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The dysfunctional Bluths embark on separate journeys -- but always find a way back into each other's lives.
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Several actors who had recurring roles in the original series returned to reprise their roles, including Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn, Mae Whitman as Ann Veal, Ben Stiller as Tony Wonder, Scott Baio as Bob Loblaw, Judy Greer as Kitty Sanchez, and Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero, while new characters are played by John Slattery, Terry Crews...
May 26, 2013 · George-Michael tries to reconnect with his father, but is finding himself overwhelmed by the responsibility of running his business. The dysfunctional Bluths embark on separate journeys -- but always find a way back into each other's lives.
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Season Four
All 15 episodes premiered May 26, 2013 on Netflix
The fourth season of Arrested Development premiered on Netflix in all regions on May 26, 2013.
The season had a different format from the previous three, consisting of 15 episodes with each episode predominantly focusing on one member of the Bluth family and what they had been doing from 2006 to 2012. The season was re-cut into 22 episodes in early 2018 as a precursor to Season Five.
At the 2011 New Yorker Festival Reunion on October 2, 2011 Mitch Hurwitz and the cast announced plans to do a mini season leading up to the movie. Jason Bateman confirmed on Twitter:
Jason Bateman: It's true. We will do 10 episodes and the movie. Probably shoot them all together next summer for a release in early '13. Very excited!
Season Four was in pre-production and production through most of 2012 and post-production in 2013 before its May 26, 2013 release. Production worked differently than on previous seasons because they did not have exclusive access to the entire cast, so all episodes were written in advance and production worked around each actor's schedule. Re-writing happened on the fly due to the complexity of the story and demanding shooting schedule.
Green screens and body doubles were used to simulate conversations between characters whose actors were not available at the same time.
Season Four follows each member of the Bluth family from February 2006 to May 2012. Michael tries to form his own Michael B. Company but the real estate market collapse forces him to abandon Sudden Valley and move in with his son at UC Irvine. (4x1 — "Flight of the Phoenix") George begins work on a US/Mexico wall but when the economy collapses he starts Father B.'s Colony instead. (4x2 — "Borderline Personalities") Lindsay visits India on a journey of spiritual enlightenment before buying a mansion with Tobias, whom she leaves to live a life of freedom with Marky Bark. (4x3 — "Indian Takers")
Michael, kicked out of the dorm room, works with Ron Howard to begin pre-production on the Untitled Michael B. Project film about his life. (4x4 — "The B. Team") Tobias shocked by allegations that he is gay decides to double-down on his acting career with the help of his new love DeBrie Bardeaux but ends up getting arrested instead. (4x5 — "A New Start") George bribes right-wing politician Herbert Love to start the wall project back up but begins to face identity issues of his own. (4x6 — "Double Crossers")
G.O.B. becomes engaged to Ann Veal before his Amazing Jesus illusion goes awry, leading him to join Mark Cherry's entourage. (4x7 — "Colony Collapse") Lindsay and Marky try to destroy Herbert Love's campaign but Lindsay falls into relationship with him. (4x8 — "Red Hairing") Tobias works at Austerity and directs Fantastic 4: An Action Musical to stay close to DeBrie. (4x9 — "Smashed")
Lucille is tried and sentenced for her maritime crimes and serves time at Orange County Correctional Facility L.I.T.E. and Austerity. (4x10 — "Queen B.") G.O.B. tries to sabotage Tony Wonder's career as the 'gay magician' by posing to be gay himself. (4x11 — "A New Attitude") Maeby juggles several jobs, including being a high school senior for nearly 5 years. (4x12 — "Señoritis")
Key: F: Focal character Character appeared (x: with lines | s: without lines) a: Archive footage
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•Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth (15 episodes)
•Portia de Rossi as Lindsay Bluth Fünke (8)
•Will Arnett as G.O.B. (13)
•Michael Cera as George Michael Bluth (8)
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"Flight of the Phoenix" May 26, 2013
Directed by: Mitch Hurwitz and Troy Miller - Written by: Mitch Hurwitz
Michael says goodbye to the family business and starts his own. And the life of the family is turned upside down when their mailman Pete dies.
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"Borderline Personalities" May 26, 2013
Per-character episodes
Unlike the previous three seasons Mitch Hurwitz and producers wrote, filmed, and edited all 15 episodes in a way that they could be watched in any order. Says David Cross of the new style: David Cross: [It's] like if you could mash up a Venn diagram with a nautilus shell. And then put that inside a Möbius strip. In 2018 Hurwitz referred to the style as a "Rashomon-type story."
Main theme and intro changes
Featuring new images and narration, the introduction to each episode of Season Four varied depending on which character the episode focused on. The narration and captions depicted the relationships to the episode's focal character. Each character has a specific instrument that plays along with the title music: Michael has a trumpet, George has a guitar, Lindsay has a sitar and guitar, Tobias has a saxophone and harp, G.O.B. has an electric guitar, Lucille has a violin, Maeby has scat vocals, George Michael has a wood block, and Buster has an accordion. Although "Blockheads" is a George Michael centric episode, all musical instruments are present. Narrator: Now the story of a family who's future was abruptly cancelled and the one man who had no choice but to keep himself together. It's Michael's Arrested Development. From "A New Start"
In May 2013, Mitch Hurwitz encouraged everyone to watch the 15 episodes in order. In October 2014 Hurwitz announced he was re-editing Season Four to be in chronological order. In May 2018, Hurwitz announced the re-edit would be titled Season Four Remix: Fateful Consequences and would release May 4, 2018 on Netflix. The re-edited season is more like...
is the official soundtrack for Arrested Development and was released in the UK on November 8, 2013 and in the US on November 19, 2013. The album contains 42 songs composed by David Schwartz featured over all four seasons of the series.
Several cast members assisted in the album. Will Arnett's vocals appear on "It Ain't Easy Being White". Jeffrey Tambor's vocals appear on "All You Need Is Smiles". David Cross and Portia de Rossi's vocals appear on "Teamocil".
While Netflix held the exclusive broadcast rights during the initial release window, Fox owns the distribution rights to the series on other forms of media.
The complete fourth season DVD was made available for Region 2 on June 9, 2014, Region 4 on August 23, 2014, and Region 1 on December 16, 2014. A fan art contest hosted at arrestedfanart.com (won by Tennessee graphic designer Chad Malone) produced the Region 1 DVD artwork.
DVD special features include:
•History of •Being Back on •The Writing and The Scripts
•Working with Mitch
•Working with Two Directors
Season Four Characters. In addition to the nine members of the Bluth family, the following characters appeared in Season Four.
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