“Arrested Development” could return sooner rather than later, according to executive producer Brian Grazer.
“I think we’re really close to pulling it off finally,” Grazer told TheWrap on Wednesday. “All of the actors have agreed to do it and I think they’ve agreed to their compensation structure. That’s been the hardest–it’s all hard…But it should be happening soon.”
Fans have been clamoring for more “Arrested Development” for years now. Grazer has previously said in 2015 that more episodes of the show were imminent on Netflix.
“Netflix is determined to do more episodes, so we’re going to do more episodes,” he said at the time. Production was slated to begin after Jan. 1, but clearly that did not come to pass.
The show originally ran for three seasons on Fox from 2003-06, but poor ratings led to the network cancelling the series after three seasons.
The show’s cult following kept it in the public consciousness, however, and Netflix stepped in to save the day, airing a fourth season in 2013.
The series starred Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Tony Hale and David Cross. Ron Howard served as the narrator as well as executive producer. Mitchell Hurwitz created the show, as well as executive producing, writing, and directing many of the episodes.
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"At 70 years old, I was given the greatest role of my career. I was also given one of the greatest responsibilities of my personal life. So I have to do it right."
Corina Marie Howell
"I think [the character Maura is] a better parent now than she was as Mort ... the lesson of being authentic and going for freedom generates a very good thing in the kids."
Corina Marie Howell
"My acting teacher said, 'Act as if your life depends on it.' And here, lives are dependent on this."
Corina Marie Howell
"There is phobia, there is hatred, there is absolute danger. We hear about it all the time. There's suicide."
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"I would say that I had a nervosity and an insistent self-tapping on my shoulder at all time ... When I come out to my eldest daughter [in the show], I was shaking. I was throw-up nervous ..."
"Transparent" showrunner Jill Soloway: "Maura unleashes this beautiful thing in [Jeffrey]. He's always reminded me of my parents, just being Jewy, soft, funny, sweet, vulnerable."
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"The subject matter [of 'Transparent'] needs light and love and understanding."
"Did I know what I was getting into? You don't really think that way. But I remember many times talking to Jill. We'd be in the middle of a scene, and I would say, 'Oh, this is so big.'"
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"At 70 years old, I was given the greatest role of my career. I was also given one of the greatest responsibilities of my personal life. So I have to do it right."