Why did Netflix change the number of episodes of La casa de papel

drywall_dan

La casa de Papel is an Spanish series that was first aired in 2 parts of 9 and 6 episodes. Part 1 is now available on Netflix but split in 13 episodes as explained in the wikipedia page : instead of retaining the original number of 9 episodes and the 70 minute run time of each episode in the season, it was cut into 13 different untitled episodes. Why did they make this choice? Is it only Netflix choice or did the show runners wanted it like that?

Originally asked by Fabich on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

In the Spanish TV series, the episodes generally last 70 minutes. In the USA and other countries, the episodes of the TV series last 40 minutes. Netflix adapted "La casa de papel" to the international market. Netflix has shortened the episodes and has transform the nine epidodes into thirteen epidodes. Vertele: Aunque la ficción española está experimentando avances tanto a nivel visual como narrativo, todavía es reacia a prescindir de los 70 minutos de duración por episodio. Salvo excepciones como la aún inédita 'La catedral del mar' (Antena 3) y las series producidas por plataformas de pago, es inusual encontrar producciones en nuestro país que apuesten por capítulos de 40-50 minutos. Todo...

Full answer by Mary: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/92080 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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