien alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown.<\/p>\n

    \u201cLuo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he\u2019s the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Is there a trailer for a potential 3 Body Problem season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Slow down! As season 2 has yet to be confirmed, there\u2019s no trailer but we\u2019ll be sure to update this article if and when there is one.<\/p>\n