The Returned (original French title: Les Revenants)
Written by Fabrice Gobert, Emmannuelle Carrère, Fabien Adda, Nathalie Saugeon
Directed by Fabrice Gobert (episodes 1-4) and Frédéric Mermoud (episodes 5-8)
Premiered on November 26th 2012 on Canal+
Satisfying the hunger of movie and television consumers in dire need of original content grows more difficult with each and every passing year. Not only do the people who produce content want to release more of the same, but the very fact of the matter is that nearly every story has already been told. What bold, creative new ideas can emerge in this early 21st century, where the quantity of the content grows exponentially at a dizzying rate? Making a television show that looks, sounds, and most importantly feels like no other is no small order. One option is to genre mash; that is, splicing two or more disparate genres together to make something that, while familiar,...
Written by Fabrice Gobert, Emmannuelle Carrère, Fabien Adda, Nathalie Saugeon
Directed by Fabrice Gobert (episodes 1-4) and Frédéric Mermoud (episodes 5-8)
Premiered on November 26th 2012 on Canal+
Satisfying the hunger of movie and television consumers in dire need of original content grows more difficult with each and every passing year. Not only do the people who produce content want to release more of the same, but the very fact of the matter is that nearly every story has already been told. What bold, creative new ideas can emerge in this early 21st century, where the quantity of the content grows exponentially at a dizzying rate? Making a television show that looks, sounds, and most importantly feels like no other is no small order. One option is to genre mash; that is, splicing two or more disparate genres together to make something that, while familiar,...
- 6/12/2014
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Channel 4 has won the rights to air the second series of hit French drama The Returned, Digital Spy has learnt exclusively.
The channel will air the second run of the show in 2014, following a rights deal to broadcast the series in the UK.
The supernatural thriller - which draws to a conclusion on Sunday (July 28) - will begin production on its second series in early 2014, with a UK broadcast on Channel 4 expected to land later in the year.
On average, some 1.8 million UK viewers have tuned into the show's debut series each week, with a 7.1% audience share during its 9pm Sunday slot.
Series two will consist of eight hour-long episodes once again, but additional details about the plot are unknown at this time.
The Returned, written by Fabrice Gobert, Emmanuel Carrère and Fabien Adda, follows a group of men, women and children in a small Alpine village who suddenly emerge,...
The channel will air the second run of the show in 2014, following a rights deal to broadcast the series in the UK.
The supernatural thriller - which draws to a conclusion on Sunday (July 28) - will begin production on its second series in early 2014, with a UK broadcast on Channel 4 expected to land later in the year.
On average, some 1.8 million UK viewers have tuned into the show's debut series each week, with a 7.1% audience share during its 9pm Sunday slot.
Series two will consist of eight hour-long episodes once again, but additional details about the plot are unknown at this time.
The Returned, written by Fabrice Gobert, Emmanuel Carrère and Fabien Adda, follows a group of men, women and children in a small Alpine village who suddenly emerge,...
- 7/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 has announced that it will air a full ad break in the French language.
The channel will become the first in UK television to air a full set of adverts in French, taking place on June 9.
The special ads will be aired during the first episode of new French zombie drama The Returned.
The adverts will feature English subtitles and will air during the show's first break at approximately 9.10pm.
Brands such as L'Oreal, Renault and Emirates will air special French-language commercials during the three-and-a-half-minute break.
Jonathan Allan, Sales Director at Channel 4, said: "We're really excited to bring the first entirely French ad break to Channel 4 to herald the arrival of our eagerly awaited new zombie drama series – it should really make the ads fit within the context of the show and surprise the viewer, cutting through to the audience."
The Returned is a supernatural crime thriller,...
The channel will become the first in UK television to air a full set of adverts in French, taking place on June 9.
The special ads will be aired during the first episode of new French zombie drama The Returned.
The adverts will feature English subtitles and will air during the show's first break at approximately 9.10pm.
Brands such as L'Oreal, Renault and Emirates will air special French-language commercials during the three-and-a-half-minute break.
Jonathan Allan, Sales Director at Channel 4, said: "We're really excited to bring the first entirely French ad break to Channel 4 to herald the arrival of our eagerly awaited new zombie drama series – it should really make the ads fit within the context of the show and surprise the viewer, cutting through to the audience."
The Returned is a supernatural crime thriller,...
- 5/31/2013
- Digital Spy
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