''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.

Cast

Main

* Kevin Alejandro as Sheriff Tommy Solano * Agnes Bruckner as Deputy Nikki Banks * India Ennenga as Camille Winship *

Sandrine Holt Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian model and actress. Early life Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace" ...

as Dr. Julie Han * Sophie Lowe as Lena Winship * Mark Pellegrino as Jack Winship * Jeremy Sisto as Peter Lattimore *

Mat Vairo Mat Vairo is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. Vairo began his career in 2012 on the stage portraying Melchior Gabor in the musical Spring Awakening. He has since gone on to star in multiple television series and films. Vairo made his te ...

as Simon Moran * Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Rowan Blackshaw *

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as Claire Winship

Recurring

* Aaron Douglas as Tony Darrow * Terry Chen as Deputy Mark Bao *

Dylan Kingwell Dylan Kingwell (born July 6, 2004) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing the roles of Duncan and Quigley Quagmire in the Netflix television series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' from 2017 to 2019. He is also known for having portrayed ...

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 Rhys Ward (born September 6, 1989) is a Canadian male actor. He is best known for his roles as Adam Darrow in '' The Returned'', and Jason Martin in '' And Now a Word From Our Sponsor''. He also played Atom in The 100. Career Rhys Ward and Al ...

as Adam Darrow *

Alexander Calvert Alexander Calvert is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the role of Jack Kline on the CW show '' Supernatural''. Early life A native of Vancouver, Calvert studied musical theatre and hip hop dancing until the age of 15, when he became ...

as Hunter *Giacomo Baessato as Deputy Shane Slater * Renn Hawkey as Paul Koretsky * Roger Cross as Matt

Episodes

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

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town of Caldwell, in Caldwell County, Washington, is actually filmed in and around

Squamish, British Columbia Squamish (; Squamish language, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, ; 2016 census population 19,512) is a community and a district municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, located at th ...

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.

References

External links

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