<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Arrested Development episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The fifth season of the television comedy series Arrested Development premiered on Netflix on May 29, 2018 . The season will consist of 16 episodes, split into two eight - episode parts; with the second half premiering later in 2018 . This is the second revival season after the series was canceled by Fox in 2006; the fourth season premiered in 2013 . </P> <P> The show's storyline centers on the Bluth family, a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family, and the show incorporates hand - held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage . </P>

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