Harry Potter
The runtime forHarry Potterseason 1 has been expose , andit ’s a fleck shorter than those anticipating HBO ’s remaking had hoped . TheupcomingHarry PotterTV showwill tender a new take on on the Wizarding World , hash over the books ' story from a more New linear perspective . With any fate , it will also bear a more faithful adaptation oftheHarry Potterbooks , flesh out on the characters and subplots the movies left out . A television set medium should allow more prison term to execute this thantheHarry Pottermovies , but time of year 1 ’s run is still circumscribed .
young details are emerge about the HBO reboot as cast is underway , and many of these aregood signal for theHarry Potterseries . However , time of year 1 ’s runtime continues a controversial cyclosis trendthat does n’t presage well for its later season . It also conjure up questions about how wellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stonewill be adapted . Fortunately , things look foretell for season 1 at least .
Harry Potter Season 1’s Eight-Hour Runtime Is Shorter Than We Hoped
Shorter Seasons Are Becoming The Norm
Harry Potterseason 1 ’s runtimewas recently reveal , andit seems as though the first picnic will be eight hours long . That mean season 1 will probably be around eight sequence , which is becoming the monetary standard for many cyclosis appearance . Although HBO show likeGame of Thronesused to boast 10 - installment seasons , eight or nine episodes is now the average . Some series even go down to six or seven episode , make their show feel more like extended movies .
Although eight hours is n’t the curt runtimeHarry Potterseason 1 could have , it ’s still somewhat dissatisfactory .
Although eight hours is n’t the short runtimeHarry Potterseason 1 could have , it ’s still somewhat disappointing . WithHarry Potterbeing a proven franchise — and with the young adaptation having quite a little to enshroud and expand on — a 10 - episode outing feel more fitting . Eight is slightly less than many fan hoped for , but there ’s a silver medal lining : Harry Potterseason 1 can still successfully adaptSorcerer ’s Stonein eight hours . It ’s the later books we have to care about .
Harry Potter’s Remake Should Have No Problem Adapting Sorcerer’s Stone In Season 1
The Movie Was Pretty Faithful With 5 Fewer Hours
Although an eight - sequence time of year feel underwhelming after the wait for HBO’sHarry Potterremake , it will be more than enough to adaptSorcerer ’s Stone . ThefirstHarry Potterbookis the shortest in the series , time it at a footling over 300 Page . While season 1 postulate to establish the characters and Wizarding World decent , the storey is brusk enough to get through in eight hr . TheSorcerer ’s Stonemovie does it effectively , and it ’s barely three hour long .
Many side stories in Harry Potter are told secondhand , but audiences of HBO ’s TV remaking deserve full installment that dive into the nitty gritty .
Of course , thefirstHarry Pottermovie skip a few thing , like Peeves the Poltergeist and Snape ’s potion trial . An additional five hour should be able to make up for those omission , however , and even expand on sure element of the novel . The swelled worry is whether theHarry PotterTV show will continue releasing eight - installment seasons as time go on . Eight minute may be sufficient to doSorcerer ’s Stonejustice , but the later record — especiallyOrder of the Phoenix , Half - rake Prince , andDeathly Hallows — deserve at least 10 .
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Harry Potter is HBO ’s remake of the iconic Wizarding World pic series that consisted of eight picture between 2001 and 2011 . Each time of year adapt a Koran from JK Rowling ’s popular series and cater more book - accurate detail than the movies did .