The rebirth of White collar is set to make a big change from the original, allowing the reboot to start fresh ten years after Neal Caffrey's (Matt Bomer) story came to an end. Details in White Collar: Renaissance the story was kept to a minimumresulting in many theories surrounding the White collar revival circulating from audiences who loved the original series. In a similar vein, several concerns surrounding the revival have been presented, especially in regards to how the revival will impact the legacy of the original and avoid the mistakes of the past.
White collar It was and continues to be a strong procedural, tying together its overarching stories and character arcs with ease. Even so, other programs similar to White collar and its solid structure have had lackluster revivals, such as returning to this longer procedural form does more harm than good in familiarizing audiences with these stories years later. Happily, White Collar: Renaissance could break that pattern through a simple solution, allowing it to truly follow Neal and Peter Burke's (Tim DeKay) journey without the risk of narrative confusion audiences have seen before: limiting the episode count.
White Collar Renaissance is expected to have fewer episodes than the original show
Fewer episodes would force the revival to focus on the characters and main plot
White Collar: Renaissance it should have fewer episodes than the average season of the original series, condensing the amount of detail added to the story. White collar the first five seasons had an average length of 13 to 16 episodesgiving the show plenty of time to let its larger plot points unfold. Season 6's six episodes, on the other hand, limited the story to the Pink Panther arc, as well as the arc's final beats surrounding Neal and Peter's relationship, wrapping up the central story succinctly in the series finale.
THE White collar the revival should copy the latter formula, condensing itself into fewer episodes in order to maximize the story's potential and give audiences the aspects of the narrative that are most anticipated. Having fewer episodes would allow the revival to focus on the changes in Neal and Peter's dynamic and how the years apart impacted them. Trying to replicate the original's more elaborate case-of-the-week format wouldn't work, as, like other revivals, the time away transformed White collar enough characters that a return to the status quo would be unnecessary.
Why White Collar Doesn't Need Another Multi-Season Case-of-the-Week Show
Returning to this format would erase what The Time Away did to Neal and Peter
White collar doesn't need another multi-season procedural show after how it ended. White collar Season 6 may have left the door open for a sequel, but it wrapped up most of the storylines. Neal and Peter's separation and Neal's new life in Paris are expected to be at the forefront of the showwith Neal's characterization and what might have changed without Peter's presence acting as an anchor point for the mystery that finally brings them together. Returning to the show's case-of-the-week format, however, would likely ignore this in favor of maintaining White collaroriginal formula.
The procedural format would force a reboot of the story and characters.
While this return would honor the series' legacy, it would also undermine the story's potential. A lot probably changed in the time between the finale and the revival and exploring that should be the revival's top priority. The procedural format would not allow this, forcing the story and characters to restart and causing the same story problems as other reboots. By having fewer episodes, the revival of White collar can avoid these problems and show how the impact of time cannot be so easily ignored by Neal, Peter and those who love them.