While the show's producing studio, 20th Century Fox TV, declined to comment on Hurwitz's statements, Vulture has confirmed that the company is onboard with the idea and that conversations have taken place with Netflix about the show streaming on the service. In addition, Deadline
reported Sunday that Showtime might also be interested in financing the resurrection. This makes sense: Showtime was in deep talks with 20th about keeping the show alive five years ago, but a deal never happened; since then, former
Arrested producer David Nevins has taken over as head of Showtime. As far as we can tell, the Fox network is not presently a factor in these conversations, though because 20th and Fox are siblings, it's possible the network could yet become involved. However, since the new TV episodes are meant to serve as a prologue to the feature, Hurwitz may prefer the creative freedom that would come with a Netflix or Showtime deal; Fox may also not want to invest coin in a series with no long-term future.