3 Physique Downside. Jess Hong as Jin Cheng in episode 102 of three Physique Downside. Cr. Ed Miller/Netflix © 2024
3 Physique Downside is now in pre-production and gearing up for a manufacturing begin within the coming weeks because the forged and crew reunite for the primary time in a yr or two following the top of manufacturing on season 1, which netted a number of Emmy nominations. Renewed for two final seasons, we’ve simply gotten some photographs from varied forged members who at the moment are on the bottom and prepping for manufacturing.
As we reported earlier in the year, 3 Physique Downside has a brand new filming location for its second and third seasons, with manufacturing for essentially the most half transferring to Hungary and Budapest for the forthcoming episodes. Season 1 was shot primarily in England.
The brand new filming location displays a want to carry down the price range on the brand new seasons, we’re instructed, and we bought the precise intel from the Hungary Tax Credit doc which instructed that seasons 2 and three can be 11 episodes in complete (no affirmation on this but) and the price range for the 2 seasons clocking someplace across the $260M mark.
Benedict Wong, who performs Da Shi within the collection, posted a current desk learn with a number of gadgets within the background utterly blurred out, though not Jess Hong, who performs Jin Cheng. Hong, who’s now the voice of three Physique Downside in audiobook type, having only recently recorded The Darkish Forest, has additionally posted quite a few tales on Instagram in current days, together with a few snaps of Aidan Cheng, who performs Reg, in addition to snaps of the long-lasting Budapest skyline.
Additionally noticed among the many photos is Icelandic actress Hera Hilmar, greatest recognized for her function on Apple TV+’s See, the place she performs Maghra. Different prior roles embody Mortal Engines and A Letter from Helga. No official phrase as as to if she’s been forged in seasons 2 and three, however her inclusion in varied forged photographs appears to recommend she could be taking part in a job.
We are able to additionally verify that Jean Philippe Gossart has boarded season 2 of the present as director of images, having beforehand labored on tasks like The Witcher, Into the Badlands, and The Wheel of Time. Jeremy Podeswa, who has been in and round Hungary for the previous few months location scouting, is anticipated to be returning for guiding duties in season 2.
Extra forged photographs have additionally surfaced on Instagram in current days, as splendidly cataloged by the three Physique Universe X account:
Season 2 of 3 Physique Downside has a tentative shoot begin set for July 8, 2025, and is anticipated to proceed by way of August 2, 2027, with a break deliberate in between. As for after we would possibly get season 2, that in all probability received’t be till 2027 on the earliest.
For extra on the present as and after we get it, preserve it locked right here on What’s on Netflix, as we suspect we’ll get extra particulars within the coming weeks straight from Netflix.
We’d additionally advocate following 3bodyuniverse on X, as they monitor all issues associated to the Netflix present and past, overlaying the newly opened 4D expertise in Beijing, in addition to the audiobook in additional element.