Why do ~2 hour movies take 2-3 years to make, while an 6+ hour TV season can be made in 1 year?
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It depends on what you mean by “make”. It takes a lot of time to get any project off the ground whether TV or movie. This would be funding, casting and the rest of preproduction.
Then you need to actually shoot the project, this part can take as little as a few weeks for a movie but can take months at times, TV shows are generally more efficient as much of the process gets repeated week after week rather than starting from scratch.
After that you have to edit and do post production work which is generally more extensive in a movie to make sure it’s polished.
Finally there is marketing, with a show there can be somewhat of a built in audience as shows will appear in timeslots or in feeds on streaming services for people to enjoy. Movies need a more extensive marketing process as they have a narrow window to make their money and can’t rely on people finding it on their own.
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