The execution time for Harry Potter season 1 was revealed and is a little shorter than those waiting for the HBO remake. The next Harry Potter The TV show will offer a new look at the Wizarding World, looking back at the history of the books from a more modern perspective. With any luck, it will also provide a more faithful adaptation of the Harry Potter books, elaborating on the characters and subplots that the films left out. A TV medium should have more time to do this than the Harry Potter films, but the length of the first season is still limited.
New details are emerging about the HBO reboot as casting is underway, and many of them are good signs for the Harry Potter series. However, the first season's runtime continues a controversial streaming trend that doesn't bode well for later seasons. It also raises questions about how well Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will be adapted. Fortunately, things look promising on that front.
Harry Potter Season 1's Eight-Hour Runtime Is Shorter Than We Expected
Shorter seasons are becoming the norm
Harry Potter the season 1 runtime was recently revealed, and it looks like the first ride will be eight hours long. This means the first season will likely be around eight episodes, which is becoming the standard for many streaming shows. Although HBO has had success as Game of Thrones used to boast 10-episode seasons, eight or nine episodes are now the new norm. Some series have as many as six or seven episodes, making their programs seem more like extended films.
While eight hours isn't the shortest running time Harry Potter the first season could have, it's still somewhat disappointing.
While eight hours isn't the shortest running time Harry Potter the first season could have, it's still somewhat disappointing. With Harry Potter being a proven franchise – and with the newest adaptation having a lot to cover and expand on – a 10-episode release seems more appropriate. Eight is a little less than many fans expected, but there is a silver lining: Harry Potter season 1 could still adapt successfully Philosopher's Stone in eight hours. It's the later books that we should worry about.
The Harry Potter remake shouldn't have any problems adapting the Philosopher's Stone in season 1
The film was quite faithful with 5 hours less
Although an eight-episode season seems underwhelming after the wait for HBO Harry Potter remake, will be more than enough to adapt Philosopher's Stone. The first Harry Potter The book is the shortest in the series, at just over 300 pages. While the first season needs to establish the characters and the Wizarding World properly, the story is short enough to be completed in eight hours. THE Philosopher's Stone the film does this effectively and is only three hours long.
Of course, the first Harry Potter the film cuts some things, like Peeves, the Poltergeist, and Snape's potions trial. However, an additional five hours should be able to make up for these omissions and even expand on certain elements of the novel.. The biggest concern is whether the Harry Potter The TV show will continue to release eight-episode seasons as time goes on. Eight hours may be enough to do Philosopher's Stone justice, but the later books – especially Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows – deserves at least 10.