Is Netflix's way of releasing movies limiting the development of a potential series like The Witcher? 2
The Witcher has all the ingredients to become a successful movie: based on a famous work, has a strong marketing campaign, excellent acting by Henry Cavill, and the famous song `Toss a
However, in the eyes of many people, The Witcher would have even greater development potential, if it were not `held back` by Netflix’s `one-shot` model of releasing movies, but instead by the model of releasing
The traditional weekly movie release model has many advantages, the most significant of which is maintaining hype if the movie is attractive enough – through weekly fan discussions about the latest episodes, as well as giving
Take The Mandalorian series for example, every week’s new Baby Yoda picture has the potential to create more audiences for the series.
Meanwhile, Netflix’s `once-a-season` model of releasing movies will bring the risk that the hype of the movie will only last for a short period of time after the movie’s release, before the audience’s attention shifts.
At the present time, The Witcher is still very popular: according to some statistics, this series has a significantly higher viewership than Disney’s The Mandalorian.
The structure of The Witcher’s first season itself is also more suitable for a weekly release model, where the film takes place mainly in a `one story per episode` style.
Of course, every method has its own strengths and weaknesses.
So, can The Witcher become the next TV series as influential as Game of Thrones?
According to The Verge
