Arrested Development Coming To IFC

For those of you who’ve been itching to rewatch Arrested Development or if you’re among the non-fans who think it might be time to give the series a try, IFC announced today that they’ll be airing episodes on Sunday and Tuesday nights, starting October 25th!

I didn’t get into Arrested Development until after the series was cancelled. I’d seen part of an episode when it was on the air and thought it wasn’t the kind of show that would appeal to me. The humor seemed a bit on the goofy side and I didn’t totally get most of the jokes. When I finally got around to watching it from the beginning, determined to see if the show was worth the hype, I found that it definitely is. It's a series with the kind of humor that grows on you if you're willing to let it. And then it becomes brilliant. Below is part of the announcement the Independent Film Channel made today.

“ IFC has acquired Twentieth Television's complete three-season library (53 episodes) of the Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award-winning series, Arrested Development, it was announced today by Greg Meidel, President of Twentieth Television and Jennifer Caserta, Executive Vice President & General Manager of IFC. The network will launch the critically acclaimed show on Sunday, October 25 at 10 pm, ET/PT and air two episodes back-to-back, Sundays at 10 pm, and Tuesdays at 9 pm in the network's "Automat," a four-hour branded block of programming packed with exclusive uncut, uncensored content, including testosterone-infused network premieres, originals, shorts, web shows, anime and more. The addition of Arrested Development on IFC's schedule comes on the heels of the network's Python-A-Thon, including the premiere of the six-part documentary "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)" and the acquisition of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

"Arrested Development is one of the smartest and funniest shows of the last decade with a hilarious presentation of absurd family dysfunction. It's a perfect fit for IFC, which viewers recognize as an authority on what's new, next and relevant in television, film, music, gaming and online, and more recently comedy," said Caserta. "With the addition of shows like Monty Python's Flying Circus and our original series The Whitest Kids U' Know, IFC continues to be a destination for unique and unconventional comedies. Adding Arrested Development to our schedule is the next natural step for us in that direction."

Created by Imagine Entertainment and its Academy Award®-winning team of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, Arrested Development stars a decorated ensemble cast led by Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Henry Winkler, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Jessica Walter and Portia de Rossi. The eclectic show originally aired on FOX from 2003-2006 and follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family and is presented in a pseudo-documentary format, incorporating hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos and historical footage.”