Arrested Development is a no-show
With show creator Hurwitz bailing, hopes grow dim that Showtime will pick up acerbic sitcom.
For Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, the show mustn’t go on.
Hurwitz confirmed Monday that he has decided against continuing on with the series because he feels the show has reached its creative end. Showtime president Robert Greenblatt said previously that the cable channel was interested in picking up the series, but only if Hurwitz was involved as the show runner.
Hurwitz told Variety that he would consider continuing on as a consultant, and that he would be interested in making a feature film of the series.
“I said I’d be happy to do that, but that as show runner, I’ve gone as far as I can go,” he said.
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