In the 2010s, the big trend in TV was treating the medium like one long film. The term “10-hour movie” ran rampant, as streaming binge models meant that more and more viewers were blasting through episode after episode, even when they should have been heading off to bed. This has changed in recent years as streamers slowly bring back weekly releases, but now there’s a new way TV is being treated like a movie: theatrical releases of crucial episodes.
Ever since select episodes of Game of Thrones were released in IMAX, “fan events” and theatrical TV show releases have become increasingly prevalent, most recently with the Stranger Things series finale. Now, another hit series is headed to theaters for its final episode, and this one has a quirky twist.
