Arrested Development filmed partially in Los Angeles.
Arrested Development (TV series) . Set in Newport Beach , California , Arrested Development was filmed primarily in Culver City and Marina del Rey . Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County , California . Marina del Rey is an unincorporated seaside community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Los Angeles County , California . Sawtelle [ sɔːˈtɛl ] is a district in the Westside of the city of Los Angeles , California , partially within the West Los Angeles subregion , that may refer to ( 1 ) a larger district that is part of the city of Los Angeles , ( 2 ) a smaller unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles that by definition is not part of the municipality of Los Angeles , or ( 3 ) a combination of these , sometimes known as the Sawtelle area .