Editing Arrested Development (section)

=== Cancellation and revival ===
[[File:The Cast of Arrested Development does the Chicken Dance.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Actors from ''Arrested Development'' dancing on a stage|The cast does the "chicken dance" at the ''Arrested Development'' reunion on October 2, 2011.]]

During the series' [[Arrested Development season 3|third season]] in 2006, despite months-long rumors of ''Arrested Development'' having been picked up by the cable television network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/hurwitz-takes-a-hike-1117940467/ |title=Hurwitz takes a hike |last=Adalian |first=Josef |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 26, 2007 |access-date=July 29, 2007 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001312/https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/hurwitz-takes-a-hike-1117940467/ |url-status=live }}</ref> creator Hurwitz declined to move the show to another network.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/R-I-P-Arrested-Development-critics-fave-2500890.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |title=R.I.P., Arrested Development |access-date=March 28, 2006 |first=Tim |last=Goodman |date=March 27, 2006 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001431/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/R-I-P-Arrested-Development-critics-fave-2500890.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Hurwitz said, "I had taken it as far as I felt I could as a series. I told the story I wanted to tell, and we were getting to a point where I think a lot of the actors were ready to move on."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2006/03/31/why-daddy-let-arrested-development-die |title='Development' Hell |last=Snierson |first=Dan |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 30, 2006 |access-date=October 26, 2007 |archive-date=September 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913102701/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1178690,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He said that he was "more worried about letting down the fans in terms of the quality of the show dropping" than he was about disappointing fans by not giving them more episodes. He also said, "If there's a way to continue this in a form that's not weekly episodic series television, I'd be up for it".

After the series cancellation, Fox Entertainment Group sold the initial 53-episode run for syndication. In a first for its kind, the syndication involved a three-year deal with [[Microsoft]]'s nascent internet video streaming service [[MSN Video]] (now Bing Video) before the series would go on to cable channel [[G4 (American TV network)|G4]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/arrested-development-in-internet-syndication-deal-1.584189 |title=Arrested Development in internet syndication deal |website=[[CBC.ca]] |date=July 27, 2006 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115033346/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/arrested-development-in-internet-syndication-deal-1.584189 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On October 2, 2011, the cast of ''Arrested Development'' reunited for a panel at [[The New Yorker Festival]] in New York.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://video.newyorker.com/watch/arrested-development-a-bluth-reunion |title="Arrested Development": A Bluth Reunion |magazine=The New Yorker |date=May 1, 2013 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001355/https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/arrested-development-a-bluth-reunion |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44597451 |title='Arrested Development' cast will reunite for festival |publisher=TODAY.com |first=Kimberly |last=Potts |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=September 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214742/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44597451/ns/today-entertainment/t/arrested-development-cast-will-reunite-festival/ |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the panel, Hurwitz declared his intention of producing a truncated fourth season as a lead-in to a film adaptation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/03/a-new-season-of-arrested-development |title=A New Season of Arrested Development?! |last=Goldman |first=Eric |publisher=IGN |date=October 2, 2011 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001452/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/03/a-new-season-of-arrested-development |url-status=live }}</ref>

Six years after the series had been canceled by Fox, filming for a [[Arrested Development season 4|fourth season]] began on August 7, 2012.<ref name="S4 production">{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/arrested-development-jason-bateman-photo_n_1752807.html |title='Arrested Development': Jason Bateman Tweets First Photo From Filming |work=The Huffington Post |date=August 7, 2012 |access-date=August 7, 2012 |first=Chris |last=Harnick |archive-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811142138/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/arrested-development-jason-bateman-photo_n_1752807.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Fifteen episodes of the show's revival season were released simultaneously on [[Netflix]] on May 26, 2013.<ref name="may26" /> Although it received generally favorable reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/arrested-development/season-4/ |title=Arrested Development: Season 4 |website=Metacritic |access-date=July 21, 2024 }}</ref> it was far less well-received than prior seasons, leading Netflix to re-edit the season in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> Netflix confirmed on May 17, 2017,<ref>{{cite web |last=Sandberg |first=Bryn Elise |date=May 17, 2017 |title='Arrested Development' Officially Renewed for Season 5 at Netflix |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrested-development-officially-renewed-season-5-at-netflix-1004529 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517173227/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrested-development-officially-renewed-season-5-at-netflix-1004529 |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |accessdate=May 17, 2017 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> that a [[Arrested Development season 5|fifth season]] was expected to be released on its service in 2018, with filming taking place from August 2017 to November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Elavsky |first=Cindy |date=August 20, 2017 |title=Celebrity Extra |url=http://naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2017-08-10/Arts_%28and%29_Entertainment_News/Good_news_about_Good_Behavior.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824012828/http://naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2017-08-10/Arts_%28and%29_Entertainment_News/Good_news_about_Good_Behavior.html |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |accessdate=August 23, 2017 |publisher=[[King Features]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Katie |date=November 16, 2017 |title=Alia Shawkat Says 'Arrested Development' Season 5 Is Done, Will Still Feature the Border Wall |url=https://www.moviefone.com/2017/11/16/alia-shawkat-arrested-development-season-5-done-border-wall/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090348/https://www.moviefone.com/2017/11/16/alia-shawkat-arrested-development-season-5-done-border-wall/ |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |accessdate=February 18, 2018 |website=Moviefone}}</ref> ''Arrested Development'' was set to be removed from Netflix on March 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Netflix Removing 'Arrested Development' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-removing-arrested-development-original-seasons-1235521721/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Variety Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629115210/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-removing-arrested-development-original-seasons-1235521721/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, after a last-minute deal, Netflix retained the streaming rights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=J. Clara |date=March 24, 2023 |title='Arrested Development': Netflix Gains Exclusive Streaming Rights to All Seasons |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/arrested-development-netflix-streaming-rights-1235360608/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326175826/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/arrested-development-netflix-streaming-rights-1235360608/ |url-status=live }}</ref>