Netflix In Talks For Another Season Of ‘Arrested Development’
By Angie Han/July 11, 2013 6:42 pm EST
One potential hurdle, however, could be scheduling. It was so tough to get the stars together for Season 4 that Hurwitz had to resort to green screen in many cases, arguably to the show’s detriment. In February, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told investors that Season 4 would likely be a “one-off,” explaining that it’d be “extremely difficult” to get the talent back together for another season.
The show’s leads haven’t gotten any less busy since then. Many of them are already committed to other TV or film projects. Shooting on a theoretical fifth season likely couldn’t start until next summer at the earliest, which means we might not see new episodes until 2015 or later.
Netflix has consistently declined to measure its original offerings via traditional ratings, but by all accounts the viewership for Season 4 of Arrested Development was pretty huge. The critical reception wasn’t quite as hot, but even so I’m betting a lot of people who liked, but didn’t love, Season 4 would still tune in for a Season 5.
Discuss: I know I would, anyway. Would you?
