There is going to be an "Arrested Development" movie, and, better yet, it's going to be preceded by a short season of new "AD" episodes.

IFC and Showtime are among the networks interested in the new season, sources told TheWrap Monday. The series was canceled by Fox in 2006 after three seasons.

The short season and movie were confirmed Sunday by series co-creator and executive producer Mitch Hurwitz and the "Arrested Development" cast, who gathered in New York City Sunday for the "Bluth Family Reunion," a New Yorker Festival cast panel and Q&A session.

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And before fans even had the chance to ask the one question every Bluth lover wants to know, Hurwitz spilled the goods about the movie, which will follow a string of nine or 10 new episodes of the show, with each episode planned to catch viewers up on what individual characters have been up to.

Continued at Reuters