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
George R. R. Martin’s commitment to Game of Thrones and his eventual exit from the show felt somewhat like a betrayal to the audience of the critically acclaimed HBO series. But for Martin himself, one particular betrayal from the series’ creators felt like severing a limb from his body.
Game of Thrones [Credit: Home Box Office Inc.]The commitment that the author and the audience generously devoted to the HBO show was paid tenfold in kind for the first 6 seasons and could have progressed in the same manner, if not for one disastrous decision. Months before Game of Thrones branched off into a spin-off series, the author reflected on what made the ending so inconclusive and unsatisfactory.
Game of Thrones Author Gives His Season 8 Verdict
Had David Benioff and Dan Weiss been patient and tenacious enough to drag out the experience of Game of Thrones, the audience would not be still up in arms...
Game of Thrones [Credit: Home Box Office Inc.]The commitment that the author and the audience generously devoted to the HBO show was paid tenfold in kind for the first 6 seasons and could have progressed in the same manner, if not for one disastrous decision. Months before Game of Thrones branched off into a spin-off series, the author reflected on what made the ending so inconclusive and unsatisfactory.
Game of Thrones Author Gives His Season 8 Verdict
Had David Benioff and Dan Weiss been patient and tenacious enough to drag out the experience of Game of Thrones, the audience would not be still up in arms...
- 5/3/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
Hannah Waddingham is a well-respected actress, who starred in the critically acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones. The actress has a wealth of experience in the industry and an admirable body of work.
Since the series ended in 2019, Waddingham has starred in other noteworthy shows, such as Ted Lasso. However, the character Waddingham played on the show could not have been more different from the role she played on the HBO show. As with most characters on the show, Waddingham’s character also met with a gruesome end, and shooting the scene was an awful experience for her.
Waddingham had a horrible time shooting her death scene (Source: Game of Thrones) Hannah Waddingham opens up about shooting her death scene on Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is easily one of the biggest shows to grace screens in the last decade. Based on A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin,...
Since the series ended in 2019, Waddingham has starred in other noteworthy shows, such as Ted Lasso. However, the character Waddingham played on the show could not have been more different from the role she played on the HBO show. As with most characters on the show, Waddingham’s character also met with a gruesome end, and shooting the scene was an awful experience for her.
Waddingham had a horrible time shooting her death scene (Source: Game of Thrones) Hannah Waddingham opens up about shooting her death scene on Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is easily one of the biggest shows to grace screens in the last decade. Based on A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Game Of Thrones Creators Reflect On The Show’s Controversial Ending Once Again (Photo Credit – IMDb)
The HBO series Game of Thrones ended in 2019, but the fans are still mad about its controversial ending, and now the show’s creators, David Benioff and Dan Weiss, have reflected on the backlash years later. It is one of the most popular shows with millions of fans. British actors Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, and Peter Dinklage led the fantasy drama.
The show premiered in 2011 and soon became a cult favorite as fans eagerly waited for every season. It ran for eight seasons, and after amazing character development over the years, fans were p*ssed at what D&d did with Emilia‘s Daenerys Targaryen. In the final episode, her love, Jon Snow, kills Danny. As per reports, petitions from the fans asked for the final season to be remade. The situation was so bad...
The HBO series Game of Thrones ended in 2019, but the fans are still mad about its controversial ending, and now the show’s creators, David Benioff and Dan Weiss, have reflected on the backlash years later. It is one of the most popular shows with millions of fans. British actors Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, and Peter Dinklage led the fantasy drama.
The show premiered in 2011 and soon became a cult favorite as fans eagerly waited for every season. It ran for eight seasons, and after amazing character development over the years, fans were p*ssed at what D&d did with Emilia‘s Daenerys Targaryen. In the final episode, her love, Jon Snow, kills Danny. As per reports, petitions from the fans asked for the final season to be remade. The situation was so bad...
- 3/31/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem was actually finished and ready to be released on the streamer in mid-2023.
But showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo realized their sci-fi epic adaptation of Liu Cixin’s acclaimed novels was missing something: Their first episode quickly plunged viewers into a mystery surrounding the suicides of top scientists and a mix of brainy characters — but too quickly and, even, rather confusingly.
So they crafted a scene to be shot and inserted near the very beginning, of Auggie (Eiza González) and Jin (Jess Hong) having a drink in a bar. The five-minute scene accomplishes an extraordinary amount of heavily lifting in a very short time. The scene introduces Auggie and Jin, gives them a chance to literally spell out their respective careers (when they’re approached by a drunken flirt), gives some sense of their romantic lives (like when Auggie gets a call...
But showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo realized their sci-fi epic adaptation of Liu Cixin’s acclaimed novels was missing something: Their first episode quickly plunged viewers into a mystery surrounding the suicides of top scientists and a mix of brainy characters — but too quickly and, even, rather confusingly.
So they crafted a scene to be shot and inserted near the very beginning, of Auggie (Eiza González) and Jin (Jess Hong) having a drink in a bar. The five-minute scene accomplishes an extraordinary amount of heavily lifting in a very short time. The scene introduces Auggie and Jin, gives them a chance to literally spell out their respective careers (when they’re approached by a drunken flirt), gives some sense of their romantic lives (like when Auggie gets a call...
- 3/26/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the best things about the sprawling HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" is that there are an incredible number of wonderful characters with great moments of interaction between them. Sometimes these little moments could be more fun and thrilling than the big battles between zombies and dragons or even the political scheming of wannabe kings and queens, and in the case of one of these moments, it was entirely an improvised moment between some very talented actors. There's a very meme-able moment in the season 7 episode "Beyond the Wall" that features Kristofer Hivju's wildling character Tormund Giantsbane shooting his shot with the woman of his dreams, bringing a great bit of levity to the rather dire circumstances of those later seasons. According to series co-creator and showrunner Dan Weiss, that moment was entirely because of Hivju, which absolutely rules.
There's something really lovable about Tormund despite his being a slightly terrifying,...
There's something really lovable about Tormund despite his being a slightly terrifying,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
The reactions to Netflix’s sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem are, if anything, inconsistent. The reviews from top critics are all over the place, from lavish praise to disses and everything in between. Viewers are similarly split, with some fans of Liu Cixin’s novel criticizing the series for its bold adaptive choices, and many others saying 3 Body Problem is one of the best genre shows they’ve ever watched (one might say it’s a chaotic era of 3 Body Problem reactions). Yet among fans who have finished the show so far, one consistent reaction is emerging: The show’s cliffhanger ending (no spoilers here) left them really wanting to see what happens next.
And showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo suggest that a second season will be even better than the first. Benioff previously told The Hollywood Reporter for our deep dive cover story on...
And showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo suggest that a second season will be even better than the first. Benioff previously told The Hollywood Reporter for our deep dive cover story on...
- 3/24/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’s acclaimed new sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem is getting some heated reactions from viewers in China, while its opening scene is drawing praise among some conservatives in the United States.
The big budget adaptation of Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning 2008 novel tells the story of humanity preparing for an alien invasion. The show’s opening is set in 1966 and depicts a Chinese Cultural Revolution struggle session at a Beijing university where a physics professor is brutally beaten by Red Guards for his refusal to conform to government beliefs before a jeering crowd.
It’s a sequence that’s crucial to the story and direct from the novel but was notably not depicted in the 30-episode Chinese adaptation of the book by Tencent which was released on streamers last year. (The Chinese Communist Party has been accused of trying to erase the Cultural Revolution and its atrocities from history and pop culture.
The big budget adaptation of Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning 2008 novel tells the story of humanity preparing for an alien invasion. The show’s opening is set in 1966 and depicts a Chinese Cultural Revolution struggle session at a Beijing university where a physics professor is brutally beaten by Red Guards for his refusal to conform to government beliefs before a jeering crowd.
It’s a sequence that’s crucial to the story and direct from the novel but was notably not depicted in the 30-episode Chinese adaptation of the book by Tencent which was released on streamers last year. (The Chinese Communist Party has been accused of trying to erase the Cultural Revolution and its atrocities from history and pop culture.
- 3/23/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Game of Thrones ended, and David Benioff and Dan Weiss had to figure out what to do next.
The writer-producers had made the biggest TV hit of the 21st century, and the most Emmy-winning drama of all time — and it was their very first show. HBO’s Thrones had a spectacular eight-season run, a global phenomenon that was reputationally marred by a 2019 final season that fans loudly considered disappointing. In the online space, at least, Benioff and Weiss’ obsessive, day-and-night efforts to pull off a production that was unprecedented in its difficulty were shrugged aside. Psychologists call this the “peak-end rule” — how people feel about the end of something tends to color how they feel about all of it. And many fans felt raw about the end of Thrones.
After the finale, Benioff and Weiss, who never participated in social media and only reluctantly gave interviews, even when Thrones’ was at its pinnacle,...
The writer-producers had made the biggest TV hit of the 21st century, and the most Emmy-winning drama of all time — and it was their very first show. HBO’s Thrones had a spectacular eight-season run, a global phenomenon that was reputationally marred by a 2019 final season that fans loudly considered disappointing. In the online space, at least, Benioff and Weiss’ obsessive, day-and-night efforts to pull off a production that was unprecedented in its difficulty were shrugged aside. Psychologists call this the “peak-end rule” — how people feel about the end of something tends to color how they feel about all of it. And many fans felt raw about the end of Thrones.
After the finale, Benioff and Weiss, who never participated in social media and only reluctantly gave interviews, even when Thrones’ was at its pinnacle,...
- 1/10/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
International TV veteran Pauline Bohm has been appointed to the newly created post of vp international marketing at NBC Universal Television Distribution. Bohm will work with executive vp Dan Weiss to develop marketing strategies for international territories. She reports to Weiss in her new role. In addition, she will be responsible for overseeing the creation of marketing materials for all NBC Universal titles distributed under the NBC Universal International Television Distribution banner. Bohm joins NBC Universal after serving as a marketing consultant in the television and music arenas. Before her consultancy role, Bohm was senior vp international marketing at Pearson Television International (FremantleMedia), from 1996-2001, where she was responsible for overseeing marketing and creative strategies for the Pearson Television International brand. Her appointment was jointly announced Monday by division president Belinda Menendez and Weiss.
- 7/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The restructuring of the worldwide television distribution operations at the newly merged NBC Universal continued with confirmation that seven senior executives from both entities will retain worldwide responsibilities while reporting to Frederick Huntsberry, who was named executive vp NBC Universal Television Distribution. Dan Weiss, previously executive vp marketing at Universal Television Distribution, will oversee worldwide marketing at NBC Universal Television Distribution. Jerry Petry, formerly executive vp at NBC Enterprises, will oversee all worldwide business operations and sales strategy.
- 5/16/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TV marketing veteran Dan Weiss has been appointed executive vp worldwide marketing for Universal's television divisions. In the newly created post, Weiss will oversee all marketing efforts for Universal's network and syndicated series, pay-per-view titles and video-on-demand offerings. Universal's affiliate relations, advertising, communications and creative services departments will report to Weiss. Weiss, who joins Uni TV after an eight-year run as marketing chief at Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, reports to Universal Domestic TV president Steve Rosenberg and Universal International TV president Belinda Menendez.
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