3 Body Problem‘s David Benioff on the Show’s Grim View of Humanity’s Chances

Netflix ’s 3 Body Problem — an adaptation of the first book in Liu Cixin ’s highly acclaimed sci - fi trilogy — take a lot of big questionsand puts its characters through some agonizing decision . But at its core , the show grapples with one big dilemma : whether or not humanity is worth saving from a threat that feel both existential and all too existent .

At a recent closet roundtable for 3 Body Problem , David Benioff — the serial publication ’ carbon monoxide - Lord along with D.B. Weiss , Benioff ’s Game of Thrones collaborator , and Alexander Woo — spoke about how the team approached that profoundly complex narrative pin item . ( pillager have been put from his result , in case you need to infix 3 Body Problem without any plot specifics . ) “ We did a lot of planning even before we started writing . We drop so much prison term talking about the show during the pandemic , ” he recalled . “ The Book stage a evenhandedly optimistic sight , I think , of how human race might come together in the look of an experiential threat . Covid did turn out to be experiential , but it was certainly a menace , and I would n’t say it show humanness coming together in any meaningful way . In fact , it probably show us splitting asunder even more , and it definitely informed our penning of it . ”

“ Because if you think about if [ humanity found out it might be doomed ] , is everyone going to abruptly , like , tie in arm and say , ‘ We ’re off to fight [ against this ] ’ ? Or some people are going to say , ‘ I do n’t believe that . That ’s a conspiracy . This is the U.S. authorities is doing this , or Elon Musk has been design this ’ ? , ” Benioff continued . “ There ’s going to be a whole bunch of bizarre theories out there , and we plausibly wo n’t see humanity come together in any meaningful room . So yeah , the worth of humanity is a really good motion . ”

Jess Hong as Jin in 3 Body Problem.

Jess Hong as Jin in 3 Body Problem.Image: Netflix

“ At one period in the show , I call back [ Jovan Adepo ’s character ] Saul suppose , ‘ If we halt having so many child , the specie will die out , and we do n’t have to worry about this [ impending doom ] in 400 year . ’ It seems like a fairly reasonable argument , like I kind of understood where he was fall from . ”

3 Body Problem arrives March 21 on Netflix .

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