Mitch Hurwitz is writing again, but it’s not a new season of “Arrested Development.” Instead, stand-up comedy and web series fans can rejoice as a long-hailed cult comedienne is getting her own show via everyone’s go-to medium these days: Netflix.
“Lady Dynamite” is based on what star Maria Bamford — who many may remember as Debrie in “Arrested Development” Season 4 — has accepted as “her life,” though the “surreal” episodes will be “refracted over multiple periods” chronicling various events inspired by Bamford’s experiences. Hurwitz co-wrote the pilot episode with Pam Brady, and he, Brady and Bamford all serve as executive producers on the upcoming series.
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No release date was provided in the press release, but 13 30-minute episodes have been ordered of the single-camera comedy. “Lady Dynamite” joins the ranks of live-action Netflix comedies — of which there are only a few other examples: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” took the world by storm earlier this year, while many couldn’t decide whether “Grace and Frankie” was more of a comedy or a drama.
The genre should see a boost at Netflix in the coming years, however. Hurwitz has another series already greenlit — “Flaked,” starring Will Arnett, is set to air sometime in 2016 — and “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” will debut this July. Judd Apatow’s “Love,” starring Gillian Jacobs, is expected to land next year as well (with its already-approved second season arriving in 2017), as are “Fuller House” and “The Ranch.”
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