'Arrested Development' Season 5 News: 17 New Episodes Coming, Is Netflix Involved?

Steve Holt is somewhere yelling his own name with both hands in the air.

There is going to be a fifth season of "Arrested Development," Brian Grazer, an executive producer on the show, told Grantland's Bill Simmons on an episode of "The BS Report" podcast that was released on Tuesday.

"People are loyal to it, and we're gonna do another 17 episodes," Grazer told Simmons about the cult comedy show. "So stay tuned for 'Arrested Development.'"

Take that with a grain of salt though, because nobody else attached to the project has confirmed anything.

According to Time, Netflix, which exclusively housed the fourth season of the cult comedy, is not saying a word regarding Grazer's comments. Recently though, Netflix's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, told Entertainment Weekly that he thinks a fifth season is coming.

"I honestly think it will happen," Sarandos said. "[Series creator] Mitch Hurwitz is very excited about it. He has a great, great concept for the fifth season that the cast all loves."

Netflix resurrected the show for a third season in 2013. It originally aired between 2003 and 2006 on Fox. After the network cancelled it, the show took on a life of its own and grew in popularity, thanks to the post-"Arrested Development" success of Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat ,Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett and many more.

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