Netflix announces that Arrested Development isn't going anywhere, actually
Despite reports that the former FOX sitcom would be departing the streaming service, it's instead about to become a Netflix exclusive
A rare moment of stability in the ever-tumultuous world of streaming content availability tonight, as Netflix announced—counter to previous reports, which broke last month—that it will be holding on to the streaming rights for Arrested Development for the foreseeable future.
Previously, it had been reported that the licensing deal that kept the Mitch Hurwitz show—which was killed by Fox after three seasons, revived by Netflix, and then killed again—at the streamer was set to expire on March 14. But the series has just sort of…stayed up…for the last 10 days, and now Netflix has made it clear that it’s re-established the deal. And, indeed, even strengthened it: Previously, the first three seasons of the series (i.e., the ones that ran on TV) had their streaming rights shared with Hulu, but now the series has become completely Netflix exclusive. Take that, Hulu!