"Flight of the Phoenix" is the fifty-fourth episode of the television comedy series Arrested Development and the first episode of the fourth season. The episode was originally released on May 26, 2013 and distributed by Netflix. It was written by the show's creator and executive producer Mitchell Hurwitz, and directed by Hurwitz and Troy Miller. The episode was also released on DVD in the United States and Canada on December 16, 2014 along with the rest of the fourth season.