Alexander Woo

American screenwriter

Alexander Woo is a Chinese-American writer and producer for television. Woo is the Executive Producer and Co-Creator of the 3 Body Problem, the Netflix adaption of the source novel.[1]

## Biography

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### Education

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Woo studied creative writing at Princeton University. He subsequently attended the Yale School of Drama where he earned an MFA in playwriting.[2]

### Screenwriting

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Alexander Woo is a showrunner on the Netflix show 3 Body Problem, along with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.[3][4] The show is based on the 2008 novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.

He also worked as a writer on the HBO drama series True Blood. In an interview, Woo describes the "True Blood" writing room: "Every writer's room is different. True Blood has a relatively small writing team, so the chemistry between the writers is crucial to the style and tone of the show. It's kind of like being on a jury, where you are sequestered together for long hours and many days and you figure things out together. Our team is a wonderful group of people, and even though the hours are long we all work really well and the hours just fly by."[2]

Among Woo's credits for the show was a first-season episode that was notable for the "AIDS burger" monologue made famous by actor Nelsan Ellis. "In the hands and the mouth of Nelsan, he made that piece of dialogue sing," Woo told NPR [5] after Ellis' death.

He has also written episodes of Manhattan, Sleeper Cell, LAX, and Wonderfalls, and co-wrote HBO's adaptation of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.[6] He was developing a series about Civil Rights in Birmingham, Alabama with AMC.[7] He also worked as the showrunner and co-creator of the second season [8] of AMC's anthology series, The Terror.

In September 2020, it was announced that Woo, along with Game of Thrones co-creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will adapt acclaimed Chinese novel, The Three-Body Problem into a TV series for Netflix.[9]

## Awards and nominations

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Nominations

* 2009 Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series – True Blood
* 2010 PGA Award for Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic – True Blood
* 2010 Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series – True Blood
* 2024 Most Impactful Asians A100 List by Gold House[10]

## References

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1. ^ Cobb, Kayla (May 15, 2024). "'3 Body Problem' Renewed Through the Novel's 'Epic Conclusion'". TheWrap. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
2. ^ a b "Spinal Yanks and AIDS Burgers: an interview with True Blood scribe Alexander Woo". Asia Pacific Arts. October 13, 2010. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
3. ^ Evans, Greg (February 23, 2024). "'Game Of Thrones' Creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Open Up About Their Split From HBO, And Confirm Longstanding Rumor About That Finale". Deadline. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
4. ^ Thompson, Jaden (January 9, 2024). "Netflix's '3 Body Problem' Trailer Unveils Interstellar Murder Mystery From 'Game of Thrones' Creators, Alexander Woo". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
5. ^ "'True Blood' Star Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39". NPR.
6. ^ "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Synopsis".
7. ^ "'True Blood' Alum Developing Civil Rights Drama for AMC (EXCLUSIVE)". February 10, 2014.
8. ^ "'The Terror' Renewed by AMC with New Showrunner". June 22, 2018.
9. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 1, 2020). "'Three-Body Problem' Series From David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Alexander Woo Set at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
10. ^ Dunn, Jack; Thompson, Jaden; Kuznikov, Selena; Tangcay, Jazz (May 1, 2024). "Keanu Reeves, Jung Kook, Hayao Miyazaki Among Gold House's A100 Honorees". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

## External links

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* Alexander Woo at IMDb

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