Much to the surprise and joy of every Arrested Development fan, the Emmy Award-winning comedy series following the wildly eccentric and entertainingly dysfunctional Bluth family is back with 15 new episodes debuting on Netflix on May 26th. Having seen the first new episode, I can say that the show is as twisted and funny as ever, and feels like it hasn't missed a beat in the seven years since the last episode aired. From creator/writer Mitch Hurwitz, the series stars Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter. During this recent interview to promote the new episodes, Mitch Hurwitz talked about how they ended up with 15 episodes, how they chose to exploit the technology of Netflix, his recommendation for the most gratifying way to watch the episodes, how much they took advantage of the freedom they had with the content, how he'll get feedback from fans, his expectations for these episodes, and the possibility of a movie still happening. Check out what he had to say after the jump. Question: Since this project was first announced, it's gone from 10 episodes to 14, and now to 15, which must have increased the budget. How did that work with Netflix? Did you have to ask for more money to get more episodes, or did you just end up with so much more material that you needed 15 episodes to fit it all in? HURWITZ: I would say that Netflix has been ...
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