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| Arrested Development will only last for one season on Netflix – or will it? | Arrested Development will only last for one season on Netflix – or will it? |
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| Fans of Arrested Development, the cult US comedy hit that met an untimely demise in 2006, are used to disappointments. One more came this week when the CEO of Netflix, the streaming service that revived the show, revealed it was likely only to support one season. | Fans of Arrested Development, the cult US comedy hit that met an untimely demise in 2006, are used to disappointments. One more came this week when the CEO of Netflix, the streaming service that revived the show, revealed it was likely only to support one season. |
| According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hastings said the show is a "fantastic one-off" but not part of the fundamental strategy of the company. | According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hastings said the show is a "fantastic one-off" but not part of the fundamental strategy of the company. |
| "I think it will be amazing for us, but think of it as a nonrepeatable amazing, whereas the other thing that we are doing is to trying to figure out a real mechanism where we can build shows and develop franchises over the long term," Hastings said. | "I think it will be amazing for us, but think of it as a nonrepeatable amazing, whereas the other thing that we are doing is to trying to figure out a real mechanism where we can build shows and develop franchises over the long term," Hastings said. |
| Hastings was referring to shows like Netflix original series House of Cards – which is the company's most-watched streaming television show. The first 13 episodes of the series were released on February 1 and Netflix has another season on the way. | Hastings was referring to shows like Netflix original series House of Cards – which is the company's most-watched streaming television show. The first 13 episodes of the series were released on February 1 and Netflix has another season on the way. |
| Though House of Cards is unlikely to require the buckets of blue paint necessary to support Arrested Development, the network paid $100m for the Kevin Spacey-led, David Fincher-directed show. | |
| Fans of Arrested Development were sanguine. Sandy Vasquez, who has run The Bluth Company Blog, which has more than 70,000 followers and is a focus of the Arrested Development fan community, said by email: "The fact that we are even getting a new season is good enough for me. | Fans of Arrested Development were sanguine. Sandy Vasquez, who has run The Bluth Company Blog, which has more than 70,000 followers and is a focus of the Arrested Development fan community, said by email: "The fact that we are even getting a new season is good enough for me. |
| "When your favorite/most brilliant show gets canceled before its time, and it gets revived years later, you take whatever you can get," Vasquez said. "And hey, who knows, maeby (pun) they're just saying this for now and they'll make the fans wait for another seven years for season five. Even if that's the case, we know that the wait will be worth it." | "When your favorite/most brilliant show gets canceled before its time, and it gets revived years later, you take whatever you can get," Vasquez said. "And hey, who knows, maeby (pun) they're just saying this for now and they'll make the fans wait for another seven years for season five. Even if that's the case, we know that the wait will be worth it." |
| Why the company would forego a show with a dedicated legion of fans in favor of million-dollar programs that mischaracterize the modern journalism world remains unclear, but a Netflix spokeswoman said in a follow-up interview that Arrested Development's relationship with Netflix may not be as final as Hastings suggests. | Why the company would forego a show with a dedicated legion of fans in favor of million-dollar programs that mischaracterize the modern journalism world remains unclear, but a Netflix spokeswoman said in a follow-up interview that Arrested Development's relationship with Netflix may not be as final as Hastings suggests. |
| The spokeswoman told HitFix the company is hopeful for more seasons. "We're definitely planning to do more with them," the spokeswoman said. "We have first rights, so it's not like you'd see it anywhere else." | The spokeswoman told HitFix the company is hopeful for more seasons. "We're definitely planning to do more with them," the spokeswoman said. "We have first rights, so it's not like you'd see it anywhere else." |
| Netflix said Hastings' comments stem from the difficulties of reuniting the cast and that the company's chief content officer Ted Sarandos still hopes to make more episodes. After all, there is always money in the banana stand. | Netflix said Hastings' comments stem from the difficulties of reuniting the cast and that the company's chief content officer Ted Sarandos still hopes to make more episodes. After all, there is always money in the banana stand. |
| The fourth season of Arrested Development is due to be released in its entirety in May, and each of the 14 episodes will follow a separate character, reportedly as a set-up for a film. Netflix didn't address whether show creator Mitch Hurwitz's interest in making a movie of the show is a factor in its continuation. | The fourth season of Arrested Development is due to be released in its entirety in May, and each of the 14 episodes will follow a separate character, reportedly as a set-up for a film. Netflix didn't address whether show creator Mitch Hurwitz's interest in making a movie of the show is a factor in its continuation. |