All the 3 Body Problem season 2 news we’ve heard so far

polygon.com:

Netflix’s sci-fi epic, 3 Body Problem has arrived with plenty of math problems, giant boats, and encoded radio messages to keep its viewers busy for a while. But with season 1 ending on a bit of a cliffhanger, it’s only natural to start thinking about season 2.

While we don’t know exactly what Netflix’s plans are for the show, here’s everything we know about season 2 so far.

[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers for 3 Body Problem.]

There hasn’t been any official word from Netflix about a new season just yet, but the odds are still pretty good that it happens. Netflix tends to greenlight some of its biggest shows with multiple season deals right out of the gate, and considering the pedigree of creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, it’s unlikely that the streaming service would pull the plug on such a massive series right away.

That being said, if it somehow turns out that no one watches the show, maybe Netflix won’t want to move forward with this very expensive project. But if it’s a hit, you can bet that season 2 will be on its way soon.

Like predicting stable and chaotic eras, predicting the release date of a season that hasn’t actually been announced isn’t easy. One thing that will determine quite a lot about the release date is whether the scripts for season 2 are ready or not. It’s possible they’ve already been written, but since nothing could be written last summer during the writers strike, it’s also possible that they aren’t quite ready yet — if they’ve been worked on ahead of an official announcement at all.

With all that being said, the earliest it seems likely to see 3 Body Problem season 2 is probably in 2026, but with a show this massive and complex, it’s also possible that a new season could be three or more years away too.

Given how season 1 ends, most of the plot of the second season is likely to be about humanity’s preparation for the San-Ti invasion, and more specifically the Wallfacer program and it’s specially chosen