Full spoilers follow for 3 Body Problem on Netflix.
3 Body Problem‘s co-creators have revealed that the popular Netflix series was ready to be released in mid-2023 – but it was delayed for one huge reason.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), David Benioff and D.B. Weiss explained that their ambitious Netflix sci-fi spectacle, which launched on March 22, was supposed to debut on the streaming service last year. However, alongside fellow showrunner Alex Woo, the pair realized that the fast-paced, mind-bending nature of its first episode would overwhelm and confuse viewers. The solution? Crafting and shooting a new five-minute scene, which involved two important characters – Auggie (Eiza Gonzalez) and Jin (Jess Hong) – that would ease audiences into its convoluted story.
It’s a scene (one which provides plenty of story and character-based exposition in a short amount of time) that might not have happened, either. As Weiss revealed, the sequence was written one day before the 2023 Hollywood writers strike began in June. Talk about cutting it fine, guys!