Chinese TV Series Based on “The Three Body Problem” to Premiere Sunday

A Chinese-made TV present tailored from “The Three Body Problem,” a preferred sci-fi novel sequence that received its creator Liu Cixin a Hugo Award in 2015, is about to premiere on January 15 on CCTV, Tencent Video and Migu Video.

An animated sequence based mostly on the novel debuted on December 10 on Bilibili, a number one Chinese video streaming platform standard amongst younger individuals. After six episodes had been launched, the animation skilled a essential rollercoaster, from the grand event of its debut, which attracted over 100 million viewers in a single day, to its score on a prime evaluate platform dropping to 4.8/10.

Therefore, consideration and strain of the upcoming TV sequence have doubled. According to Tencent Video’s knowledge, 5 hours after the official announcement, the variety of in-station reservations for the play exceeded 2 million. The viewers expressed their expectations and worries concerning the director’s requirements, particular results and the diploma of restoration.

The producers of the TV sequence are Tencent‘s Penguin Pictures, Linghe Media and The Three-Body Universe. The directer is Yang Lei, known for TV dramas such as “Healer of Children,” “Legend of the Naga Pearls” and “Novoland The Castle in the Sky,” all of which scored below 6.5/10 on Douban, a major Chinese media review platform. The screenwriter Tian Liangliang’s resume additionally lacks expertise in reveals with excessive scores.

In a behind-the-scenes brief movie launched by Tencent Video, Bai Yicong, the founding father of Linghe Media, stated that many variations of the script have been created, and the plan is to return to the unique work itself with out including a lot sci-fi shade. Wang Juan, the vice chairman of Tencent Video, stated that the event cycle of the product far exceeded that of most dramas from Tencent, and full discussions with the creator Liu Cixin, specialists and readers had been carried out.

The public is basically acquainted with the forged, which incorporates Edward Zhang, Yu Hewei, Chen Jin, Ava Wang, Lin Yongjian, and Li Xiaoran.

Yang Lei as soon as stated that science fiction works ought to have their distinctive sensible significance and present the viewers some risk of “future reality.” The manufacturing group spent 4 years sprucing the script, and the crew took 126 days to shoot and set greater than 270 scenes.

In a promotional poster launched on January 12, all the important thing figures appeared. The poster is split into two components, connecting two completely different instances and areas with the enormous parabolic antenna of radar peak because the central axis. The intersection of time and house is the important thing level of destiny.

SEE ALSO: Bilibili’s “The Three-Body Problem” Animated Series Gets 5.6 Points on Douban

Before this TV sequence and animated sequence, many works associated to the novel had been launched, comparable to varied radio drama and audio novels launched in 2019, with a broadcast quantity of over 570 million and an in-station rating of 9.7/10. The animated sequence “My Three Body,” which has been broadcast for 3 seasons, has obtained 200 million views and a rating of 9.6/10 on Douban. The fourth season of this animation sequence is anticipated to be launched in 2024.

In addition, an immersive sci-fi present was launched in Shanghai this 12 months, a digital artwork house is anticipated to be launched in Chengdu this 12 months, and video games and VR associated to the novel are additionally deliberate to be launched inside one or two years.

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