Netflix’s ‘Three-Body Problem’ Adaptation Begins to Fill its Cast
Netflix’s adaptation of The Three-Body Problem has begun its casting process.
The massive drop of news arrives via Deadline, who are pretty much confirming the series will start shooting sooner rather than later, as it’s already signed up 12 actors for major roles:
- Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
- Tsai Chin (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)
- Game of Thrones veterans John Bradley and Liam Cunningham
- Jovan Adepo (When They See Us)
- Eiza Gonzalez (Godzilla vs. Kong)
- Jess Hong (Inked: The Brokenwood Mysteries)
- Marlo Kelly (Dare Me)
- Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
- Sea Shimooka (Arrow)
- Zine Tseng (a fresh newcomer)
- Saamer Usmani (The Mauritanian)
The series hails from Game of Thrones‘ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who are serving as showrunners and executive producers under their overall deal with Netflix. Alexander Woo (The Terror) co-created the series with the GoT duo and will serve as executive producer and writer under his deal with Netflix, too.
Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem is a trilogy of novels which tells the story of “what happens when humanity discovers that we are not alone in the universe.” In the first book, the Earth is awaiting an invasion from a star system which consists of three solar-type stars orbiting each other in an unstable three-body system, with a single Earth-like planet unhappily being passed among them and suffering extremes of heat and cold, as well as the repeated destruction of its intelligent civilizations. It originally was serialized in Science Fiction World in 2006 before being fully published in 2008.
Little more is known about the series at this point, but we’re guessing Netflix will be throwing lots of money at this endeavor in order to make the most of their insane deal with Benioff and Weiss, and to (hopefully) craft one of the biggest sci-fi shows of this decade, as the streamers’ fantasy side of things will be fully covered for a while by their ongoing Witcher projects, which have been highly profitable so far.
Francisco J. Ruiz is that guy who has watched Jurassic Park a thousand times and loves Star Wars. His hunger for movies is only matched by his love for video games. He graduated in English Studies from the University of Malaga, in Spain. As he keeps writing about what he enjoys (and doesn’t) for websites all over, he’s continuing his studies.
