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Neither '''Season Five '''nor a '''movie''' of ''[[Arrested Development]]'' have '''yet been officially greenlit''' but [[Netflix]] CEO Reed Hastings, Chief Content Officer [[Ted Sarandos]], ''Arrested Development'' showrunner [[Mitch Hurwitz]] and many members of the cast have expressed interest in continuing the [[Bluth family]] story in more episodes or in a [[Arrested Development Movie|feature film]].
 
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<span style="font-size:35px;">'''Season Five'''</span><br /><span style="font-size:11px;">All sixteen episodes available now on [[Netflix]]</span>
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== Latest update ==
 
{{callout}}'''Jimmy Fallon''': Netflix announced that Arrested Development was coming back for another season, is that true?
 
   
'''Will Arnett''': The answer is yes, You know, the truth is, that the guy who’s the big boss man at Netflix, he announced it. We don’t know when, but it’s going to happen."
 
{{callout end note| August 8, 2014 - ''The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon''}}
 
   
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'''Season Five''' of ''[[Arrested Development]]'' was released on [[Netflix]] in 2018 and 2019. The entire original cast has returned and appears collectively together more frequently than in the previous season to solve the [[What happened to Lucille 2?|disappearance of Lucille 2]].<ref name="vulture">7/20/17 — [http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/arrested-development-season-5-will-involve-a-murder-mystery.html Vulture.com — Jason Bateman Says Arrested Development Season 5 Will Revolve Around a Huge Mistake, Specifically Murder]</ref>
==History==
 
   
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There are a total of sixteen episodes in Season Five, eight of the episodes were released May 29, 2018 and the rest on March 15, 2019. <ref name="EW">5/17/18 [http://ew.com/tv/2018/05/17/arrested-development-creator-stars-season-5/ EW.com — Arrested Development creator, stars on reuniting for season 5, Lucille 2 mystery, and Jeffrey Tambor]</ref>
[[File:NPC Indv 3.jpg|thumb|300px|Jason Bateman calls Season Four "Act 1"]]
 
   
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The final episode of [[Season Three]], "[[Development Arrested]]" featured [[Maeby]] and [[Mort Meyers]] pitching a TV show about the Bluth family to [[Ron Howard]], who said "maybe a movie." Since that episode aired in February 2006 the cast and crew dropped hints about a film epilogue and at the [[2011 New Yorker Reunion]] Hurwitz and the main cast announced they were going to make a [[Season Four|fourth season]] as a prequel to the film.
 
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== Announcement ==
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On May 17, 2017 Netflix announced that the Bluth family would return in 2018. A press release was published, stating the entire original cast and series showrunner [[Mitch Hurwitz]] would return.<ref name="PR">5/17/17 — [https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/the-bluths-are-back-again Netflix.com — The Bluths are Back. Again!!!]</ref>
   
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{{callout}}
During pre-production, production, post-production, and press events for the new season, [[Jason Bateman]] and Hurwitz repeatedly called Season Four "Act 1" of a three-act story. Season Four premiered on May 26, 2013 and concluded with several cliffhangers.
 
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'''Mitch Hurwitz:''' In talks with Netflix we all felt that stories about a narcissistic, erratically behaving family in the building business — and their desperate abuses of power — are really underrepresented on TV these days. I am so grateful to them and to 20th TV for making this dream of mine come true in bringing the Bluths, George Sr., Lucille and the kids; Michael, Ivanka, Don Jr., Eric, George-Michael, and who am I forgetting, oh, Tiffany. Did I say Tiffany? — back to the glorious stream of life.
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{{callout end note|'''Netflix Press Releases<ref name="PR" />'''}}
   
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==Production==
Three days after the premiere Reed Hastings, CEO of [[Netflix]] announced the company was open to more ''Arrested Development'' if the cast and crew could make it a reality. ''Arrested'' showrunner Hurwitz said he needed some rest after the past two years making Season Four a reality, but he knew the direction he wanted to take the Bluth family story and was planning on changing the storytelling mechanism yet again (as he did on the fourth season.) He also mentioned that the next chapter could be told in either film, episodic, or needlepoint pattern formats.
 
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:''See also: [[Season Five/History]]''
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[[File:2013 Netflix Press Conference - Jason 1.jpg|thumb|300px|Jason Bateman calls Season Four "Act 1"]]
   
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The final episode of [[Season Three]], "[[Development Arrested]]," featured [[Maeby]] and [[Mort Meyers]] pitching a TV show about the Bluth family to [[Ron Howard]], who said "maybe a movie." Since that episode aired in February 2006 the cast and crew dropped hints about a film epilogue. At the [[2011 New Yorker Festival Reunion]] series showrunner [[Mitch Hurwitz]] and the main cast announced they were going to make a [[Season Four|fourth season]] as a prequel to the film.
==News==
 
On July 11, 2013 ''Arrested Development'' executive producer [[Brian Grazer]] revealed during an interview:
 
   
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The fourth season premiered on Netflix in May 2013 and from 2013-2017 various cast and crew members and Netflix executives stated that Season Five was in the works but it wasn't until May 2017 that the fifth season was officially announced.
{{Callout}}
 
   
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During pre-production, production, post-production, and press events for Season Four [[Jason Bateman]] and Hurwitz repeatedly called Season Four "Act 1" of a three-act story. In 2017 Bateman has called Season Five "Act 2" with the third act to manifest in a future season or movie.<ref name="vulture" />
'''Jon Erlichman:''' I have to ask you, are you going to do another season?
 
   
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According to Jason Bateman in July 2017, production for Season Five began in August 2017. The new season will explore more similarities to the [[Bluth family]] and the Trump family in the same way similarities between the Bush family were explored in the first three seasons.<ref>7/19/17 — [http://www.thedailybeast.com/jason-bateman-new-arrested-development-season-will-take-on-trump DailyBeast.com — ‘Arrested Development’s’ New Season Will Take On Trump]</ref> Bateman also told EW radio that the theme of the fifth season would be a murder mystery as the family attempts to solve [[who killed Lucille 2?]]<ref name="vulture" /> The fifth season will pick up immediately after the events of [[Season Four]].<ref name="rottentom">8/15/17 — [https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/ozark-renewed-jason-bateman-on-shows-success-season-2-arrested-development-update/ RottenTomatoes.com — OZARK RENEWED: JASON BATEMAN ON SHOW'S SUCCESS, SEASON 2, AND AN ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT UPDATE]</ref>
'''Brian Grazer:''' We are! We're in conversations with them to do another season. They are interested, Netflix, in doing that. Mitch is ready to do it and so are the actors, so we're very excited about it.
 
{{Callout end note|July 11, 2013 — [http://www.bloomberg.com/video/netflix-in-talks-for-arrested-development-aL9doHkGRm6FKE80BiEojQ.html Bloomberg.com]}}
 
   
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'''Jason Bateman:''' The central spine of that story of is the death of Liza Minnelli's character, and a bit of whodunit, who may have done it, who had something to do with it. [...] That’s sort of a central thread around which [Hurwitz] is going to braid in all the colorful plot complications that he knows how to do.
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{{callout end note|'''EW radio<ref name="vulture" />'''}}
   
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Season Five production concluded in late 2017, with additional re-shoots in February 2018. On May 7, 2018 the release date of May 29, 2018 was announced by [[Netflix]].
At the 2013 Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal [[Ted Sarandos]] and [[Mitch Hurwitz]] held a panel on ''Arrested'' and [[Netflix]]. They both took the opportunity to confirm the gears were turning for Season Five:
 
   
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As revealed on [[Arrested Development on The Ellen Show|The Ellen Show]], [[Portia de Rossi]] decided to retire from acting after leaving [[w:c:scandal:Scandal|Scandal]] in 2017, before production of the fifth season began to pursue her art publishing and curation company [http://www.generalpublic.art/ General Public Art]. She called [[Mitch Hurwitz]] to inform him of her decision, but they both agreed and Mitch wrote her into five episodes of the season.<ref name="entertainment tonight">5/18/18 —> https://youtu.be/IlXvP0O4cfw</ref>
{{Callout}}
 
'''Mitch Hurwitz:''' I kinda go back and forth between [a movie] and a series. But here’s the most important thing, whatever we do, I want to get the cast all together and not do another anthology thing, and that’s why I keep thinking about kicking off with a special or a three-part show and then going into a series. [To Ted Sarandos] Are you game for that?
 
   
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In February 2019 it was announced that the final eight episodes of Season Five would be released on March 15, 2019.
'''Ted Sarandos:''' Absolutely. In any form.
 
{{Callout end note|July 25, 2013 — [http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/07/25/18359/is_arrested_development_coming_back%3F_definitely Chortle.co.uk]}}
 
   
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==Controversy==
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During the production of season five, Jeffrey Tambor was accused of sexual assault by his fellow cast members of the Amazon show ''Transparent'', he was interviewed for ten hours and subsequently fired. Jeffrey himself revealed that he could be difficult to work with at times and apologized for any grievances he had caused.
   
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During an interview with [[2018 New York Times Interview|The New York Times]], [[Jessica Walter]] revealed that Tambor had verbally harassed her on the set of [[Arrested Development]]. During the interview [[Jason Bateman]], [[Tony Hale]] and [[David Cross]] tried defend Jeffrey's actions but they unintentionally seemed to belittle Jessica Walter's experience with him. A day after the interview Jason Bateman, Tony Hale and David Cross all apologised to Jessica Walter publicly and privately. After the backlash from social media, [[Netflix]] decided to cancel the UK leg of the Season Five press tour.
In an August interview with Flirt FM 101.3 Mitch explained that the next chapter of the Bluths would continue most of the stories in [[Season Four]] and would revolve around a trial about [[Who killed Lucille 2?|the disappearance of Lucille 2]]. He also said he was leaning toward making a [[Arrested Development Movie|movie]] before another season as it would be easier to schedule and produce.
 
   
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In a podcast interview with Empire [[Mitch Hurwitz]] said that himself, [[Netflix]] and the cast of Arrested Development want to do a Movie. Also later in the month, Mitch sat down with The Guardian and talked about making the Netflix season and a possibility of a movie:
 
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==Season Four cliffhangers==
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[[File:4x12 Señoritis body outline.png|thumb|250px|Lucille 2's outline from "[[Señoritis]]"]]
   
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[[Season Four]] ends with several cliffhangers:
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* '''[[What happened to Lucille 2?]]''' — Buster is arrested for [[Lucille Austero]]'s murder although every Bluth has motive for her disappearance. Furthermore, no evidence has been shown she is actually dead.
'''The Guardian:''' Even Ron Howard couldn’t get someone to greenlight a movie?
 
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** In [[The Fallout]], a corpse that looks a lot like Lucille Austero's is discovered and Buster says he did it, implying he actually killed her.
   
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[[File:4x09 Smashed (99).png|thumb|250px|Thing is seen (poorly) dancing in the floating train wreck of a musical.]]
'''Mitch Hurwitz''': You’d think, but that’s the movie business. So we sat down and he said: “OK, what are you thinking?” And I said: “It needs to be a trilogy.” And he put his head in his hands and said: “I don’t think they’ll do that. How about if you make the first one and then we’ll see.” And I said: “But people then will be disappointed, I want them to know we’ll resolve the story so I want it to be a trilogy.” And he said, “It’s not going to happen.” So I went back to work and it became clear that even if I just spent a little time with each character, there wouldn’t be time in a single movie … So the idea that emerged was this anthology show, one character at a time, completely separate, just little webisodes. Then from there, I started being more ambitious and it became about how they all affect each other. Every problem that arises in the lives of the Bluths was started by another Bluth. It’s completely self-generated. There’s no exterior incident – everything is their fault.
 
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* '''Who played Thing in ''[[Fantastic 4: An Action Musical]]''?''' — Tobias gives the Thing costume to Buster, who leaves it by the Chicken Dan's tent before punching [[Herbert Love]] and fleeing. Yet Thing is seen (poorly) dancing in the floating train wreck of a musical.
{{Callout end note|August 8, 2013 — [http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/aug/08/arrested-development-creator-mitch-hurwitz TheGuardian.com]}}
 
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** It is revealed in Season 5 that [[Gene Parmesan]] played The Thing.
   
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* '''What is Michael ashamed of?''' — Michael returns to the [[model home]] late the night of [[Cinco]] wearing a [[banana stand]] yellow shirt, and is extremely ashamed of something he did. Is it connected to Lucille 2's disappearance?
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** As revealed in The Fallout, Michael called Lucille Austero a chicken and did his [[Chicken Dance]] in front of her. He changed into the banana stand shirt because he messed up his other one after falling down the [[Stair car]].
   
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[[File:4x01 Flight of the Phoenix (026).png|thumb|250px|Michael, late Cinco night, in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"]]
On August 26, 2013 Hurwitz reiterated in an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' magazine that he was working on making a movie first for the mere fact it'd be easier to get the cast together for 5 weeks, instead of 6 months which would be required for a season. He also hinted a fifth season was likely after the movie. He cautioned that it was early in the process and was hesitant to reveal any details because he didn't want to make any false promises:
 
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* '''What happens to Fakeblock?''' — George Michael's fake company [[Fakeblock]] is based on a software that doesn't exist. At the end of the season George Michael is being sued by P-Hound for the ownership of Fakeblock and is, unbeknownst to himself, also being threatened by the [[wikimon:Hacktivism|hacktivist]] group Anonymous (who leave him the misinterpreted note "you are about to get screwed like you've never been screwed before") because of Fakeblock's alleged anti-piracy abilities. On top of it all, he is also committing fraud, as Fakeblock doesn't actually have any of its (vaguely) advertised capabilities.
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** In The Fallout, Fakeblock is sold to the Chinese so they can build the wall, but thanks to [[Murphy Brown Fünke|Murphy Brown]] it actually corrupts data, thus making them unable to use it.
   
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[[File:4x08 Red Hairing (235).png|thumb|250px|A handful of smaller stories that could be explored further]]
{{callout}}
 
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* '''What happens to George Michael's relationship with his father Michael, and their lover's triangle with Rebel Alley?''' — [[George Michael]] and [[Michael]]'s tug-of-war over [[Rebel]] comes to a head when George Michael steps up to his father and punches him.
'''Mitch Hurwitz:''' I'm working on the movie right now, I can't get into much more detail because I don't want to scare anybody off. I don't want to be presumptuous about it. I don't own the property outright – it's a 20th Century Fox property. But everybody seems really into it and really eager to make a movie.
 
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** Michael and George Michael have a series of conflicts throughout the first half of the season, but eventually reconcile. Rebel later dumps George Michael after he sells Fakeblock.
{{Callout end note|August 26, 2013 — [http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/arrested-development-movie-is-moving-forward-20130826 RollingStone.com]}}
 
   
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* '''What happens to the [[US/Mexico wall]] that George and Lindsay want to build?''' — Lindsay was (accidentally) hosting a successful rally to build the US/Mexico wall. Will it get built?
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** The wall gets unveiled, but thanks to [[Murphy Brown Fünke|Murphy Brown]]'s [[Fakeblock]] problem, the Chinese cannot figure out how to build it.
   
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; Other story continuations
On September 23, Showbiz 411 writer Roger Friedman ran into Mitch Hurwitz and [[John Slattery]]. Hurwitz confirmed Slattery's [[Dr. Norman]] would appear in the film, and that Netflix was planning on producing the film to be followed by a [[Season Five|fifth season]].<sup>[http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/09/23/arrested-development-news-hurwitz-confirms-movie-more-slattery]</sup> On September 25, while being interviewed about Netflix' success at the 2013 Emmy Awards Ted Sarandos was asked if more ''Arrested'' was happening, to which he responded:
 
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A handful of smaller stories that could be explored further, such as [[Maeby]]'s life as a sex offender, [[Lindsay]]'s congressional run, [[G.O.B.]] in a post-[[Tony Wonder]] world, [[George Sr.]]'s loss of testosterone, a newly forgiving and loving [[Lucille]] and a post-explosion [[Tobias]]. In various post-Season Four interviews, Hurwitz has mentioned that several other elements will return in the next chapter:
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* The [[Chicken Dance]]
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* [[Cindy the Ostrich]] and the Season Four motif of [[ostrich]]es.
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* [[Franklin Delano Bluth]]
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* [[Bluth's Original Frozen Banana Stand|The Banana Stand]]
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* [[Gene_Parmesan#Trivia|Parmesan cheese &amp; mustard]]
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* [[Dr. Norman]]
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* "[[Love Each Other]]"
   
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==Cast==
'''Ted Sarandos:''' There's no question. It's a matter of when and what form it takes. We kicked around the idea of doing another season, or doing a movie.
 
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[[File:Arrested Development Season 5 - Character Promo 01.jpg|thumb|300px]]
{{callout end note| September 23, 2013 — [http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/09/arrested-development-is-coming-back-on-netflix-theres-no-question-says-ted-sarandos.html Zap2it.com]}}
 
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* [[Jason Bateman]] as [[Michael Bluth]] (16 episodes)
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* [[Portia de Rossi]] as [[Lindsay Bluth Fünke]] (5)
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* [[Will Arnett]] as [[G.O.B.]] (16)
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* [[Michael Cera]] as [[George Michael Bluth]] (16)
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* [[Alia Shawkat]] as [[Maeby Fünke]] (15)
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* [[Tony Hale]] as [[Buster Bluth]] (15)
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* [[David Cross]] as [[Tobias Fünke]] (16)
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* [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as [[George Bluth]] (15) and [[Oscar Bluth|Oscar]] (8)
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* [[Jessica Walter]] as [[Lucille Bluth]] (15)
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* [[Ron Howard (Actor/Director)|Ron Howard]] as [[Narrator]] (uncredited)
   
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* [[Henry Winkler]] as [[Barry Zuckerkorn]]<ref>11/2/17 — [http://uproxx.com/tv/henry-winkler-arrested-development-hank-zipzer-interview/ Uproxx.com — Henry Winkler On Playing It Cool With ‘Hank Zipzer’ And Returning To ‘Arrested Development’]</ref>
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* [[John Beard]] as Himself<ref>5/23/17 —
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[https://twitter.com/jb111/status/867153085369655296 @jb111 on Twitter]</ref>
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* [[Isla Fisher]] as [[Rebel Alley]]<ref>[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLlQlGOVoAEnOF6.jpg:large @islafisher on Instagram]</ref>
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* [[Maria Bamford]] as [[DeBrie Bardeaux]]<ref>12/20/17 — [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/7l3lz4/im_maria_bamford_comedian_extraordinaire_ask_me/drja0aw/ Reddit.com — Maria Bamford AMA]</ref>
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*[[Justin Grant Wade]] as [[Steve Holt]]
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*[[Ron Howard (Actor/Director)|Ron Howard]] as [[Ron Howard|Himself]]
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*[[Ben Stiller]] as [[Tony Wonder]]
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*[[Christine Taylor]] as [[Sally Sitwell]]
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*[[Martin Mull]] as [[Gene Parmesan]]
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*[[Judy Greer]] as [[Kitty Sanchez]]
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*[[Ed Begley, Jr.]] as [[Stan Sitwell]]
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*[[James Lipton]] as [[Stefan Gentles|Warden Gentles]]
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*[[Liza Minnelli]] as [[Lucille Austero]] (new footage from "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]")
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600717/ Debra Mooney] as [https://arresteddevelopment.fandom.com/wiki/Joan_Bark Joan Bark]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0876585/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t13 Tommy Tune] as [[Argyle Austero]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0876138/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Alan Tudyk] as [[Terry Veal]]
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*[[Jack Dorso]] (Martin Short) and [[Ann Veal]] ([[Mae Whitman]]) appear only in a photo
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*[[Chris Diamantopoulos]] as [[Marky Bark]]
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* [[Herbert Love]] appears as a body double (stand-in)
   
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Hurwitz was asked to be the keynote speaker at the 2013 New York Television Festival. On October 23 he gave an hour-long interview to ''New York'' Magazine and Vulture.com writer John Sellers. Again he stated that he was interested in making a movie for Netflix and following it up with another season:
 
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3324982/ Kyle Mooney] as [[Murphy Brown Fünke]]<ref name="EW"/>
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2290876/?ref_=tt_cl_i_14 Adhir Kalyan] as [[Adhir]]
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089569/ Rebecca Drysdale] as [[Lt. Toddler]]<ref name="EW"/>
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1017348/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Lauren Weedman] as [[Joni Beard]]<ref name="EW"/>
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000551/?ref_=tt_cl_i_12 Dermot Mulroney] as [[Dusty Radler|Dusty]]<ref name="EW"/>
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175814/?ref_=tt_cl_i_13 Frances Conroy] as [[Lottie Dottie DA]]<ref name="EW"/>
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1130627/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Cobie Smulders] as young [[Lucille Bluth]]<ref name="EW2">3/7/19 — [https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/07/arrested-development-season-5-cobie-smulders-taran-killam/ EW.com — Arrested Development: Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam to play Lucille and George Sr.]</ref>
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453115/?ref_=nmmi_mi_nm Taran Killam] as young [[George Bluth]]<ref name="EW2"/>
   
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{{callout}}
 
'''Mitch Hurwitz:''' All I’ve been able to say is, I really want to continue with this, and the cast really wants to continue with this. So my latest thought that has been approved by no one [...] because it might be tough to get the cast together for, like, the four months that you would need to make a series — to try to get them together for four weeks sooner, and do the movie that is the story that we’ve been building up to in the show. And then, bring the series back after that. It’s not my decision but it’s what I want to do.
 
{{callout end note|October 23, 2013 — [http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/mitch-hurwitz-nytvf-transcript.html Vulture.com]}}
 
   
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==Episodes==
Jason Bateman talked to Zap2It in January 2014 about ''Arrested Development'' and where things will be going after Season Four:
 
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== DVD Release ==
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[[File:Season5Screeners.png|thumb|216x216px|The titular Emmy screeners mentioned in this section.]]
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As of now this season has gotten no offical release of all 16 episodes. However 7 episodes of Season 5 are avaliable legally without a Netflix subscription. These episodes include: Family Leave, Self-Deportation, Everyone gets atrophy. (Season 5 Part 1) And Taste Makers, Chain Migration, Courting Disaters, and The Fallout. (Season 5 Part 2). These are only avaliable on the Emmy FYC Screeners made for this season and as of now Netflix and 20th Century Fox have not announced any plans to produce anything for this season. Making this the only season (excluding the Fateful Consequences) to not have an offical DVD release
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==Format changes==
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In the initial press release it was stated that the cast would appear "collectively." <ref name="PR" /> In a May 2017 interview [[Will Arnett]] stated that the new season will be structured "much like the original broadcast series."<ref>5/30/17 —
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[http://www.businessinsider.com/arrested-development-season-5-structured-like-original-will-arnett-2017-5 BusinessInsider.com — 'Arrested Development' star Will Arnett says the new season will be structured 'much like the original']</ref>
   
 
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'''Jason Bateman:''' I’ve read the first three scripts, and it all continues to be either all together or paired off in twos and threes, basically the same format as the Fox episodes, so that’s all back on.
'''Zap2it:''' So where do we stand now?
 
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{{callout end note|'''RottenTomatoes.com<ref name="rottentom" />'''}}
   
'''Jason Bateman:''' That's absolutely out of my hands. No one's talked to me about any of it, but Mitch Hurwitz and [Netflix's] Ted Sarandos would be the two who would really be driving that agenda. My ears are wide open if they ever want to talk to me about it. [...] I'm the last person to ask about that. I'm not good at sort of gauging the zeitgeist. All I know is that I love doing it. I love doing anything with any of those guys. We were just at the SAGs all around the table together, and it was just a blast.
 
{{callout end note|January 19, 2014 — [http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/jason_bateman_offers_update_on_arrested_development_season_5-2014-01 Zap2It.com]}}
 
   
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===Main title===
Will Arnett was asked by HuffingtonPost what he was expecting from Season Five of ''Arrested Development''. He then continued to talk about the reactions to [[Season Four]]:
 
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The title sequence reverts back to the original theme from the first three seasons, but with a few photo changes, including replacing Buster's hook with his new robotic hand.
   
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{{callout}}
 
'''Huffington Post:''' What do you want to see from the fifth season of ''Arrested Development''?
 
   
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'''Will Arnett:''' I think I would want to see what everybody else wants to see. By everybody else, I mean the fans, who are in a lot of ways, weirdly, part of the process of "Arrested Development" now. It was their desire to see more that brought it back. I also mean everybody who is on our side, the creative side, from Mitch through the cast. The next version is going to have all of us together much more. I know there was a lot written about us being not together because of schedules and because of whatever. Also, I think some of the way Mitch told that last story -- I don't think anybody has made anything like that before. This anthology, if you will. I found it to be very interesting. He's telling this story and I think it was very cool. Having said that, it will be nice to get the gang back together.
 
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'''Huffington Post:''' Did it feel like you guys were caught between a rock and a hard place, where if you just repeated the first three seasons, people would be disappointed, yet if you tried something new, like it was, people are also unhappy?
 
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In true Bluth fashion, the Bluths want to award themselves the Golden Anchor award and give themselves the title of '''Best Family of the Year'''. They are doing a campaign to prove just how deserving they are including a website, campaign poster and more!
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==Character Portraits==
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'''Will Arnett:''' Absolutely. 100 percent. We were damned if we did and damned if we didn't. Unfortunately, we live in a world where not only does everyone have to have an opinion, but it tends resonate more if the opinion is shitty and mean. So unless you're saying something really shitty about something, you're not going to get heard. There were a lot of great reviews that really liked the show and thought it was really interesting. The stuff that kind of got through was negative: "'Arrested,' Not What It Was." That was inevitable! People trip over themselves to be the first to say the shit thing. They go out of their way. That, by way, cuts across everything. "Arrested Development" is not the only example of that. Everybody is susceptible to that. Not like I need to make some huge social commentary, but it's absolutely true. People can't wait -- whether it's Twitter or Facebook -- people can't wait to say something shitty.
 
{{Callout end note|February 03, 2014 — [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/will-arnett-the-lego-movie_n_4718599.html HuffingtonPost.com]}}
 
   
On May 17, 2014 at the Wild West Comedy Festival in Nashville [[Mitch Hurwitz]] was interviewed by [http://www.nerdist.com/pepisode/nerdist-podcast-mitch-hurwitz/ Nerdist podcast] host Chris Hardwick. He stressed that more ''Arrested Development'', be it a movie or another season, would be coming "for sure".
 
   
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{{callout}}'''USA Today:''' [[Ted Sarandos]] is also "positive" that another season of ''Arrested Development'' is in the offing: "It's just a matter of when," he says, adding that sorting out actors' schedules is a concern: It was "a fair criticism" of last year's revival of the cult comedy "that the cast didn't appear on screen often enough together."{{callout end note| August 5, 2014 - [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/08/04/netflix-original-programming-chelsea-handler-orange-is-the-new-black/13463283/ USAToday.com]}}
 
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On August 8, 2014 [[Will Arnett]] was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon promoting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and announced that there is going to be more Arrested Development on Netflix:
 
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{{callout}}'''Jimmy Fallon''': Netflix announced that Arrested Development was coming back for another season, is that true?
 
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'''Will Arnett''': The answer is yes, You know, the truth is, that the guy who’s the big boss man at Netflix, he announced it. We don’t know when, but it’s going to happen."
 
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{{callout end note| August 8, 2014 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<nowiki>Esyx4oLghwo The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon]</nowiki>}}
 
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==Cliffhangers==
 
[[File:4x12 Señoritis body outline.png|thumb|250px|Lucille 2's outline from "[[Señoritis]]"]]
 
   
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==Behind the Scenes==
[[Season Four]] ends with several cliffhangers:
 
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* '''[[Who killed Lucille 2?]]''' — Buster is arrested for [[Lucille Austero]]'s murder although every Bluth has motive for her disappearance. Furthermore, no evidence has been shown she is actually dead.
 
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[[File:4x09 Smashed (99).png|thumb|250px|Thing is seen (poorly) dancing in the floating train wreck of a musical.]]
 
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* '''Who played Thing in ''[[Fantastic 4: An Action Musical]]''?''' — Tobias gives the Thing costume to Buster, who leaves it by the Chicken Dan's tent before punching [[Herbert Love]] and fleeing. Yet Thing is seen (poorly) dancing in the floating train wreck of a musical.
 
   
* '''What is Michael ashamed of?''' — Michael returns to the [[model home]] late the night of [[Cinco]] wearing a [[banana stand]] yellow shirt, and is extremely ashamed of something he did. Is it connected to Lucille 2's disappearance?
 
   
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==Cast and Crew Behind The Scenes Photos==
[[File:4x01 Flight of the Phoenix (026).png|thumb|250px|Michael, late Cinco night, in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"]]
 
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* '''What happens to Fakeblock?''' — George Michael's fake company [[Fakeblock]] is based on a software that doesn't exist. At the end of the season George Michael is being sued by P-Hound for the ownership of Fakeblock and is, unbeknownst to himself, also being threatened by the [[wikimon:Hacktivism|hacktivist]] group Anonymous (who leave him the misinterpreted note "you are about to get screwed like you've never been screwed before") because of Fakeblock's alleged anti-piracy abilities. On top of it all, he is also committing fraud, as Fakeblock doesn't actually have any of its (vaguely) advertised capabilities.
 
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[[File:4x08 Red Hairing (235).png|thumb|250px|A handful of smaller stories that could be explored further]]
 
   
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==Official Instagram Posts==
* '''What happens to George Michael's relationship with his father Michael, and their lover's triangle with Rebel Alley?''' — [[George Michael]] and [[Michael]]'s tug-of-war over [[Rebel]] comes to a head when George Michael steps up to his father and punches him.
 
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* A handful of smaller stories that could be explored further, such as [[George]]'s new life as a woman, [[Maeby]]'s life as a sex offender, [[Lindsay]]'s congressional run, [[G.O.B.]] in a post-[[Tony Wonder]] world, a newly forgiving and loving [[Lucille]] and post-explosion [[Tobias]].
 
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=== Other story continuations ===
 
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==Season Five Trailer==
[[File:4x07 Colony Collapse (061).png|thumb|250px|G.O.B. eats Parmesan cheese and mustard in "[[Colony Collapse]]"]]
 
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In various post-Season Four interviews, Hurwitz has mentioned that several other elements will return in the next chapter:
 
* The [[Chicken Dance]]
 
* [[Cindy the Ostrich]] and the Season Four motif of [[ostrich|ostriches]].
 
* [[Franklin Delano Bluth]]
 
* [[Bluth's Original Frozen Banana Stand|The Banana Stand]]
 
* [[Gene_Parmesan#Trivia|Parmesan cheese &amp; mustard]]
 
* [[Dr. Norman]]
 
* "[[Love Each Other]]"
 
   
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== Interviews and Video Clips==
 
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===Most Recent Announcement===
 
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===Other Interviews and Clips===
 
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Jason Bateman On The Arrested Development Movie
 
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Just For Laughs Mitch Hurwitz (2013)
 
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==References==
 
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* 5/29/13 - [http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/netflix-reed-hastings-arrested-development-hulu-interview/ Reed Hastings On ''Arrested Development'', Hulu, And Netflix As The Next HBO: Video]
 
* 6/4/13 - [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Arrested-Development-Season-4-Mitch-Hurwitz-1066262.aspx ''Arrested Development'' Creator Mitch Hurwitz on Early Reactions to Season 4]
 
* 6/5/13 - [http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/05/arrested-development-mitchell-hurwitz-george-clooney-mitt-romney-netflix/ ''Arrested Development'': Mitchell Hurwitz on the movie -- and the Romney joke you never saw]
 
* 6/6/13 - [http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/arrested-postmortem-whats-next-for-the-bluths.html ''Arrested Development'' Postmortem: Mitch Hurwitz Tells Vulture What’s Next for the Bluths]
 
* 7/11/13 - [http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/11/arrested-development-netflix-renewal/ ''Arrested Development'' in talks for Netflix renewal]
 
* 7/11/13 - [http://www.bloomberg.com/video/netflix-in-talks-for-arrested-development-aL9doHkGRm6FKE80BiEojQ.html Bloomberg Video: Netflix in Talks for ''Arrested Development'']
 
* 7/25/13 - [http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/07/25/18359/is_arrested_development_coming_back%3F_definitely Is ''Arrested Development'' coming back? Definitely]
 
* 8/6/13 - [http://www.mixcloud.com/flirtfm/mitch-hurwitz-interview/ Mitch Hurwitz Interview by Flirt FM 101.3]
 
* 8/8/13 - [http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/aug/08/arrested-development-creator-mitch-hurwitz ''Arrested Development'' creator Hurwitz: 'I'm really, really happy with it, for the dumbest reasons']
 
* 8/26/13 - [http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/arrested-development-movie-is-moving-forward-20130826 ''Arrested Development'' Movie Is Moving Forward]
 
* 9/23/13 - [http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/09/23/arrested-development-news-hurwitz-confirms-movie-more-slattery ''Arrested Development'' News: Hurwitz Confirms Movie, More Slattery]
 
* 9/25/13 - [http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/09/arrested-development-is-coming-back-on-netflix-theres-no-question-says-ted-sarandos.html?aid=zap2it ''Arrested Development'' is coming back on Netflix: 'There's no question,' says Ted Sarandos]
 
* 10/12/13 - [http://uk.ign.com/videos/2013/10/12/arrested-development-to-be-a-netflix-movie-ny-comic-con-2013 Arrested Development to be Netflix movie? - NY Comic Con 2013]
 
* 10/23/13 - [http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/mitch-hurwitz-nytvf-transcript.html Mitch Hurwitz on the Creative Process, Casting Jason Bateman, and Loose Seals]
 
* 10/24/13 - '[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrested-development-cast-reuniting-inside-650651 Arrested Development' Cast Reuniting for 'Inside the Actors Studio']
 
* 01/19/14 - [http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/jason-bateman-offers-update-on-arrested-development-season-5.html Jason Bateman offers update on 'Arrested Development' Season 5]
 
* 2/3/14 - [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/will-arnett-the-lego-movie_n_4718599.html Will Arnett Didn't Get To Keep His LEGO Batman From ''The LEGO Movie'']
 
* 6/11/14 - [http://www.nerdist.com/pepisode/nerdist-podcast-mitch-hurwitz/ NERDIST PODCAST: MITCH HURWITZ]
 
* 8/5/14 - [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/08/04/netflix-original-programming-chelsea-handler-orange-is-the-new-black/13463283/ Netflix binges on new shows]
 
   
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Season Five

Season Five
All sixteen episodes available now on Netflix


Season Five of Arrested Development was released on Netflix in 2018 and 2019. The entire original cast has returned and appears collectively together more frequently than in the previous season to solve the disappearance of Lucille 2.[1]

There are a total of sixteen episodes in Season Five, eight of the episodes were released May 29, 2018 and the rest on March 15, 2019. [2]


Announcement

On May 17, 2017 Netflix announced that the Bluth family would return in 2018. A press release was published, stating the entire original cast and series showrunner Mitch Hurwitz would return.[3]

Mitch Hurwitz: In talks with Netflix we all felt that stories about a narcissistic, erratically behaving family in the building business — and their desperate abuses of power — are really underrepresented on TV these days. I am so grateful to them and to 20th TV for making this dream of mine come true in bringing the Bluths, George Sr., Lucille and the kids; Michael, Ivanka, Don Jr., Eric, George-Michael, and who am I forgetting, oh, Tiffany. Did I say Tiffany? — back to the glorious stream of life.  

 Netflix Press Releases[3]

Production

See also: Season Five/History
2013 Netflix Press Conference - Jason 1

Jason Bateman calls Season Four "Act 1"

The final episode of Season Three, "Development Arrested," featured Maeby and Mort Meyers pitching a TV show about the Bluth family to Ron Howard, who said "maybe a movie." Since that episode aired in February 2006 the cast and crew dropped hints about a film epilogue. At the 2011 New Yorker Festival Reunion series showrunner Mitch Hurwitz and the main cast announced they were going to make a fourth season as a prequel to the film.

The fourth season premiered on Netflix in May 2013 and from 2013-2017 various cast and crew members and Netflix executives stated that Season Five was in the works but it wasn't until May 2017 that the fifth season was officially announced.

During pre-production, production, post-production, and press events for Season Four Jason Bateman and Hurwitz repeatedly called Season Four "Act 1" of a three-act story. In 2017 Bateman has called Season Five "Act 2" with the third act to manifest in a future season or movie.[1]

According to Jason Bateman in July 2017, production for Season Five began in August 2017. The new season will explore more similarities to the Bluth family and the Trump family in the same way similarities between the Bush family were explored in the first three seasons.[4] Bateman also told EW radio that the theme of the fifth season would be a murder mystery as the family attempts to solve who killed Lucille 2?[1] The fifth season will pick up immediately after the events of Season Four.[5]

Jason Bateman: The central spine of that story of is the death of Liza Minnelli's character, and a bit of whodunit, who may have done it, who had something to do with it. [...] That’s sort of a central thread around which [Hurwitz] is going to braid in all the colorful plot complications that he knows how to do.  

 EW radio[1]

Season Five production concluded in late 2017, with additional re-shoots in February 2018. On May 7, 2018 the release date of May 29, 2018 was announced by Netflix.

As revealed on The Ellen ShowPortia de Rossi decided to retire from acting after leaving Scandal in 2017, before production of the fifth season began to pursue her art publishing and curation company General Public Art. She called Mitch Hurwitz to inform him of her decision, but they both agreed and Mitch wrote her into five episodes of the season.[6]

In February 2019 it was announced that the final eight episodes of Season Five would be released on March 15, 2019.


Controversy

During the production of season five, Jeffrey Tambor was accused of sexual assault by his fellow cast members of the Amazon show Transparent, he was interviewed for ten hours and subsequently fired. Jeffrey himself revealed that he could be difficult to work with at times and apologized for any grievances he had caused.

During an interview with The New York Times, Jessica Walter revealed that Tambor had verbally harassed her on the set of Arrested Development. During the interview Jason Bateman, Tony Hale and David Cross tried defend Jeffrey's actions but they unintentionally seemed to belittle Jessica Walter's experience with him. A day after the interview Jason Bateman, Tony Hale and David Cross all apologised to Jessica Walter publicly and privately. After the backlash from social media, Netflix decided to cancel the UK leg of the Season Five press tour.


Season Four cliffhangers

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Lucille 2's outline from "Señoritis"

Season Four ends with several cliffhangers:

  • What happened to Lucille 2? — Buster is arrested for Lucille Austero's murder although every Bluth has motive for her disappearance. Furthermore, no evidence has been shown she is actually dead.
    • In The Fallout, a corpse that looks a lot like Lucille Austero's is discovered and Buster says he did it, implying he actually killed her.
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Thing is seen (poorly) dancing in the floating train wreck of a musical.

  • Who played Thing in Fantastic 4: An Action Musical? — Tobias gives the Thing costume to Buster, who leaves it by the Chicken Dan's tent before punching Herbert Love and fleeing. Yet Thing is seen (poorly) dancing in the floating train wreck of a musical.
  • What is Michael ashamed of? — Michael returns to the model home late the night of Cinco wearing a banana stand yellow shirt, and is extremely ashamed of something he did. Is it connected to Lucille 2's disappearance?
    • As revealed in The Fallout, Michael called Lucille Austero a chicken and did his Chicken Dance in front of her. He changed into the banana stand shirt because he messed up his other one after falling down the Stair car.
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Michael, late Cinco night, in "Flight of the Phoenix"

  • What happens to Fakeblock? — George Michael's fake company Fakeblock is based on a software that doesn't exist. At the end of the season George Michael is being sued by P-Hound for the ownership of Fakeblock and is, unbeknownst to himself, also being threatened by the hacktivist group Anonymous (who leave him the misinterpreted note "you are about to get screwed like you've never been screwed before") because of Fakeblock's alleged anti-piracy abilities. On top of it all, he is also committing fraud, as Fakeblock doesn't actually have any of its (vaguely) advertised capabilities.
    • In The Fallout, Fakeblock is sold to the Chinese so they can build the wall, but thanks to Murphy Brown it actually corrupts data, thus making them unable to use it.
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A handful of smaller stories that could be explored further

  • What happens to George Michael's relationship with his father Michael, and their lover's triangle with Rebel Alley?George Michael and Michael's tug-of-war over Rebel comes to a head when George Michael steps up to his father and punches him.
    • Michael and George Michael have a series of conflicts throughout the first half of the season, but eventually reconcile. Rebel later dumps George Michael after he sells Fakeblock.
  • What happens to the US/Mexico wall that George and Lindsay want to build? — Lindsay was (accidentally) hosting a successful rally to build the US/Mexico wall. Will it get built?
    • The wall gets unveiled, but thanks to Murphy Brown's Fakeblock problem, the Chinese cannot figure out how to build it.
Other story continuations

A handful of smaller stories that could be explored further, such as Maeby's life as a sex offender, Lindsay's congressional run, G.O.B. in a post-Tony Wonder world, George Sr.'s loss of testosterone, a newly forgiving and loving Lucille and a post-explosion Tobias. In various post-Season Four interviews, Hurwitz has mentioned that several other elements will return in the next chapter:


Cast

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Main
Returning Guest Cast
New Guest Cast


Episodes

1 | 69
Family Leave
"Family Leave" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
Suprises greet Michael at the penthouse and Sudden Valley. George Michael confides in Maeby, who's trying to avoid Sudden Valley.
2 | 70
Self-Deportation
"Self-Deportation" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Richard Day
For varying reasons, most of the Bluths (even Steve Holt) feel compelled to run off to Mexico. Michael tries to convince Buster to go to the police.
3 | 71
Everyone Gets Atrophy
"Everyone Gets Atrophy" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz
The family unites behind Lindsay's campaign but Michael senses that something is amiss. Maeby has an idea that George Michael likes a little too much.
4 | 72
An Old Start
"An Old Start" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Jim Vallely
G.O.B aquires a new office for the company with a "premium view". Michael gets a shock when he returns to a place that holds a lot of memories.
5 | 73
Sinking Feelings
"Sinking Feelings" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Jim Vallely & Mitchell Hurwitz
The Bluths receive / present their award but it weighs on George Sr. and creates new problems. Michael and George Michael have a deep conversation.
6 | 74
Emotional Baggage
"Emotional Baggage" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Evan Mann & Gareth Reynolds
Michael attempts to bail out Buster. George Michael finally meets the Howards and Ron Howard informs Michael that his plans for the movie have changed.
7 | 75
Rom-Traum
"Rom-Traum" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Maggie Rowe
George Michael thinks he's being lied to by Michael who thinks he's being lied to by George. G.O.B hires guys to help with his "closet conversation".
8 | 76
Premature Independence
"Premature Independence" May 29, 2018
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
As the Second of July approaches Sally steps up her campaign against Lindsay while the Bluths again struggle to keep their stories straight.
9 | 77
Unexpected Company
"Unexpected Company" March 15, 2019
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Hallie Cantor
Buster fails to show for his own prison release party. Michael examines company financial records. George Michael seeks Anonymous help to deceive Rebel.
10 | 78
Taste Makers
"Taste Makers" March 15, 2019
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz
Michael jumps at a chance to spend more time with George Michael, who seeks a clueless president for Fakeblock. Tobias relocates his makeshift family.
11 | 79
Chain Migration
"Chain Migration" March 15, 2019
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Richard Day
As George Sr. attempts to win back Lucille, Michael assembles a mold of their scheme. Meanwhile, Buster gets caught up in Tobias and G.O.B.'s business.
12 | 80
Check Mates
"Check Mates" March 15, 2019
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Evan Mann & Gareth Reynolds
George Sr., Lucille and Maeby give honesty a try. Good news becomes bad for George Michael. Michael remembers there's always money ... somewhere.
13 | 81
The Untethered Sole
"The Untethered Sole" March 15, 2019
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Chris Marrs
Buster's brief appearance in a TV weather report puts the Bluths back in hot water, but Michael has a plan involving his son's definitely real company.
14 | 82
Saving for Arraignment Day
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Hallie Cantor
As the trial kicks off, the Guilty Guys throw the family for a loop. Lucille learns surprising news about Dusty. George Michael plots a distraction.
15 | 83
Courting Disasters
"Courting Disasters" March 15, 2019
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
George and Lucille overestimate their new lawyer's expertise in the courtroom. Two familiar faces testify, and a video sheds more light on the case.
16 | 84
The Fallout
"The Fallout" March 15, 2019
Directed by: Troy Miller - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz
As the Bluths come together to unveil a wall, they once again discover that they deserve nothing more than to be saddled with each other forever.


DVD Release

Season5Screeners

The titular Emmy screeners mentioned in this section.

As of now this season has gotten no offical release of all 16 episodes. However 7 episodes of Season 5 are avaliable legally without a Netflix subscription. These episodes include: Family Leave, Self-Deportation, Everyone gets atrophy. (Season 5 Part 1) And Taste Makers, Chain Migration, Courting Disaters, and The Fallout. (Season 5 Part 2). These are only avaliable on the Emmy FYC Screeners made for this season and as of now Netflix and 20th Century Fox have not announced any plans to produce anything for this season. Making this the only season (excluding the Fateful Consequences) to not have an offical DVD release

Format changes

In the initial press release it was stated that the cast would appear "collectively." [3] In a May 2017 interview Will Arnett stated that the new season will be structured "much like the original broadcast series."[12]

Jason Bateman: I’ve read the first three scripts, and it all continues to be either all together or paired off in twos and threes, basically the same format as the Fox episodes, so that’s all back on.  

 RottenTomatoes.com[5]


Main title

The title sequence reverts back to the original theme from the first three seasons, but with a few photo changes, including replacing Buster's hook with his new robotic hand.


Vote Bluth Campaign

Main article: 2018 Vote Bluth Campaign

In true Bluth fashion, the Bluths want to award themselves the Golden Anchor award and give themselves the title of Best Family of the Year. They are doing a campaign to prove just how deserving they are including a website, campaign poster and more!


Character Portraits

→ See 37 pictures of Season 5 Character Posters at Images of Season 5 Character Posters.
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Promotional Photos


Behind the Scenes

→ See 23 pictures from Season 5 BTS at Images from Season 5 BTS.

The cast and crew of Arrested Development often posted numerous selfies with other cast members, behind the scenes pictures and episode sneak peeks.


Cast and Crew Behind The Scenes Photos

Official Instagram Posts


Season Five Trailer

→ Watch more videos from Arrested Development Season 5 at Season Five Videos


Season Five Clips

→ Watch more videos from Arrested Development Season 5 at Season Five Interview Videos


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