About Arrested Development
Arrested Development is a ground-breaking sitcom that originally aired 53 episodes over three seasons from November 2, 2003 to February 10, 2006 on FOX. Since cancellation it has developed a cult following and its popularity has grown - a fourth season was released in 2013 and the fifth season released on Netflix in 2018 and concluded on March 15, 2019.
The series follows family man Michael Bluth as he tries to keep his family and business from collapsing after his father George is sent to prison for embezzling money. As the family adjusts from riches to rags Michael helps his mother Lucille keep up appearances, sister Lindsay and brother-in-law Tobias with their failed marriage, son George Michael and niece Maeby through adolescence, and brothers Buster and G.O.B. adjust to working life.
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Season Five
All sixteen episodes of Season Five of Arrested Development are now available on Netflix. The entire original cast returned and appeared collectively together more frequently than in the previous season to solve the murder of Lucille 2.
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Season Five Netflix Premiere
The cast and crew of Arrested Development were in attendance on the evening of May 18, 2018 for the Netflix Premiere of Arrested Development Season Five in Los Angeles, California.
Arrested Development's 15th Birthday
Fifteen years ago on Novermber 2, 2003, Michael decided to take a job in Phoenix, Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head of the Bluth Company. George Sr. is jailed, and the family realizes they need Michael.
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RIP James Lipton
James Lipton, who portrayed Stefan Gentles on Arrested Development and was the host of long-running TV show Inside The Actors Studio and star has died at the age of 93.
ELLE Legends Cover
In February 2019, Jessica Walter was part of the 2019 ELLE Magazine The Legends Issue. She spoke about her incredible carerr, her life and Arrested Development.
Deadline Magazine Cover
To celebrate the release of Arrested Development Season Five on Netflix, the cast gathered for an interview and magazine cover photoshoot for Deadline magazine.
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