Report: Netflix in talks for ‘ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT’ SEASON 5

There may be more Arrested Development coming down the pipes, folks. And even to someone like me who was lukewarm (but still amused) by the fourth season gets a little tingle in his taint-hole thinking about another season.

It took seven years for us to get a fourth season of Arrested Development, but thankfully the wait may be much shorter for a fifth. Producer Brian Grazer confirms that Netflix is now in talks for a new season of the cult comedy series. And while nothing’s confirmed yet, apparently the prognosis is apparently quite good. Hit the jump for more details.

In 2011, Netflix picked up Arrested Development for a single ten-episode season. Since then, they’ve shown a willingness to expand that initial order. The streaming serviceexpanded the fourth season to fifteen episodes after creator Mitch Hurwitz wound up with too much material, and has said on occasion that they’d be “willing” to release another season. Now, it sounds like they’re actually trying to make it happen.

Grazer spilled the beans to Bloomberg News. “We are in conversations with them to do another,” he said. “They are interested in doing that.” That doesn’t mean it’s official. A 20th Century Fox spokesperson told THR that no deals had been signed, andVariety‘s sources indicate that there aren’t even any “active negotiations” between 20th Century Fox TV and Netflix. But the same insiders also say that the success of the fourth season means a renewal is likely to come at some point.

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.

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