Level headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera and Portia de Rossi
Full Cast: Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, John Beard, Liza Minnelli, Mae Whitman, Justin Grant Wade
Episode Guide
Season 5
March 15, 2019Episode 16 The Fallout
March 15, 2019Episode 15 Courting Disasters
March 15, 2019Episode 14 Saving for Arraignment Day
March 15, 2019Episode 13 The Untethered Sole
March 15, 2019Episode 12 Check Mates
March 15, 2019Episode 11 Chain Migration
March 15, 2019Episode 10 Taste Makers
March 15, 2019Episode 9 Unexpected Company
May 29, 2018Episode 8 Premature Independence
May 29, 2018Episode 6 Emotional Baggage
May 29, 2018Episode 5 Sinking Feelings
May 29, 2018Episode 4 Old Start, An
May 29, 2018Episode 3 Everyone Gets Atrophy
May 29, 2018Episode 2 Self-Deportation
May 29, 2018Episode 1 Family Leave
Season 4
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
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User Reviews
Watchseries; Watching the first five episodes of Arrested Development Season 5 is like individually cutting off all five of my left fingers, with time in-between to contemplate just why I was exactly doing this, only to be told that just one more finger will make me finally see the true meaning of this activity.
I'm starting to feel like some fans are in serious denial. If seeing Jason Bateman on the screen is enough to make you forget about how terrible what you're watching is, then you're going to love this season. If not, I'd just stay away.
Watching the first five episodes of Arrested Development Season 5 is like individually cutting off all five of my left fingers, with time in-between to contemplate just why I was exactly doing this, only to be told that just one more finger will make me finally see the true meaning of this activity.
I'm starting to feel like some fans are in serious denial. If seeing Jason Bateman on the screen is enough to make you forget about how terrible what you're watching is, then you're going to love this season. If not, I'd just stay away.
Arrested Development watchseries. I'm excluding those seasons because I barley watched season 4 as it was unbearable, and I didn't even attempt to watch season 5. To me, Arrested Development is 3 incredible seasons of inventive, clever, witty television. This show was so funny. I loved the use of narration, visual gags, running gags, and how they contributed to the storytelling. It was always very well written, and the cast was amazing. They all bought something very distinct to their characters. I particularly liked Gob and Tobias the most, and Will Arnett and David Cross were both brilliant respectively. Loved this show, and it's a shame what it's slowly turned into.
this comedy is smart where so many others are not. its one of the few shows on today that you find DO NOT have a laugh track which alone makes it unique, but with the excellent writing and acting make it a refreshing and hilarious change. after a few episodes, it all makes sense and is that much funnier once you know the characters and their very individual quirks.
this show deserved all of the awards it won plus a few more just to make sure it gets noticed. its been voted TV-lands "future classic" after only a single season if thats any clue to those who haven't seen it yet. the dry acting of jason bateman and the voice over by ron howard are both stellar and add greatly to the shows overall style.
watch this show as soon as it begins again (nov 7, 2004 after the simpsons) you wont be sorry.
Great show till Netflix started making the show. Really enjoyed the first couple seasons and then Netflix took over and trashed it.
Season 1: 8/10 Season 2: 10/10 Season 3: 9/10
I don't recognize the rest.
Seasons 1-3: 10/10 Seasons 4 (Original edit): 6/10 Season 5: 6/10
This show really dipped in quality once Netflix picked it up. The new seasons still have their moments, but it never lived up to the original episodes.