Washington: The showrunners of Game of Thrones - David Benioff and D B Weiss - are all set to collaborate on a new project.
According to news reports, the Emmy winners on Tuesday announced that they are teaming up with Netflix and Alexander Woo to produce and write a new sci-fi television show.
The new series, which revolves around the story of humanity's first contact with an alien civilization, is based on the trilogy of novels The Three-Body Problem by Chinese author Liu Cixin.
"Liu Cixin's trilogy is the most ambitious science-fiction series we've read, taking readers on a journey from the 1960s until the end of time, from life on our pale blue dot to the distant fringes of the universe," a news portal quoted Weiss and Benioff as saying in a press statement.
"We look forward to spending the next years of our lives bringing this to life for audiences around the world," their statement further read.
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The show is also being produced by Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Cixin and Ken Liu and Plan B Entertainment.
"I have the greatest respect for and faith in the creative team adapting 'The Three-Body Problem' for television audiences. I set out to tell a story that transcends time and the confines of nations, cultures, and races; one that compels us to consider the fate of humankind as a whole," Cixin said.
"It is a great honor as an author to see this unique sci-fi concept travel and gain fandom across the globe and I am excited for new and existing fans all over the world to discover the story on Netflix," he added.
In August 2019 Benioff and Weiss had signed a reported USD 200 million deal with Netflix for making exclusive content for the streaming service.
With inputs from ANI
