The Returned is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Carlton Cuse as an adaptation of the 2012 French series Les Revenants, which was broadcast internationally as The Returned.
The American adapted series follows residents in a small town whose lives are disrupted when people who have been dead for many years begin reappearing. Cuse wrote the pilot episode and executive produced the series alongside Raelle Tucker. The series premiered on March 9, 2015 and was cancelled by A&E after one season, on June 15, 2015.
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Cast
Main
Kevin Alejandro as Sheriff Tommy Solano
Agnes Bruckner as Deputy Nikki Banks
India Ennenga as Camille Winship
Sandrine Holt as Dr. Julie Han
Sophie Lowe as Lena Winship
Mark Pellegrino as Jack Winship
Jeremy Sisto as Peter Lattimore
Mat Vairo as Simon Moran
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Rowan Blackshaw
Tandi Wright as Claire Winship
Recurring
Aaron Douglas as Tony Darrow
Terry Chen as Deputy Mark Bao
Dylan Kingwell as Victor
Dakota Guppy as Chloe Blackshaw
Keenan Tracey as Ben Lowry
Carl Lumbly as Pastor Leon Wright
Leah Gibson as Lucy McCabe
Chelah Horsdal as Kris
Michelle Forbes as Helen Goddard
Rhys Ward as Adam Darrow
Alexander Calvert as Hunter
Giacomo Baessato as Deputy Shane Slater
Renn Hawkey as Paul Koretsky
Roger Cross as Matt
Hannah Levien as Marie
Development
In May 2013, it was revealed that an English-language adaptation of the 2012 series was being developed by Paul Abbott and FremantleMedia, with the working title They Came Back. In September 2013, it was revealed that Abbott was no longer involved with the project, which A&E would develop. In April 2014, A&E ordered 10 episodes for the first season. On March 5, 2015, it was announced Netflix had acquired global rights to the show and would air it internationally each week, via its streaming service, following A&E's airing.
Production
The show, set in the fictional Cascades Mountains town of Caldwell, in Caldwell County, Washington, is actually filmed in and around Squamish, British Columbia.
Critical reception
The Returned has received mostly positive responses from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 67% approval rating, with a rating average of 7.4/10, based on reviews from 33 critics. The site's consensus states: "Though overshadowed by its superior source material, the US version of The Returned retains enough of the creep factor and character drama to appease fans of the genre." Metacritic scored it 67 out of 100, based on 24 "generally favorable" reviews.
