David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have put Game of Thrones way behind them, and now they’re teaming up with Netflix for an adaptation of 3 Body Problem from author Liu Cixin. The show is set to premiere later this month, and we have a final trailer giving us a good idea of what to expect from the series:
The synopsis reads:
A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time to a group of brilliant scientists in the present day. As the laws of nature unravel before their eyes five former colleagues reunite to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history.
Admittedly, the premise is kind of confusing to grasp for a series, and that’s why a lot of people considered the book to be unadaptable—much like Watchmen and Dune before it. By any case, “D&D” have been known to be very good at adapting material for television—just make sure that the source material is complete and that they don’t start getting bored with it after a couple of years.
With so much online vitriol following Benioff and Weiss online, you can imagine the angry GoT fans are going to be spamming the comments with how much they hate pair in the official 3 Body Problem pages; but I am hoping that we get a fantastic adaptation that will be able to stand on its own when it premieres.
Catch 3 Body Problem when it premieres on Netflix on March 21.
