Arrested Development is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the Fox network from November 2, 2003, to February 10, 2006. It was later revived by Netflix for a fourth season (2013) and a fifth season (2018).
Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the show centers on the Bluth family, a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family, and is presented in a continuous format, incorporating hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage.
The series stars Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter. Ron Howard serves as an executive producer on the show, as well as its narrator.
Actor | Character | Season | |||||
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S1 (2003–04) | S2 (2004–05) | S3 (2005–06) | S4 (2013) | S5 (2018–19) | |||
Michael Bluth | Starring | ||||||
Lindsay Bluth Fünke | Starring | ||||||
George Oscar Bluth | Starring | ||||||
George Michael Bluth | Starring | ||||||
Maeby Fünke | Starring | ||||||
Buster Bluth | Starring | ||||||
Tobias Fünke | Starring | ||||||
George Bluth Sr. | Starring | ||||||
Oscar Bluth | |||||||
Lucille Bluth | Starring | ||||||
Narrator/Himself | Starring | ||||||
Bob Loblaw | Recurring | Guest | |||||
Debrie Bardeaux | Recurring | ||||||
John Beard | Recurring | ||||||
Stan Sitwell | Recurring | Guest | |||||
Judge Lionel Ping | Recurring | ||||||
Starla | Recurring | ||||||
Herbert Love | Recurring | ||||||
Marky Bark | Recurring | ||||||
Larry Middleman | Recurring | ||||||
Rebel Alley | Recurring | ||||||
Mort Meyers | Recurring | ||||||
Dave | Guest | Recurring | |||||
BW Gonzalez | Lupe | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Brian Grazer | Recurring | ||||||
Kitty Sanchez | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Trisha Thoon | Recurring | Recurring | |||||
Charlie Hartsock | Ted | Recurring | |||||
James Carr | Guest | Recurring | |||||
Gary | Recurring | ||||||
Wayne Jarvis | Guest | Recurring | |||||
Johnny Bark | Guest | Guest | |||||
Officer Taylor | Recurring | Recurring | |||||
Annyong Bluth | Recurring | Guest | |||||
Stefan Gentles | Recurring | Guest | |||||
Maggie Lizer | Recurring | ||||||
Cindi Lightballoon | Recurring | ||||||
Bronwen Masters | Julia Adelaide | Recurring | |||||
Lucille Austero | Recurring | Recurring | |||||
Country Club Waiter | Guest | ||||||
David Carter | Guest | Recurring | Recurring | ||||
Joan Bark | Recurring | ||||||
Gene Parmesan | Guest | Recurring | |||||
Richard Jin Namkung | Paul "P-Hound" Huan | Recurring | |||||
James Alan Spangler | Recurring | ||||||
Wife of G.O.B. | Recurring | Guest | |||||
Heartfire | Recurring | ||||||
David Reynolds | White Power Bill | Recurring | |||||
Doctor Fishman | Guest | Recurring | Recurring | ||||
Jonah Feinberg | Recurring | ||||||
J. Walter Weatherman | Guest | Guest | |||||
Doctor Norman | Recurring | ||||||
Tony Wonder | Guest | Recurring | |||||
Sally Sitwell | Recurring | Recurring | |||||
Rita Leeds | Recurring | ||||||
Uncle Trevor | Recurring | ||||||
Terry Veal | Guest | Recurring | |||||
Argyle Austero | Recurring | ||||||
Marta Estrella | Recurring | ||||||
Marta Estrella | Recurring | ||||||
Justin Grant Wade | Steve Holt | Recurring | |||||
Allan Wasserman | Herb Zuckerkorn | Recurring | |||||
Carl Weathers | Recurring | Guest | Guest | ||||
Ann Veal | Recurring | ||||||
Barry Zuckerkorn | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Ice | Recurring | ||||||
Doug Fleer | Recurring | ||||||
Dean Fleer | Recurring | ||||||
Studio Executive | Guest | Guest | |||||
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