17 More Episodes Of ‘Arrested Development’ Coming To Netflix, Says Brian Grazer
Arrested Developmentwill live again, again. Executive producerBrian Grazersays 17 new episodes will be coming to Netflix, although the streaming service itself has yet to make an official announcement. Hit the jump to read and hear his comments on moreArrested Developmentepisodes.
Grazer shared the good news onBill Simmons' podcast:
I love Arrested Development. But it never — it was never a huge thing. But people are loyal to it, and we’re going to do another 17 episodes. So stay tuned for Arrested Development.
He did not elaborate on any other details, like which cast and crew members would return, how long the episodes would run, what the story might be, when they’d shoot, when they’d be released, or how the new season would be structured.
The news isn’t surprising, exactly. All involved parties haveexpressedinterestin making moreArrested Development, pretty much since the moment Season 4 hit in 2013. But there’s usuallysomehedginginvolved. Grazer’s comments are the most direct indication we’ve had yet that another season ofArrested Developmentis in the works.
Timing was a huge hurdle forArrested DevelopmentSeason 4. With most of the original cast tied up doing other projects,Mitchell Hurwitzused creative scheduling andeven some greenscreento get the whole team back together, with mixed results. The actors aren’t much less busy now than they were in 2013, so it’s likely to be an issue again with Season 5.
In fact, Hurwitz has said he might prefer to makean Arrested Development moviebefore shooting another season, in order to minimize scheduling headaches. But unless Grazer is using some imprecise language here, it sounds like the next season of the series will move first after all.
For its part, Netflix hasn’t made any formal announcement aboutArrested DevelopmentSeason 5. If they’re at the point where they’ve decided on a number of episodes, though, plans must be further along than we thought.
