It ’s not rare to see multiple adaptations of democratic record book , but this is hardly a “ David Lynch ’s DuneversusDenis Villeneuve ’s Dune ” situation . week beforeNetflix is set to turn over outits high - profileadaptation of Chinese author Liu Cixin ’s award - make headway sci - fi novel The Three - Body Problem , a rival banner is outsmart it to the punch .
Starting February 10 , Peacock will stream Three - Body , a 2023 adaptation created by Tencent for Chinese TV.The Hollywood Reporternotes that the timing co-occur with the Lunar New Year , but points out that NBCUniversal ’s pressing release makes it very decipherable there ’s another motive at play . The PR explain , “ With all the buzz ring Netflix ’s English adaptation , we ’re excited about the opportunity for sci - fi and Chinese dramatic play fans to view the Taiwanese - language master copy ( with English subtitles ) ahead of the Hollywood adaptation . ”
The trade notes that despite draw from the same author material , the series are actually quite different . Three - Body runs 30 episodes and covers Liu Cixin ’s fullRemembrance of Earth ’s Past trilogywith “ extremist - close ” aid to particular , aside from get around the level ’s take on the Formosan ethnic revolution ; the Netflix show is just eight instalment and focalise on the trilogy ’s first installment , with a spherical cast and an aim toward making “ the slow and aperient - heavy novels ” accessible and entertaining for Netflix audiences .
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If you ’re peculiar , you could before long compare the two : Three - Body hits Peacock tomorrow , February 10 , while 3 Body Problem make it March 21 on Netflix .
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