Kim Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 LOS ANGELES – For the first time since “Arrested Development” was canceled in 2006, the dysfunctional and ethically challenged Southern California clan will return for all new episodes. The show will be available exclusively to Netflix members beginning in 2013. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Twentieth Century Fox Television and Imagine Television will produce the show. The move is a huge boost to Netflix, which has been trying to establish a presence in the original content world. Last summer, the subscription service beat out the likes of HBO for the rights to the David Fincher and Kevin Spacey political series “House of Cards.” The cult hit aired for three seasons, 2003-2006, on Fox and won an Emmy for “Best Comedy.” Showtime had reportedly been pursuing rights to air the show, as well. In a releasing announcing the shows, Netflix made no mention about whether the entire cast, which includes Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, David Cross, and Michael Cera, will return for another round. However, Cross, Bateman and Arnett have spoken enthusiastically about a reunion. “Netflix’s bold entrance into original programming presents an exciting new opportunity for our two companies” Peter Levinsohn, Fox Filmed Entertainment’s President of New Media & Digital Distribution, said in a statement. “Bringing a classic show back to production on new episodes exclusively for Netflix customers is a game changer, and illustrates the incredible potential the new digital landscape affords great content providers like Twentieth Century Fox Television and Imagine.” News that “Arrested Development” was getting a revival, broke after co-creator and executive producer Mitch Hurwitz announced at a New Yorker Festival reunion in October that he planned to bring back the show for an abbreviated season to lead into a long-awaited “Arrested Development” movie. At the time, Hurwitz said that the show would catch up viewers on what the members of the deeply disturbed Bluth family have done since the series ended, and would run for nine to ten episodes. http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2011/11/19/18991036.html ---- @ AD coming back. @ it being on Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Why Netflix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Why Netflix? I guess it was the best deal they could make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I guess it was the best deal they could make. Very good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebbles Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I'm excited about it coming back. Hopefully Michael Cera will come back <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Yea everybody's coming back on it, thats the only way the creator said he'd bring it back, and from what I hear/see it hasnt been a problem getting any of the cast back. ONLY because it means I have to get Netflix is why I hate this. I mean why not HBO or Showtime? But at least its coming back, I guess Netflix was the biggest bidder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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