If Arrested Development is your favorite streaming comfort food, you should start planning. Netflix has announced that the program would cease streaming on March 14, giving subscribers just over a month to enjoy any Bluth family-related nostalgia. Even the original seasons that were created for Netflix will be leaving, along with the no-exclusive first three seasons that aired on Fox.
The two previously Netflix-only seasons four and five may be transferred to Hulu, where the original three seasons are already available to stream. Disney will also likely carry all five seasons internationally as part of their Star brand, which is currently hoping to increase revenue. The last new episodes of the show aired four years ago in 2018.
This may result in some serious facepalming from Netflix subscribers who joined the service solely to see the new seasons, and others will undoubtedly join the growing mass of former users after the series finishes its run.
Netflix's recent rate rises, payment restructuring, and password sharing might spark even greater rage.
In a time of increasing streaming platforms like Netflix and HBO Max, other users have responded to the impending removal of the show with a familiar refrain: If you really like a show, make sure you have a physical copy. Otherwise, you might be exposed to the whimsy (or financial realities) of whatever service your favorite series is streaming on.