Arrested Development: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Arrested Development (2003): Comedy, Family. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

After being passed over as partner at The Bluth Co., widower Michael resolves to quit the family business and move away to spend more quality time with his 13-year-old son, George Michael. But when his father George Bluth Sr. is arrested for shifty accounting practices and the family assets are frozen, Michael is forced to stay in Orange County to help his wildly eccentric family pick up the pieces.

Series details

Title: Arrested Development
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Comedy, Family
Premiere date: 2003-11-02
Final broadcast date listed: 2019-03-15
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
TVMaze ID: 321

Cast and credited roles

Jason Bateman — Michael Bluth
Will Arnett — George "G.O.B." Bluth II
Jessica Walter — Lucille Bluth
Jeffrey Tambor — George Oscar Bluth, Sr.
Michael Cera — George Michael Bluth
Alia Shawkat — Mae "Maeby" Fünke
David Cross — Tobias Fünke
Tony Hale — Byron "Buster" Bluth
Portia de Rossi — Lindsay Bluth Fünke
Jeffrey Tambor — Oscar George Bluth

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2003-11-02; final listed air date 2004-06-06; episode order: 22.
Season 2: premiered 2004-11-07; final listed air date 2005-04-17; episode order: 18.
Season 3: premiered 2005-09-19; final listed air date 2006-02-10; episode order: 13.
Season 4: premiered 2013-05-26; final listed air date 2013-05-26; episode order: 15.
Season 5: premiered 2018-05-29; final listed air date 2019-03-15; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Arrested Development on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.