List of Arrested Development episodes

Arrested Development is an American television satirical sitcom that originally aired on the Fox network from November 2, 2003, to February 10, 2006. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the show centers on the Bluth family, a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family, and is presented in a continuous format, incorporating hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage. The series stars Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter. Ron Howard serves as an executive producer on the show, as well as its narrator.

The first season consists of 22 episodes, which premiered on November 2, 2003, and concluded on June 6, 2004. Fox picked up a full 22-episode second season, which premiered on November 7, 2004, but its production order was later cut down to 18 episodes.[1] The second season concluded on April 17, 2005. The show's third season premiered on September 19, 2005, and was also originally slated for 22 episodes, but the production order was later cut down to 13.[1] The final four episodes of the series' original run were shown in one two-hour block on February 10, 2006, against NBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[2] A total of 53 episodes of Arrested Development were produced over its original three seasons.

Since its debut, the series has won a variety of different awards including six Primetime Emmy Awards (including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2004),[3] three Television Critics Association Awards,[4][5] a Golden Globe Award,[6] and a Writers Guild of America Award.[7] Despite widespread approval from critics, Arrested Development never gained a sizable audience and was canceled by Fox in 2006.[8]

In November 2011, however, it was announced that Netflix would license a new season.[9] The fourth season of Arrested Development began filming in August 2012[10] and debuted on Netflix's streaming video service on May 26, 2013.[11] Netflix announced on May 17, 2017, that it officially renewed the series for a fifth season,[12] which consists of 16 episodes split into two eight-episode parts; the first half premiered on May 29, 2018, and the second half on March 15, 2019.[13][14]

  1. ^ a b "Lame duck 'Arrested Development' pulls out all the stops". USA Today. January 3, 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Bianco, Robert (February 9, 2006). "If this is the end, a fond arrivederci to 'Arrested'". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Arrested Development". Emmys.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "2004 TCA Awards winners". tvcritics.org. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "2005 TCA Awards winners". tvcritics.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005)". GoldenGlobes.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Writers Guild Awards". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  8. ^ Stanley, Alessandra (February 10, 2006). "A Quick End to the Cult Series That Lived Up to Its Name". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 11, 2012). "'Arrested Development' Pauses Production As Netflix Episodic Order Grows". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  10. ^ Harnick, Chris (August 7, 2012). "'Arrested Development': Jason Bateman Tweets First Photo From Filming". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  11. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (April 4, 2013). "New 'Arrested Development' Season Coming to Netflix on May 26". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  12. ^ Sandberg, Bryn Elise (May 17, 2017). "'Arrested Development' Officially Renewed for Season 5 at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  13. ^ Snierson, Dan (May 16, 2018). "Arrested Development season 5 will be split in half". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  14. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (February 19, 2019). "Arrested Development Season 5B Premiere Date Set at Netflix". TVLine. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.