Martin Scorsese on why series format wasn't ideal for 'The Irishman'

Veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese does t believe that his latest directorial " Irishman" could have been told in a series format.

With a runtime of three hours and 29 minutes, film is one of longest features of recent times.

Some people have argued that film's story could have played in a mini-series format or developed over two seasons.

But Scorsese never envisioned " Irishman" as a series, since he wanted to tell story in one go.

"You could say, 'This is a long story, you can play it out over two seasons' -- I saw somebody mention that. Absolutely . I've never even thought of it. Because point of this picture is accumulation of detail," he told Entertainment Weekly.

"It's an accumulated cumulative effect by end of movie -- which means you get to see from beginning to end (in one sitting) if you're so inclined. A series is great, it's wonderful, you can develop character and plot lines and worlds are recreated. But this wasn't right for that," he ded.

" Irishman" features veteran actors Robert De Niro, Al Paci and Joe Pesci in le.

film, based on Charles Brandt's 2004 Sheeran memoir, "I Heard You Paint Houses", chronicles life story of legendary hitman for Bufali crime family, Frank " Irishman" Sheeran (De Niro) and his role in disappearance of powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Paci).

It started streaming on Netflix from vember 27.