After releasing two pilot trailers, the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" released an official trailer on January 10. From the trailer, it can be seen that the Netflix version has made major changes to the original characters. The three main creators of the show He said that he communicated with Liu Cixin in the early stages of creation and got his consent and encouragement, so he could make major adjustments in the timeline, characters, where the story takes place, etc. Zeng Guoxiang, the director of the first two episodes of
, said that he expanded the scope of the story, retained the main elements while adding characters from all over the world, and made the story more global and international. For example, the main place of the story was changed to the United Kingdom, but retained Hong'an Base, and its location is still in China.
screenwriter and producer Alexander Woo said that they wanted to convey the experience of the novel rather than specific details. They hope to leave a sense of surprise, scope, and scale. The main conflict in the play is no longer just personal or even personal. A crisis not only for the country, but for the entire species. Alexander Woo is an Emmy Award-nominated writer and producer and a writer for several episodes of the HBO TV series "True Blood."
The trailer for the netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" has gorgeous special effects, very international characters, and well-developed emotions. However, many viewers are worried about whether the plot adaptation is reasonable and the revised characterization.
According to the trailer and the official announcement from Netflix, the main character change may be to change the male protagonist Wang Miao, an applied physicist who developed the "Flying Blade", into the "Oxford Five". The main characters and their actors are:
- Spanish-Chinese female actor Jess Hong plays one of the Oxford Five, theoretical physicist Jin Cheng;
- Nigerian black actor John Adepo plays one of the Oxford Five , physics research assistant saul durand;
- Mexican female actor Eiza González plays one of the Oxford Five, nanotechnology pioneer auggie salazar;
- plays Sam the Night's Watch in "Game of Thrones" Will Tully's British actor John Bradley plays one of the Oxford Five, food company CEO Jack Rooney;
- British actor Alex Sharp plays one of the Oxford Five, a primary school physics teacher Will Downing;
- British actor Benedict Wong plays Shi Qiang. He once played Doctor Strange's partner "Wang" in the Marvel Universe.
netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" will be broadcast on March 21, with a total of 8 episodes, written and executive produced by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and Alexander Wu, the first two of whom are The producer of the 8-season American drama "Game of Thrones", Liu Cixin and the English translator of the novel Liu Yukun serve as consulting producers, and the director of "Young You" Zeng Guoxiang directed the first and second episodes. (Intern Liu Quan, intern Zhang Fan)
