There may have initially been reservations over a standalone Venom feature film, but the movie’s success and its upcoming sequel are proof that there’s very much an audience that’s interested in this unconventional anti-hero. It hasn’t been the easiest journey to navigate through Sony’s Spider-Man Universe that’s without a Spider-Man, but the experimental strategy seems to slowly be paying off. 

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It’s unclear how big this connected universe will become, but there are now many opportunities to focus on famous Spider-Man villains in new and exciting ways. Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage looks bigger and better than its predecessor, but it’s also possible that a television series could be an approach that trumps both movies.

10 It Can Devote More Time To Symbiote Origins

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2018’s Venom does a commendable job with the origins of the Venom symbiote and it even pulls slightly from the “Planet of the Symbiotes” storyline. However, a Venom movie needs to contain something like this to a concise introduction that inherently robs it of its depth.

A television series benefits from the opportunity of an entire episode that’s set on Planet Klyntar and tackles the complexities of the symbiote in unprecedented ways. This approach could kick off the series or operate as a well-placed flashback episode somewhere in the middle of the season.

9 It Allows The Opportunity For Multiple Writers & Directors

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A good story is paramount in any comic book adaptation and the same is true with whatever director has been hired to bring their vision to life. Venom and Venom 2 assemble commendable talent with Ruben Fleischer and Andy Serkis, but a television series offers even more room for auteurs to step in.

Sometimes a series is entirely written and directed by one person or team, but a Venom series could take a different approach where every episode is helmed by a different groundbreaking name from horror and science fiction television. There’s the opportunity to showcase even more talent.

8 Stories Can Be As Long As They Need To Be

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Comic book movies are gaining increasingly long runtimes, but by and large a movie is going to need to tell its entire story within 90 minutes to two-and-a-half hours. This is typically long enough to communicate what’s necessary in a movie, but television is less regimented in certain areas.

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Streaming services and cable television allow for episodes that vary in length and can be as long as they need to be. This means that episodes of Venom don’t need to pad out material or can run extra long if there’s a necessity for more nuance.

7 Anne Weying Can Become Her Own Character

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One of the essential relationships explored in Venom is the romance between Eddie Brock and Anne Weying, which is also essential to the comics. Admittedly, this dynamic gets reduced to some extent in order to emphasize more of Eddie’s relationship with Venom. In the end, Anne feels more like an extension of Eddie’s character and not her own person.

This is a common concession in movies, but television can regularly give Anne her own B-stories and make sure that she’s as developed as Eddie and Venom. It even allows for the opportunity to do an episode that’s devoted to She-Venom.

6 Venom & Eddie Brock’s Synthesis Can Take Even Longer

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Venom’s foundation is the atypical bond that forms between Eddie and Venom. Tom Hardy sells this in Venom and the chemistry between these two is the movie’s highlight. As well as this works in the movie, it could become even more layered with the time that’s offered in a full season of television.

A TV show could begin with Eddie and Venom more at odds and truly build tension before they come together. A TV show benefits from the time to make this symbiote union happen several episodes into the series rather than in the first act of a film.

5 It’s Able To Tackle More Pivotal Venom Storylines

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Comic book movies often manage to fit in an impressive amount of content and find the right balance between a robust origin story and a movie that’s just lost in endless exposition and lore. Movies sometimes find clever ways to combine two or three comic storylines together, but that’s typically the extent of it. 

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However, a Venom television show could adapt a different pivotal storyline in each episode while a larger serialized arc brews in the background. There’s a better opportunity to showcase the foundational stories from Venom’s world.

4 There’s Better Opportunity To Tease More Major Venom Villains

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Comic book movies showcase some excellent interpretations of villains, but films often get attacked when they cram in too many enemies that need to fight for screen time. Venom feature films are restricted to only showing a few major villains, but a Venom television series can bring forward a fresh threat in each new episode.

Someone like Carnage can be the major villain for the season while lower-tiered foes like Pyre or Demogoblin get the episodic treatment. It highlights a better representation of the types of enemies that Venom faces and that not every antagonist is another symbiote.

3 There’s Even More Opportunities For Spin-Offs & A Connected Universe

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There’s already a wealth of rumors surrounding Sony’s connected universe and if characters from Venom are allowed to crossover into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and vice versa. Spin-offs, multiple realities, and crossover efforts are now the norm, but business negotiations can just as swiftly end such discussions.

A Venom TV series might already feel like a distinct entity that operates separately from any Spider-Man movies. It might be much easier to establish its own connected universe on TV, or even introduce a TV version of Spider-Man, rather than trying to fit into the preexisting Sony movie mosaic.

2 It Can Get Even More Violent & Mature

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There’s been a slight push for R-rated comic book movies, but they’re still in the minority and even something as graphic as Venom was only rated PG-13. The difference between PG-13 and R can make a huge difference on a movie’s box office returns, but television has more of an infrastructure for mature and boundary-pushing programming.

A Venom series on HBO Max or another edgy cable network/streaming service could potentially allow Venom more leeway since box office considerations are no longer a factor. It could easily embrace this medium because of the freedom that it’s allowed in previous series.

1 It’s Potentially Easier To Get More Seasons Of A TV Show Rather Than Several Movie Sequels

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Superhero movies and connected universes have become such a successful business model that sometimes sequels, spin-offs, and other ideas will get announced in tandem with a new movie. Venom 2 is set to come out this year and it’s possible that its success could lead to a trilogy. However, the film industry utilizes such intricate planning and logic.

The interests of the movie industry are sometimes highly unpredictable. It could be much easier for a Venom series to accrue three or four seasons and cover a ton of material while some films take years for a sequel to get greenlit.

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