History Main / DividedForAdaptation

* ''Film/Dune2021''—or rather ''Dune: Part One''—covers only half of [[Literature/{{Dune}} the book]] with the [[Film/DunePartTwo upcoming sequel]] covering the other half. It aims at solving the problem of the [[Film/Dune1984 1984 version]] [[CompressedAdaptation condensing too much of the story]] and abusing narration TimeSkip.

* 2021's ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}'' covers only half of [[Literature/{{Dune}} the book]] with the planned sequel covering the other half. It aims at solving the problem of the [[Film/Dune1984 1984 version]] [[CompressedAdaptation condensing too much of the story]] and abusing narration TimeSkip.

** As was the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973 1973 US/UK version]] with Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/OliverReed, Creator/RichardChamberlain, Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/FayeDunaway, and Creator/ChristopherLee. The second part is titled ''The Four Musketeers'' and was released the following year.
** Ditto with the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 2023 French version]] with Creator/EvaGreen, Creator/RomainDuris and Creator/VincentCassel, with the two parts being titled ''D'Artagnan'' and ''Milady''.

** The [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1961 1961 version]] with Creator/GerardBarray and Creator/MyleneDemongeot was split into two parts, ''The Queen's Diamonds'' and ''Milady's Revenge''.
** As was the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973 1973 version]] with Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/OliverReed, Creator/RichardChamberlain, Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/FayeDunaway, and Creator/ChristopherLee. The second part is titled ''The Four Musketeers'' and was released the following year.
** Ditto with the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 2023 version]] with Creator/EvaGreen, Creator/RomainDuris and Creator/VincentCassel, with the two parts being titled ''D'Artagnan'' and ''Milady''.

** The prequel series ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' is adapted from ''Literature/FireAndBlood'', but only focuses on the [[CivilWar Dance of the Dragons]] and the build up to it, which spans chapter twelve ("Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession") to eighteen ("The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II") in the book. In spite of this limited scope, the entirety of season one only covers chapter twelve (that is, just ''one'' chapter), with the meat of the story being saved for later seasons. [[https://deadline.com/2022/10/george-r-r-martin-house-of-the-dragon-needs-four-full-seasons-hbo-time-jumps-1235141958/ G.R.R. Martin has commented]] that at this pace, it will take four seasons for the show to cover the events of the Dance.

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* ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Mockingjay]]'' was split into [[Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay two movies]], released in 2014 and 2015.

** Ditto with the 2023 version with Creator/EvaGreen, Creator/RomainDuris and Creator/VincentCassel, with the two parts being titled ''D'Artagnan'' and ''Milady''.

* The Appendices written at the of ''The Return of the King'' barely sum up around 100 pages, of which only appendices A and B deals with the history of Numenor, Second and Third Age. ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' [[https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-power-five-seasons-fully-planned-out-exclusive/ is planned to cover them in 5 seasons[[.

Also see GeckoEnding where an adaption ends just short of the source material ending and the adaptation has to WrapItUp.

** The prequel series ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' is adapted from ''Literature/FireAndBlood'', but only focuses on the [[CivilWar Dance of the Dragons]] and the events leading up to it, which spans chapter twelve ("Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession") to eighteen ("The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II") in the book. In spite of this limited scope, the entirety of season one only covers chapter twelve (that is, just ''one'' chapter), with the core meat of the story being saved for later seasons.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** Due to being a massive {{Doorstopper}} with a word count of the whole ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy combined, "''A Storm of Swords''" was split into two seasons for the [[Series/GameOfThrones television show]].
** Inverted for Season 5, where it merged the storylines of "''A Feast for Crows''" and "''A Dance with Dragons''".

* Nelvana's ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin1991'' split the Franchise/{{Tintin}} stories into two 23-minute episodes, excluding ''[[Recap/TintinRedRackhamsTreasure Red Rackham's Treasure]]'', ''[[Recap/TintinTheShootingStar The Shooting Star]]'', and ''[[Recap/TintinTintinInAmerica Tintin In America]]'', which were adapted as a single episode, and the unadapted stories ''Tintin In The Land Of The Soviets'', ''Tintin In The Congo'', and ''Tintin And Alph-Art''.

* ''Machinima/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged'': The first three seasons cover [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII the original game's]] first disc. Season 4 is enough to cover the entirety of Disc 2. Ditto the FinaleMovie for the third and final disc.

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* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': Breaking Dawn'' was split into two movies, which were released in 2011 and 2012.

* ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]'' was split into two movies, which were released in 2011 and 2012.

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': ''Breaking Dawn'' was adapted into two movies.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' seems to be doing this. Its first part only covers up to leaving Midgar, which was only about a quarter into [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII the original game's]] first (of three) disc.

* The [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973 1973 adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' was split into two parts, with the second part, titled ''The Four Musketeers'' released the following year.

** ''Literature/TheHobbit'' was adapted into three movies: ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'', ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'', and ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies''. However, the second movie also includes material from the Appendix of LordOfTheRings (like Gandalf's chance meeting with Thorin and his offscreen fight with "The Necromancer" aka Sauron).

* It's been announced that the film adaptation of ''Theatre/Wicked'' will be divided into two parts, with the first film set to cover the events of Act One, and the second film covering Act Two.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': The animated adaptation of the graphic novel "Hilda and the Midgnight Giant" is spread over two episodes, with several new scenes added. The events from "Hilda and the Black Hound" are divided over 4 episodes, though the bulk of the story was used for the Season 1 finale.

* 2021's ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}'' covers only half of [[Literature/{{Dune}} the book]] with the planned sequel covering the other half. It aims at solving the problem of the [[Film/Dune1984 1984 version]] [[CompressedAdaptation condensing too much of the story]] and abusing narration TimeSkip.

* ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Mockingjay]]'' was split into [[Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay two movies]], released in 2014 and 2015.

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoWBYdZiOzA parodied]] ''The Hobbit'' with a ParodyCommercial for ''The Hobbit'', which it says will be in '''nineteen''' 3-hour movies. The first film is already in the can, but others include ''The Hobbit 2: Journey to the Beginning of the Walk to Smaug's Lair'', ''Hobbit 3: Shoot, I Just Realized I Forgot Something Back at the Shire. Mind if we Double Back?'' and ''Hobbit 4: Apple Maps: An Unexpected Detour''. The final film will be released in 2028 - bring your grandkids!

*** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'' has "Book One" and "Book Two", plus the first chapter of "Book Three".
*** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' has most of "Book Three" and "Book Four".
*** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' has "Book Five" and "Book Six", plus the last two chapters of "Book Three" and the last three chapters of "Book Four".