New 'Arrested Development' Episodes Will Be Exclusively on Netflix

If you were doing a chicken dance in excitement over new episodes of "Arrested Development," I have good news and bad news for you.

The good news is that the new episodes are a done deal: they have been picked up, and will be produced and ready for air by early 2013. The bad news is that you might end up having to pay extra to see them.

The new episodes of "Arrested Development," which are meant to lead into a movie, have been picked up by Netflix. That means that the episodes will be exclusive to the streaming content company, and will not air on any television networks.

This is a huge get for the Red Envelope, as they have been pushing to get into the original content area for some time now. The company has also bought the rights to "House of Cards," a drama series starring Kevin Spacey.

Showtime and Hulu were both in the running for the "Arrested Development" rights as well, but it looks like Netflix won out. One would have to assume that they pushed pretty hard to land those rights, especially considering the Qwikster debacle. Netflix has been apologizing for various business moves for some time now, so they needed a win. And "Arrested Development" is a big win.

And hey, if it doesn't get them any more subscribers, there's always money in the banana stand.