‘Arrested Development’ Is Leaving Netflix Next Month

“And that’s why you always buy physical media.”

That wasn’t one among J. Walter Weatherman’s elaborate classes to the Bluth clan, however possibly it ought to have been. Because if you happen to’ve that means to observe Arrested Development on Netflix and thought it might be there endlessly — the best way just about each Netflix authentic collection by no means leaves the service — assume once more. If you log onto the positioning proper now you’ll see that the present’s web page on the streaming service reads “Last Day to Watch on Netflix: March 14.”

Arrested Development was one among Netflix’s first actually huge authentic collection. The present initially premiered in 2003 on Fox, the place it was a cult favourite with poor scores. Fox ultimately canceled Arrested Development, the tales of the extremely screwed-up Bluth household, after three seasons.

The present bought an inconceivable second life from Netflix, which premiered a fourth season in May of 2013 that includes all of its authentic stars. To put that date in context, Netflix’s very first authentic programming, Lilyhammer debuted in February of 2012, and their first actually huge collection was House of Cards in February of 2013. Before that, they have been nonetheless generally known as an organization that despatched DVDs by means of the mail and had launched a streaming service the place they licensed motion pictures and a few TV reveals from present corporations. Bringing Arrested Development again garnered Netflix an enormous quantity of publicity and goodwill. A fifth season of Arrested Development adopted by a two-part fifth season in 2018 and 2019.

If you haven’t watched Arrested Development, you continue to have a month earlier than it leaves Netflix. After that, the present’s destiny isn’t clear. The authentic three seasons that aired on Fox are additionally at present streaming on the Disney-owned Hulu streaming service. But the 2 seasons that have been made for Netflix are at present Netflix exclusives. Season 5 by no means even bought a launch on DVD. So if you happen to’ve been that means to meet up with the present, don’t make an enormous mistake; do it now.