Although reactions to the fourth season of Arrested Development were admittedly mixed, many people, myself included, found fault in the new format which saw characters taking on their own episodes, doing a “Where are they now? routine rather than the ensemble comedy we all knew and loved. Well it looks like we haven’t seen the last of the Bluths and, even better, they will most likely be returning in the old ensemble format.

Creator Mitch Hurwitz has expressed interest in doing a fifth season with Netflix headrunner Reed Hastings claiming that that decision was in the hands of the talent. Screen Rant now reports that Hurwitz has now confirmed that it’s “definitely” happening, one way or another.

“I keep thinking about it, and why don’t we do the movie version of this and then do the series, because this series kinda peaks with the story? I kinda go back and forth between that and a series. But here’s the most important thing, whatever we do, I want to get the cast all together and not do another anthology thing, and that’s why I keep thinking about kicking off with a special or a three-part show and then going into a series.”

So, take this news with a grain of salt, and don’t forget that it was nine years between the last seasons, but who knows, maybe we will get at actually see more Arrested Development back in its prime.

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