How do you feel about serialized novels?

So, im trying to write this story that was originally gonna be a trilogy then a saga and now somehow its turned into a serialized novel. This is only because ive added so much lore that i really personally dont think a novel will suffice for such a thing. But im not really sure how much short stories or serialized novels are favored. I read somewhere (yes from reddit) that shorter stories arent really read as much as full fledged novels but I really don’t want to write a full fledged novel and i really dont want to scrap my story and its lore because i worked so hard on it. But also… some part of my mind wants the story to be a webtoon but i wont go down that route (because for starters my drawing skills are crap but thats not what im talking about here). I know i should do a little more research but yeah, im lost and confused. Any thoughts or advice?