Netflix Splitting Seasons Into Multiple Parts After Stranger Things Success Defended By Exec
"It depends on whatâ??s best for the show."
A Netflix executive has weighed in on the streamer’s divisive strategy of releasing a show’s season in multiple parts. Ever since the two-part release of Stranger Things season 4, Netflix has increasingly applied the same release strategy to several of its biggest shows, including The Witcher, Bridgerton, The Crown, and Emily in Paris. Additionally, Cobra Kai season 6 has taken the trend one step further, adopting a three-part release strategy that is set to drop its final episodes on February 15.
During a recent Q&A session at the Next on Netflix preview presentation (via Deadline), Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria was asked about the multipart release strategy and its mixed reception. Suggesting that she was unsure about it receiving mixed results, she explained that the release model had been adopted for a variety of reasons, including the delays previously caused by the COVID pandemic and 2023’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. In other instances, such as The Crown and Bridgerton, the split season came at the behest of the shows' creators. Check out her explanation below:
I’m not sure it was mixed results. Some of those have been for reasons, because it was during Covid and strikes to get the shows on so audiences don’t have to wait for a long time. A lot of times it’s been creator-driven. Peter Morgan on The Crown, Shonda Rhimes on Bridgerton, there was a way that they wanted to structure or write it because they felt it was an actual, natural emotional break. So there’s no set way, it depends on what’s best for the show.
However, Bajaria remained tight-lipped on whether audiences should expect the same split-season release model for Stranger Things season 5. Instead, the Netflix executive merely suggested that viewers will “love every second of it,” regardless of its eventual release format. Check out her final comments below:
When it comes out, whenever and however it comes out, you’re going to love every second of it.
What Netflix’s Multi-Part Releases Mean For Stranger Things’ Final SeasonThere is no denying that the age of streaming television has fundamentally changed how audiences consume entertainment. While other streaming platforms such as Disney+, Prime Video, and Max are noted for releasing their biggest shows as weekly episodes, many viewers find that the week-by-week release format is a dated strategy that owes its origins to broadcast television and an increasingly outdated 24-episodes per season production model.
While some audiences have actively bemoaned the practice, others consider it a viable middle-ground between the weekly episode release model and a single-season dump.
Instead, streaming services like Netflix have increasingly led to the production of shorter seasons, which viewers have mostly been able to access in their entirety upon release. However, Stranger Things season 4’s two-part release challenged this model, and it is unclear whether the show will do it again for season 5. While some audiences have actively bemoaned the practice, others consider it a viable middle-ground between the weekly episode release model and a single-season dump.
Our Take On Stranger Things Season 5 Being Split Into PartsThe Show's Final Season May Need Even Longer To Complete Post-ProductionWith Netflix originally explaining the decision to release Stranger Things season 4 in two parts as the result of allowing extra time for VFX to be completed on the effects-heavy season finale, season 5 may need to be given similar allowances. Given that the final season has already been described by the Duffer brothers as “eight blockbuster movies,” there is every reason to believe the show’s post-production demands will dwarf all previous seasons.
While adopting another multipart release strategy for Stranger Things season 5 could conceivably allow audiences to begin watching the first few episodes earlier, Netflix’s other experiences have shown that such a move only works best when the season also provides a natural break in the storytelling. Whichever way the streamer decides to go, hopefully, the final decision will echo Bajaria’s words and ultimately do what’s best for the show.
Source: Deadline
Your RatingStranger Things Release Date 2016 - 2024 Showrunner Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer Directors Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer Writers Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Paul Dichter, Kate TrefryFinn Wolfhard
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