Arrested Development: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Arrested Development Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Flight of the Phoenix
May 26, 2013
Michael says goodbye to the family business and starts his own. And the life of the family is turned upside down when their mail man Pete dies.
Borderline Personalities
May 26, 2013
George Sr. comes up with a get rich quick scam after his family falls apart.
Indian Takers
May 26, 2013
Lindsay tries to reclaim her sense of self while traveling and getting back to her political activist roots.
The B. Team
May 26, 2013
Michael is presented with a new business opportunity that could change his life, but unfortunately, he needs his family to sign off.
A New Start
May 26, 2013
Tobias searches for meaning after splitting with Lindsay, only to find that old habits die hard.
Double Crossers
May 26, 2013
George Sr.'s new business hits a rough patch, and he must bribe a politician to get his scam back on track.
Colony Collapse
May 26, 2013
Gob finds a new group of friends after his relationship falls apart and his family abandons him.
Red Hairing
May 26, 2013
Lindsay continues to push away from being a Bluth by embracing a relationship and finding a new career.
Smashed
May 26, 2013
Tobias returns to his roots and reunites with his leading lady after a rough few weeks.
Queen B.
May 26, 2013
Lucille finds that her children have started dividing up her things, and adjusts to her new home.
A New Attitude
May 26, 2013
Gob accepts a job from his brother, but is distracted by a scheme of his own.
Señoritis
May 26, 2013
Maeby moves out on her own and reconnects with her cousin George-Michael.
It Gets Better
May 26, 2013
At UC Irvine things get steamy when George-Michael finds himself in a love triangle with his best friend Ray and his girlfriend Becky.
Off the Hook
May 26, 2013
Buster struggles to make it on his own and break away from his overbearing mother.
Blockheads
May 26, 2013
George-Michael tries to reconnect with his father, but is finding himself overwhelmed by the responsibility of running his business.