Game of Thrones makers to adapt Chinese sci-fi classic for Netflix
View(s):Netflix has announced it’s recruited two of the masterminds behind Games of Thrones to adapt bestselling Chinese sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem.
Writers David Benioff and DB Weiss will work on the series with True Blood writer Alexander Woo.
The news has drawn mixed reactions with some fans doubting a US adaptation of the Chinese story will work.
The book is the first instalment of the trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past by writer Liu Cixin.
First published in 2008, the books were soon translated into English and have received both critical acclaim and a global readership, counting former US President Barack Obama and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg among their fans.
The plot of the saga spans from China’s Cultural Revolution to events several thousand years in the future.
“Liu Cixin’s trilogy is the most ambitious science-fiction series we’ve read, taking readers on a journey from the 1960s until the end of time, from life on our pale blue dot to the distant fringes of the universe,” Netflix cites writers and executive producers Benioff and Weiss as saying.
“We look forward to spending the next years of our lives bringing this to life for audiences around the world.”
The pair signed an exclusive deal with Netflix in 2019.
The streaming company has not released any information on the release date nor other details about the series.
Courtesy BBC