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    The Business

    Mitchell Hurwitz and the Revival of 'Arrested Development'

    Mitchell Hurwitz bares all: how "Arrested Development" was revived, his response to critics and if there's more to come.

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    By Kim Masters • Jun 1, 2013 • 28m Listen

    Mitchell Hurwitz on the logistics challenge of pulling off the resurrection of Arrested Development on Netflix. How they used creative scheduling and green screen technology to accommodate busy actors and convinced the relevant companies to do business differently. Plus, Hurwitz answers the critics and reveals there still could be more Arrested Development to come.

    Banner image: (L-R) Mitch Hurwitz, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman. Photo courtesy of Netflix

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    2 stories
    1. 0:00

      The Hollywood News Banter

      Kim Masters and John Horn banter about this week’s top entertainment news stories.

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      7 min
    2. 6:50

      Mitchell Hurwitz

      Since Arrested Development was canceled by Fox in 2006, series creator Mitchell Hurwitz has been committed to figuring out a way to continue the story of the Bluth family one way or another. For years he worked on a movie -- or really, a trilogy -- then a web series.

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      22 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:007 min

      The Hollywood News Banter

    2. 6:5022 min

      Mitchell Hurwitz

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