The beloved sitcomArrested Developmentfinally returned with the long-awaitedSeason 4in May 2013 on Netflix, but ever since, fans have been wondering whenSeason 5will happen.Back in August 2014, Netflixchief content officer Ted Sarandos revealed that he was confidentSeason 5will come together, adding that putting together a schedule for all of the cast members to come back has been the biggest obstacle. During the South by Southwest Festival, Grantland’s B.S. Report spoke with executive producerBrian Grazer, who confirmed that they are producing 17 new episodes. Though, he does not say that all 17 episodes are forSeason 5. They could be split between two or three more seasons depending on cast availability. Here’s what he had to say to Grantland’s Bill Simmons below.
“I loveArrested Development, but it was never a huge thing. But people are loyal to it, and we’re going to do another 17 episodes. So stay tuned forArrested Development.”
The producer wouldn’t elaborate on a production schedule, and he didn’t confirm ifSeason 5will debut on Netflix or another outlet, but at least we know now that plans are in place for the Bluth family to return. There has also been rumors of anArrested Developmentmovie, but we haven’t heard about that project for quite some time, so it may either be completely dead, or put on the back burner for the producers to focus onSeason 5.Season 4episodes focused on one member of the Bluth family at a time, which wasn’t received too well by fans who wanted to see more of the entire family together. It isn’t known if the producers are keeping this same format forSeason 5.
Take a look atBrian Grazer’s full interview with B.S. Report, with theArrested Developmenttalk starting at the 24:30 mark. Are you excited that the Bluth’s are coming back for another season? Let us know what you think after checking out the video interview below.
