I get that movie theater screens are wider and most movies are made for theaters, but why are many tv-series and movies in some ultra wide format, that leaves black bars on top and bottom of home televisions, even when they are released straight into some streaming service or tv channel?
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There can be multiple reasons. The series could be made with equipment made for movies and thus use the wider ratio. It can also be an artistic choice; for example it can be used to give a “movie vibe” to the series, or to constrain the perspective (if you make a series with, say, dinosaurs, the wider format won’t be able to frame them entirely, making them appear bigger. On the other hand, you may want to use a more balanced ratio if your dinosaurs are supposed to be a mundane thing, so that you can see them more easily).
TL;Dr : can be purely technical, can be a deliberate artistic choice
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