{"id":38660,"date":"2023-03-02T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38660"},"modified":"2023-08-31T09:19:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T13:19:29","slug":"arrested-development-leaving-netflix-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/02\/arrested-development-leaving-netflix-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrested Development Leaving Netflix Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/netflix-removing-arrested-development-original-seasons-1235521721\/\">Selome Hailu<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/netflix-removing-arrested-development-original-seasons-1235521721\/\">\n<p>All episodes of &ldquo;Arrested Development&rdquo; are set to leave Netflix on March 15 &mdash; including Seasons 4 and 5, which Netflix produced itself.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Netflix co-produced Seasons 4 and 5 with 20th Television and Imagine Entertainment, and the licensing deal that allowed the streamer to host those seasons is now expiring.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23598338\/arrested-development-netflix-leaving-streaming-where\">Pete Volk<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23598338\/arrested-development-netflix-leaving-streaming-where\">\n<p>The first three seasons of Arrested Development are also on Hulu, and there has been no indication they will be removed from that platform. Hulu adding the last two seasons to their platform once they&rsquo;re removed from Netflix would sure make a lot of sense, but no announcement has been made.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@film_girl\/109948896562371366\">Christina Warren<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@film_girl\/109948896562371366\"><p>[The] only way I&rsquo;ll be able to be a completionist and get the 5th season and the season 4 remix is to pirate it off of sketchy sources? Like, just sell it to me, Netflix\/Fox. Just sell me a box set.<\/p><p>This has been my biggest fear with streaming-only shows and it&rsquo;s why I still buy stuff on Blu-ray and iTunes. Because I&rsquo;ve never trusted these fuckers to let me be a digital hoarder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>They already removed the original cut of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arrested_Development_(season_4)\">Season 4<\/a> when they made the remix version. Even for streaming shows that remain available, the music is often different.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@joshb@twit.social\/109949007278600822\">2TonWaffle<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@joshb@twit.social\/109949007278600822\"><p>Thought the same as I believed &ldquo;Oh, they wouldn&rsquo;t remove things that they&rsquo;ve made&rdquo; Well, was wrong there with HBO. Westworld and Raised by Wolves gone and I hadn&rsquo;t started season 2 of Wolves yet, now I can&rsquo;t.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Apple&rsquo;s original shows and movies are not available for purchase on iTunes, and I can&rsquo;t imagine them ever being on Blu-ray.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/21\/an-unsolicited-streaming-app-spec\/\">An Unsolicited Streaming App Spec<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/23\/apple-sued-for-removing-purchased-content\/\">Apple Sued for Removing Purchased Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/07\/the-former-netflix-dvd-library-is-a-lost-treasure\/\">The Former Netflix DVD Library Is a Lost Treasure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/16\/all-the-streaming-video\/\">All the Streaming Video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"arrested-development-leaving-netflix-soon-update-2023-03-28\">Update (2023-03-28): <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@film_girl\/110081040612768681\">Christina Warren<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@film_girl\/110081040612768681\">\n<p>Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/arrested-development-netflix-streaming-rights-1235360608\/\">reupped<\/a> the Arrested Development contract! There&rsquo;s always money in the banana stand.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"arrested-development-leaving-netflix-soon-update-2023-08-31\">Update (2023-08-31): <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@carnage4life\/110975823490314445\">Dare Obasanjo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@carnage4life\/110975823490314445\">\n<p>Disney is joining Warner Bros in removing shows from streaming for the cost savings (tax write off + no residuals). Just like in the case of the Batgirl movie, the Spiderwick Chronicles has been completed but will never be aired.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selome Hailu: All episodes of &ldquo;Arrested Development&rdquo; are set to leave Netflix on March 15 &mdash; including Seasons 4 and 5, which Netflix produced itself. [&#8230;] Netflix co-produced Seasons 4 and 5 with 20th Television and Imagine Entertainment, and the licensing deal that allowed the streamer to host those seasons is now expiring. 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