Arrested Development season 2

The second season of Arrested Development, an American television series created by Mitchell Hurwitz, premiered on November 7, 2004, and concluded its initial airing on April 17, 2005. The eighteen-episode season was broadcast on Fox, an American broadcast television network.

Arrested Development, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluth family, which consists of Michael (Jason Bateman), his twin sister Lindsay (Portia de Rossi), his older brother Gob (Will Arnett), his younger brother Buster (Tony Hale), their mother Lucille (Jessica Walter) and father George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), as well as Michael's son George Michael (Michael Cera), and Lindsay and her husband Tobias' (David Cross) daughter Maeby (Alia Shawkat). A formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, the Bluths made their money from property development, before George Sr. was arrested for arrested for using his company's funds for personal expenses. Central storylines of the season include George Michael's relationship with his on-again-off-again girlfriend Ann Veal, George Sr.'s hiding in the Bluth model home's attic, and Lucille's affair with Oscar, George Sr.'s twin brother.

The second season received acclaim from critics, who lauded it as overwhelmingly better than the first. It was nominated for multiple awards, notably for 11 Emmys, the highest amount a single season of the series ever received. A preview of the season was released several weeks prior to its premiere. It was released on DVD in region 1 on October 11, 2005, in region 2 on January 23, 2006, and in region 4 on March 15, 2006.