"Arrested Development" starts filming new season

From left, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia De Rossi, Mitchell Hurwitz, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, David Cross, Nancy Franklin, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera and Alia Shawkat attend The 2011 New Yorker Festival's "Arrested Development" panel on Oct. 2, 2011, in New York.

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(CBS News) "Arrested Development" fans, rejoice - filming for the show's new season has begun.

Deadline reports that production kicked off Tuesday for new episodes of the cult-favorite series about the dysfunctional Bluth family, set to air on Netflix next year.

The entire cast from the original series - Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia de Rossi, David Cross, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat and Tony Hale - are in final negotiations and are expected to return, Deadline added. Ron Howard is reprising his role as the series' narrator.

On Tuesday, Bateman shared a photo on Twitter, writing, "First day. Away we go..."

"Arrested Development" was canceled in 2006 after three seasons. Last year, it was announced the show would return for a fourth season, which is expected to bridge the gap between previous installments and a long-rumored movie.

In April, Netflix announced it will release all 10 new "AD" episodes on a single day, sometime in 2013. Series creator Mitchell Hurwitz has also said he'd be open to doing additional seasons.

Tell us: Are you excited for more "Arrested Development"?

[chanel099]

This is one of the best shows ever. I just recently watched all 3 seasons because a friend told me how funny the show was/is. I've watched those 3 seasons around 4 times. I could not figure out why the show was cancelled, it seemed like it ended too quickly and had many more funny situations to work with. I was thrilled when I read they reprising it for atleast one more season and I hope many more...love it, love it, love it...the Bluths make my family seem atleast slightly "normal".....

[ETN_Madman]

I AM excited!! Until we started watching it these past couple of months on Netflix, my son & I had NEVER seen a single minute of Arrested Development. But once we were a few episodes in, we couldnt quit watching...they just got better and better. We were both dismayed after watching the final episode in the realization that the series was only 3 seasons long. My heart-broken son asked,"Why didnt they make more episodes?" I had no answer. He said, and I thought there was no chance they ever would, they SHOULD make more episodes..he is going to be soooo stoked to hear this news! I know I am. And they thought the world was going to end in 2012 :: Sheesh! It's only getting BETTER !