Screenwriting : Television or Film? by Michael Cole

imho it's more important how well your style/content fits in that medium and whether you like the more collaborative but more lengthy satisfaction of television, or the one and done of features.

It's a real gamble.

It's no secret that theater box office performances haven't been doing so well in recent years. Mostly huge franchises have been taking home the profits while original films have been under-performing and relying on streaming purchases to make even.

Television requires high viewership to continue on season-after-season. If you can win over an audience and keep them invested year-after-year, while assuring Network execs that you're worth contracting, it'll keep you living comfortably.

Even so, if you're coming into the creative arts simply for profits, you're not really a genuine artist, are you?

I suggest writing a show bible, and then ask professionals (i.e. people who work at network development departments) here on Stage32 what they think about the bible. The only way to answer your question is by testing it in this manner. The show bible, therefore, could be your first step in achieving "proof of concept".

Before you do all this work (because making a series bible is hard work) do you have a rep or an Entertainment lawyer, producer that can show your work to decision makers?

Dan M: "Indie feature film is your easiest path to be a produced screenwriter." That's the path I'm on. I would write for studios, channels, networks, and streamers though.

My point of view, do what's best for the story. The ONLY way of making it is by having a great idea beautifully crafted. I am not convinced any story can be both a brilliant TV show and a film.