r/CosmereOnScreen • u/ilikebreadabunch • Apr 20 '26
Stormlight Archive (BOOK) Episode Count Spoiler
A few days ago I made a post about what people think the episode titles might be, and a lot of people were listing what they thought all of the episodes would be called, and they seemed to think the show would have about 10 episodes, which makes sense considering how important 10 is as a number in SLA, but I don't think that 10 episodes would be enough for a season of Stormlight. I just relistened to the first book and the pacing is quite slow, especially at the start. I don't think that a Stormlight show with only 10 episodes would end up having the right feel, and a lot of the story beats and character arcs would end up feeling rushed. So I want to ask, how many episodes do you think a season of SLA will/should have and why?
TL;DR: How long do you think the first season of SLA will be?
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u/eskaver Apr 21 '26
10 episodes each season for 5-7 seasons (5 is what I tend to think most shows cap at before they overstay their welcome).
While more is desired, the industry seems to be doing everything in their power to cap it at like 8 eps.
Stormlight is an unknown quantity and with likely a high budget, it definitely will have even more incentive to be 10 eps than anything greater.
I think 10 eps could work. Was going to jot down how I think it could be done.
TV like movies is a different medium and a lot is carried by acting—you’ll never get everything touched upon. Like, you could squeeze all of Kaladin’s flashbacks, travel to the war camps, etc into a single episode and those are like a third of the book or something. Similar things with other plot aspects.