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Arrested Development (2003)

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Arrested Development
TV-14
Comedy

Release Date
November 2, 2003
Cast
Jason Bateman , Michael Cera , Portia de Rossi , Will Arnett , Alia Shawkat , Tony Hale , David Cross , Jeffrey Tambor
Main Genre
Comedy
Seasons
5

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