After five long years Arrested Development fans may finally be about to see their wish granted, with creator Mitchell Hurwitz revealing plans for a new nine- or 10-part TV series. The new TV series would act as a prelude to a movie spin-off, which has been in development for some time.
Arrested Development ran for three series on Fox, winning numerous awards but never becoming a ratings hit.
The final episodes were broadcast in early 2006, but since then the show's reputation and following have grown, with talk of a film spin-off since 2008.
Hurwitz told an Arrested Development session at the New Yorker Festival on Sunday that he and the show's cast were "trying to do a limited-run series into the movie",
the New York Times reported.
"We're basically hoping to do nine or 10 episodes, with almost one character per episode," he said.
Hurwitz added that this idea came out of the realisation while working on the film script that the five-year hiatus since the TV show ended meant the characters had so much backstory. "We were halfway through the movie before the characters came together," he said.
Hurwitz said the new TV series could perhaps be broadcast in late 2012, while adding that "this isn't my decision". Bateman later tweeted that the film would probably be released in early 2013.
