Justice League's Snyder Cut will be released as a 4-part TV miniseries, with each installment running an hour each. Back in May, it was officially announced the Snyder Cut was coming to HBO Max, marking the ultimate victory for the passionate Release the Snyder Cut movement. Ever since it became clear the much-maligned 2017 Justice League theatrical cut was a far departure from Snyder's original vision, audiences campaigned to see his version of the film. Nearly three years later, the Snyder Cut is a reality and Snyder is hard at work finishing the film.

As exciting as it is that the Snyder Cut is finally happening, there is still much left to be revealed. One of the biggest questions about the Snyder Cut exactly how it would be released. While the project was originally conceived as a single feature film, Snyder's pitch to HBO Max involved TV-style cliffhangers, implying he wanted it to come out as a miniseries. As it turns out, that's precisely what is happening.

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During the Justice League panel at DC FanDome (where a new Justice League trailer debuted), it was confirmed the Snyder Cut will be a 4-part TV show. Each episode will be an hour long.

Zack Snyder Justice League HBO Max pitch

This is one of the primary benefits of releasing the Snyder Cut on HBO Max. The runtime isn't an issue since it's coming out on a streaming service rather than theaters. The longer a movie is, the fewer times it can be shown daily, which potentially limits the amount of money it can make at the box office. With this format, Snyder has ultimate creative freedom, fulfilling the promise that he made no compromises to make his version of Justice League. And with everything the Snyder Cut has on its plate, having more time to tell the complete story should be a good thing. Ideally, no character arcs or plot beats will need to be shortchanged, allowing everything to feel fully developed.

It will be interesting to see if the Snyder Cut episodes are released weekly or drop all at once. Given cliffhangers were part of Snyder's pitch, the former seems most likely. From the sound of it, Snyder's vision is designed to spark conversations and theories about what could happen next, so it makes more sense to have a slower rollout where the installments come out one at a time. That strategy worked very well for The Mandalorian on Disney+, keeping it in the pop culture discussion for an extended period of time. HBO Max is obviously hoping Justice League makes a major splash for them, so going that route wouldn't be surprising.

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Source: DC FanDome

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