Targeted at pay cable and streaming platforms, the first season of Picture Window would play out over 8 episodes. By the season finale a full story has been told., meaning it can be thought of as an 8 hour movie with a beginning, middle and end,. Much in line with current trends toward long-form storytelling on TV. Episode 1, therefore, is the beginning (of the beginning) of a much longer tale, and as such will pose far more questions than it answers. As the action continues in future episodes, the mysteries deepen and the scope widens, telescoping out from the domestic family drama in the pilot into an epic, mind-bending struggle for the fate of the world.