Liu Cixin's classic science fiction IP " Three Body " was launched today (21st), with a total of 8 episodes of the first season released at once. It is reported that this broadcast covers more than 190 countries and regions around the world, and this Chinese science fiction IP has also welcomed its largest audience so far.
Interestingly, just one day before the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" was launched, the domestic TV series "The Three-Body Problem" launched its anniversary version on Tencent Video. Director Yang Lei reduced the original 30-episode version to 26 episodes.
Although it was only officially launched today, the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival (sxsw) in Texas, USA on March 8; on March 15, it premiered in the French series It was unveiled at the Mania TV Festival and the first two episodes were aired.
On the well-known film and television drama rating website imdb, Netflix's version of "The Three-Body Problem" received a rating of 8.8. "Times" also called the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" the most blockbuster TV series in the world this year.
Red Star News reporters noticed that as a Chinese science fiction IP, before the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" was broadcast, many foreign netizens liked the trailer and said they were looking forward to it. After the series was aired, some foreign netizens left messages saying that this series is great. After watching the series, everyone should also read this novel to appreciate its deep beauty and multi-dimensionality and see how extraordinary the author is. creativity.
The well-known movie website slashfilm gave the drama a score of 8. Film critics said that this drama set a new standard for science fiction novels. The creator's overall skill of combining philosophy and entertainment is reminiscent of "". The likes of The Martian...and even some of the post-apocalyptic musings and deadpan humor in the show Midnight Watch.
It is reported that the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" is led by the producer team of "Game of Thrones", with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss serving as series producers and executive producers, and jointly serving as screenwriters and executive producers. The film's Alexander Ng co-wrote the script. Peter Friedlander, vice president of Netflix, lamented in an interview with the media, "The way the author describes the concepts of the scale of the universe and the scale of infinity is breathtaking. Now, I have promoted a story for myself that is both interesting and wonderful. "We are proud of the information story."
According to media reports, the average budget of each episode of Netflix's version of "The Three-Body Problem" is as high as 20 million U.S. dollars. The entire series has 8 episodes, with a total budget of about 160 million U.S. dollars, making it the first single in Netflix's history. One of the most expensive projects to invest in.
Audiences who have read the novel said that although this version of "The Three-Body Problem" is the first season, it mixes a lot of content from the three original novels. For example, Episode 8 talks about the Wall Facer, and the pace is very fast. It can still be seen that a lot of care was taken in the special effects, especially the VR game part, such as "dehydration", which is presented in a concrete way, which is a bit scary and cruel, "more real than I imagined when I was reading."
Compared with the original work , the biggest change in the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" is to expand the role of scientist Wang Miao to five people - known as the "Oxford Five", including a genius physicist, a physics research assistant, and a nanotechnology pioneer. author, wealthy scientist entrepreneur and physics teacher.
Regarding such changes, the producer explained at the premiere of the series that the series is different from the book, and the series must be easy to understand; at the same time, it is necessary to streamline the characters and create characters that the audience can care about and follow. Role. Therefore, their first important decision was to streamline some of the originally unrelated scientists in the book into five scientists. The friendship and love between them are the main emotional basis of the show, and the audience will follow them on this adventure. .
It is reported that the original author Liu Cixin and the English translator Liu Yukun are also the production consultants for Netflix's version of "The Three-Body Problem". Liu Cixin once said in an interview that Netflix's "The Three-Body Problem" is for the world, and there must be many changes in it, such as Most of the protagonists are not Chinese. It may be difficult for Chinese audiences to accept it, but he himself is still very confident.
Red Star News reporter Qiu Junfeng intern Xiao Senyang editor Li Jie
