Creators of the hit series “Game of thrones'', David Benioff and DB Weiss, return with an ambitious new television project. It's about “3 Body Problem”, a sci-fi series that will be broadcast on Netflix starting March 21.
The two joined forces with the screenwriter and producer of the series “True Blood”, Alexander Woo, to screen for Netflix the bestselling novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin, “The Three-Body Problem”the first volume of a trilogy, writes Reuters, quoted by Agerpres.
“It's probably even more ambitious than <
“We're traveling back in time, we're in the present, we're in a virtual reality video game, and that means we can show anything. We are limited only by our own imagination, and such a vision is a gift''he said on the occasion of the London premiere of the series, which took place on Wednesday.
“3 Body Problem” starts on March 21. PHOTO Facebook video capture
The action “3 Body Problem'' begins in Beijing in 1966 during the Cultural Revolution and takes viewers through time and different places around the globe – and beyond. Partly set in a virtual video game, the action of the series follows the actions of an astrophysics student in China that have consequences for the entire universe.
Brad Pitt, Rosamund Pike and Rian Johnson among the executive producers
In modern-day Britain, a group of physicists called “The Oxford Five” tries to understand why scientific experiments around the world fail. They get help from a maverick detective, Da Shi, played by Benedict Wong, who is part of a secret spy agency.
The series, which has eight episodes, also stars Eiza Gonzalez, Jovan Adepo, Jess Hong and Jonathan Pryce, and Brad Pitt, Rosamund Pike and Rian Johnson are among the executive producers.
“It's a story that includes science and fiction, but it's not about who knows what aliens, from who knows what planet, landing dressed in costumes. It is primarily about a real threat that humanity faces and how we all face this challenge'' Pryce said.
“You don't even know when you're going to die until you get the script”
Liam Cunningham, another actor who took part in the project “game of thrones” and who plays the character Thomas Wade in the new series, said, regarding the screening of the other two books in the trilogy, that the filmmakers do not reveal all their plans.
“I heard some rumours. I like surprises, I liked that in 'Game of Thrones' too. You don't even know when you're going to die until you get the script. It's a little unpredictable and keeps the interest high'', Cunningham added, according to the source.
“3 Body Problem” will be broadcast on Netflix starting March 21.
