Arrested Developmentseason 5 is one step closer to being finished, asRon Howardhas started recording his voiceover for the upcoming season. Netflix stepped in and rescuedArrested Developmentas one of their first forays into producing content, which brought mixed results. While fans were happy to have the show return, season 4 didn’t quite resonate with many. But after several years away, the gang is back at it and Howard is putting his important piece of the puzzle in place.
Ron Howard has been a part ofArrested Developmentfrom the beginning. Not only as a producer, but he’s also the voice of the narrator that ties the series together. Recently, Howard took to Twitter to reveal that, on his birthday, he was in the recording studio doing his voiceover forSeason 5. His caption provided with the behind-the-scenes photo is sure to make fans of the series quite happy. Here’s what he had to say.
“For my birthday this morning I was back at the mic for the ‘Next…#ArrestedDevelopment.'”
Netflixhas been hard at work on the new season ofArrested Developmentsince late last year. They’ve been keeping it pretty tightly under lock and key, with only a handful of set photos being released on social media from the cast. Beyond that, much of what we’re going to see in season 5 remains a mystery. However, it’s been made clear that this season won’t repeat the mistakes made in season 4, as we’ll see much more of the Bluths together on screen, as opposed to having splintered storylines. That surely made things tricky in regards to scheduling, but that’s probably partially why it took so long forArrested Developmentseason 5 to happen in the first place.
Official plot detailsare being mostly kept under wraps, but it’s been said that the upcoming season will be amurder mysterysurrounding the death of Lucille Austero, who was played by Liza Minnelli. As far as Ron Howard goes, he’s been busy filmingSolo: A Star Wars Storyand will be busy handling press for that in the near future, so he’s got to squeeze in doing his voiceover forArrested Developmentwhile he has the chance. Luckily, even though that meant working on his birthday, he’s committed to the series.
There’s no word yet on when Netflix plans to releaseArrested Developmentseason 5, but with voiceover taking place, it seems like the new season is likely getting close to being finished. That means we’ll almost certainly see it this year. One of the big questions is how Netflix will handle Jeffrey Tambor, who came under fire over sexual misconduct allegations. Netflix fired Kevin Spacey fromHouse of Cardsover his sexual misconduct, but there’s been no indication that they’re going to do the same with Tambor. We’ll have to see how that shakes out. you’re able to check out the behind-the-scenes photo fromRon Howard’s Twitteraccount for yourself below.
