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St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Gail Pennington
The Returned, in French with subtitles, is beautiful, riveting and above all thought-provoking.
The Returned (Les Revenants)
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- France
- 2012-2015
- · 2 seasons
- · 55m
Creator
Fabrice Gobert
Cast
Anne Consigny,
Frédéric Pierrot,
Clotilde Hesme,
Céline Sallette,
Samir Guesmi
Genre
Drama,
Mystery,
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed to their core when hundreds of previously dead relatives all return home on the same day. Despite having passed away several years earlier, their loved ones haven't aged and are unaware of their own fatality. As longtime secrets are uncovered, they realize they are not the only ones to have been brought back from the dead.
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What are critics saying?
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Slate by Willa Paskin
The Returned is very good. Let it have your brains.
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Philadelphia Inquirer by Tirdad Derakhshani
It's a deeply moving, unforgettable experience.
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Los Angeles Times by Robert Lloyd
To my mind, it's the best series of the fall, and with the tonally similar "Top of the Lake," possibly of the year.
100
Entertainment Weekly by Melissa Maerz
By the end, it's unclear which of these people are alive or dead, literally or spiritually. But The Returned still qualifies as a new zombie classic--a haunting tribute to the lost loves who feed on your brain forever.
100
The A.V. Club by Emily VanDerWerff
The mood develops exquisitely from the first frame.
100
RedEye by Curt Wagner
The Returned is far and away the most thoughtful and thought-provoking series I've watched this year.
100
San Francisco Chronicle by David Wiegand
There is more than enough to captivate us, and perhaps disturb us as well, in these eight stunningly provocative episodes.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Tim Goodman
Defying expectations while rewiring what a “zombie” series can be, The Returned is one of the most intriguing, utterly original offerings of the year.
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People Weekly by Tom Gliatto
[A] mesmerizingly eerie French series set in a mountain community. [4 Nov 2013]
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