EXCLUSIVE: The new installment of Arrested Development for Netflix will begin production tomorrow. I’ve learned that the entire cast of Mitch Hurwitz’s cult Fox series — Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia de Rossi, David Cross, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat and Tony Hale — are all in final negotiations and expected to return. The original’s producers Imagine TV and 20th Century Fox TV are behind the sequel, with Hurwitz, Troy Miller and Imagine’s Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo set to executive produce the new episodes. Howard also is reprising his role as the series’ narrator. Each of the new episodes follows one member of the Bluth clan, although some episodes may feature multiple characters. Arrested Development will be in production through the fall.
While the new season is envisioned as a bridge between the original series, cancelled by Fox in 2006, and the long-in-the-works Arrested Development movie, Hurwitz has left the door open to doing an additional season if the initial 10 new episodes prove successful. Netflix has indicated that it would make all 10 new episodes available at the same time sometime in 2013 but has not set an exact premiere date yet.
My heart goes out to all of the ADs on this show. I’m sure it’s not easy.
elaborate.
he means, since its using netflix, there will be no ads in between the show. and netflix has to make money on it somehow…. so likely they are going to shove ads into the show wherever they can. hopefully they do it well otherwise it might end up being crap
Lol. AD means assistant director. First, Second, Second Second. I’m sure he meant that and not advertisements.
No, AD means Arrested Developments. I’m pretty sure he meant his heart goes out to those working on the show for all the hangups they’re experiencing. I’m sure it’s not easy getting backing and funding from a network that felt the show was worth cancelling in the first place. Not to mention writing a decent story-line and getting all the original actors on board.
Netflix makes money from subscribes, the number of which is likely to increase due to the fact that AD will be exclusively theirs. So, no, I don’t think there will be a problem of intrusive product placement in the show.
this is very good news….def long over due…im super excited for this…lets hope 24 comes back too :)
great to announce the start of production but how is it news that the entire cast is returning? the project would not have gone forward if any of the original cast DIDNT sign on…
I cannot wait to miss this. A whole lot of mediocre elite. Maybe mediocre mediocre.
Enjoy watching Two and a Half Men.
LOL Alex. Lisp loves that laughtrack garbage
Nice reply Alex
Love It!
fun they are going forward, too bad i never liked the show..really dont care for jeffrey tambor character..
Kinda the point…
Brave. And they should be commended and supported. The future is now.
Love Michael Cera…but, does this spell an end to his brief feature film “career” ?… Just askin’…
Here’s hoping.
Fingers crossed. Thought i was the only one who doesn’t see his brilliance.
MITCH HURWITZ is a truly original, amazing talent! I am sure mountains were moved to make this happen. I could not be more excited about this. Cannot wait to see how it unfolds!
Of course it’ll do decent ratings but maybe it bring about hope that other shows that people love a great deal can return in some format or another…still hoping for a Las Vegas return down the road to finish up those storylines.
“Each of the new episodes follows one member of the Bluth clan, although some episodes may feature multiple characters.”
This is the part that makes me uneasy about the new season. The family members’ interaction was what made Arrested Development so good.
I wouldn’t worry about the episodes only following one character. This was the original plan but Hurwitz said previously they dropped that idea and are just doing ten episodes of Arrested Development the way it was.
They said that while each episode FOCUSES on a specific character, that doesn’t mean the episode will feature that character exclusively. So the family will still interact in each episode.
Between that and their talking about playing with the usual self-references/chronology to take advantage of being able to release an entire season at once, it makes me think the entire season could have a cool ‘Go’ format, where we see specific moments or events from the point of view of one character, and then in later episodes, see the same events from a different character’s POV.
bateman twitted pictures from the set last week, so it sounds like production has already started
Wow 13 comments and not one about Netflix talking to CBS about reviving JERICHO! :)
Maybe because this is an Arrested Development article…
Very delighted and dedicated fan here.
Will be watching anything Arrested Devlopment creates.
how does this make financial sense for netflix?
people will subscribe to netflix to watch it
This is the best news out of Hollywood all summer!
YES!!! Best news I’ve heard in a long time! Can’t wait for the new episodes!
Does anyone have any idea if the series will be available at the same time on Netflix in the UK? I’m a huge AD fan and would be gutted if I have to wait for god knows how long for the new season to be released over here.
Apparently it will be released at the same time
Cera and Farrell are having a competition for the most movies playing the same character
My favorite part is that Netflix will let me watch all 10 episodes at once. I really hope this becomes a common practice and HBO is forced to follow suit.
Sooo excited for this! I can’t wait. :)
Hope they bring back LIZA as Lucille 2!
This is Great News!! I absolutely love this show and then on top of that, put it on Netflix. Wow, it’s like Christmas in August. I hope they bring back Kitty and Liza. Even if you don’t like the show, just thank goodness it’s not another reality show, there are actual writers on this one. Now, can we please talk about Firefly coming back? ( I just can’t let go)
Lol no it has nothing to do with advertisments, AD is movie lingo for Asst Director lmao
Great to hear this moving forward.. Now Netflix and CBS need to complete the talks for JERICHO and and start filming and the world would be perfect!!