Released last month, Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ was reported to be one of the streamers most expensive TV series of all time.
Ranked at 80 per cent on popular review site Rotten Tomatoes, the eight episode series has been handed rave reviews and looks set to be on the Netflix’s most popular editions in 2024.
But how does it compare to other popular shows such as Stranger Things, The Sandman and The Witcher in terms of cost per episode?
1. Stranger Things - $30 million per episode
Sci-fi horror show Stranger Things is quite simply Netflix's most successful show - and their most costly with each episode a costing a pricey $30 million. Photo: Netflix
2. 3 Body Problem - $20 million
The most costly Netflix series is sometime, 3 Body Problem follows a fictional past, present and future wherein Earth encounters an alien civilization from a nearby system of three sun-like stars. Photo: Netflix/Ed Miller. All Rights Reserved
3. One Piece - $18 million per episode
This Manga adaptation is one of Netflix's biggest budges series ever made and completes the top three of this list. It has been a big hit though with a second series already commissioned. Photo: Netflix
4. The Sandman - $15 million per episode
The Neil Gaiman series follows a cosmic being who maintains control of the world's dreams until he is captured and held prisoner. The series has been renewed for a second season. Photo: Netflix