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Revival is a supernatural mystery horror thriller drama series co-created by Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, the Syfy series is set in a rural Wisconsin town as a mysterious event known as the “Revival Day” takes place, which saw the resurrection of recently deceased people. It follows police officer Dana Cypress as she investigates a murder case, which makes her suspect everyone from the recently revived to the living. Revival stars Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott, and Andy McQueen. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, interesting story, and compelling characters in Revival, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Wynonna Earp is a supernatural Western dark...

Paris-based Haut et Court and London-based Good Chaos have partnered to acquire the film rights to Paris-Hollywood, the debut novel from writer and critic Cécile Mury.

The novel is the story of a French journalist and an English-speaking movie star. The two companies have said they plan to adapt the novel into a feature film, with the aim of “blending the sensibilities of both Franco and Anglo rom-coms.”

“Paris-Hollywood is not only a charming and winning read, but it also digs intelligently into the nature of love and the limits we put on ourselves before falling in love,” Mike Goodridge, CEO of Good Chaos, said in a statement. “We are so excited to be building this movie with our dear friends at Haut et Court and make a classic European romcom.”

Paris-Hollywood was one of the buzzier titles at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, where it was picked up...

Una mirada entre bastidores al mundo contemporáneo y cambiante de la moda y el lujo franceses. © Apple TV+

Apple TV+ ha presentado el tráiler de La Maison, una serie ambientada en un icónico taller de alta costura en París.

La Maison sigue a dos familias rivales ilustres, disfuncionales y poderosas, que compiten por dominar el despiadado mundo de la alta costura. Cuando un escándalo afecta a la icónica casa de modas, la familia debe reinventarse con la ayuda de una joven diseñadora para salvar y reconstruir la centenaria Maison Ledu. Aprovechando todo esto, la despiadada directora ejecutiva del poderoso grupo de lujo Rovel, lanza una ofensiva para adquirir lo que considera su premio más importante: Maison Ledu. Se trata de algo más que adquirir una nueva marca; se trata de venganza.

La serie de 10 episodios está protagonizada por Lambert Wilson (De Gaulle), Amira Casar (Call me by your name), Carole Bouquet...

The new 10-episode, Paris-based, high-fashion drama series “La Maison”, directed by Fabrice Gobert and Daniel Grou, streams September 20, 2024 on AppleTV+:

“…follow two illustrious, dysfunctional and powerful rival families as they vie for dominance in the cutthroat world of high fashion.

“High fashion meets high stakes in this behind-the-curtain look at how an iconic fashion house is thrown into scandal and reinvention by a viral video featuring star designer ‘Vincent Ledu’ (Lambert Wilson), leaving his family's iconic and legendary haute couture house, ‘Ledu’ hanging by a thread.

“‘Perle Foster’ (Amira Casar), Vincent's former muse who is still in his shadow, teams up with visionary next-generation designer ‘Paloma Castel’ (Zita Hanrot) to save, evolve and renew the century-old ‘Maison Ledu’.

“Taking advantage of Vincent's demise, ‘Diane Rovel’ (Carole Bouquet), the ruthless CEO of the powerful ‘Rovel’ luxury group, launches an offensive to acquire what she sees as her most important prize: Maison Ledu.

Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer and key art for La Maison, the upcoming French-language family drama set within an iconic Paris-based high-fashion atelier.

A behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary ever-evolving world of fashion and aspirational French elegance and luxury, La Maison follows two rival illustrious, dysfunctional, and powerful families as they vie for dominance in the cutthroat high-fashion world.

The 10-episode original series will debut globally with the first two episodes on Friday, September 20, 2024, on Apple TV+, followed by one episode weekly on Fridays through November 15, 2024.

High fashion meets high stakes in this behind-the-curtain look at how an iconic fashion house is thrown into scandal and reinvention by a viral video featuring star designer Vincent Ledu (Lambert Wilson), leaving his family’s iconic and legendary haute couture house, Ledu, hanging by a thread.

Perle Foster (Amira Casar), Vincent’s former muse still in his shadow, collaborates with visionary next-generation...

Apple TV+ has announced the programming that will be added to the streaming service next month. The Apple TV Plus September 2024 lineup includes the family drama series La Maison, the medical drama series Midnight Family, the fourth season of the spy thriller series Slow Horses, and the action comedy film Wolfs.

Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment. It is available to watch across all of a user’s favorite screens.

Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio, Tcl and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at the Apple site.

Slow Horses Season 4 Apple TV Plus September 2024 Schedule

Available September...

Apple TV+ today revealed a first look at ‘La Maison,’ the upcoming French-language 10-episode one-hour family drama set within an iconic Paris-based high-fashion atelier.

A behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary ever-evolving world of fashion and aspirational French elegance and luxury, the series follows two rival illustrious, dysfunctional and powerful families as they vie for dominance in the cutthroat world of high fashion.

High fashion meets high stakes in this behind-the-curtain, look at how an iconic fashion house is thrown into scandal and reinvention by a viral video featuring star designer Vincent Ledu (Lambert Wilson), leaving his family’s iconic and legendary haute couture house Ledu hanging by a thread. Perle Foster (Amira Casar), Vincent’s former muse who is still in his shadow, teams up with next-generation, visionary designer Paloma Castel (Zita Hanrot) to save, evolve and renew the century-old Maison Ledu. Taking advantage of Vincent’s demise, Diane Rovel...

Today, Apple TV+ revealed a first look at La Maison, the upcoming 10-episode, one-hour, French-language family drama set within an iconic Paris-based high-fashion atelier.

A behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary, ever-evolving world of fashion and aspirational French elegance and luxury, La Maison follows two illustrious, dysfunctional, and powerful rival families as they vie for dominance in the cutthroat world of high fashion.

The series will make its global debut with the first two episodes on Friday, September 20, 2024, on Apple TV+. It will then air one episode weekly on Fridays through November 15, 2024.

High fashion meets high stakes in this behind-the-curtain look at how an iconic fashion house is thrown into scandal and reinvention by a viral video featuring star designer Vincent Ledu (Lambert Wilson), leaving his family’s iconic and legendary haute couture house, Ledu, hanging by a thread.

Perle Foster (Amira Casar), Vincent’s former muse still in his shadow,...

Iconic French fashion house La Maison is to be spotlighted in an Apple TV+ drama series starring seven-time César Award nominee Lambert Wilson.

La Maison will take a behind-the-curtain look at how a family dynasty of an iconic fashion house is thrown into scandal and reinvention by a viral video featuring star designer Vincent LeDu (Wilson), leaving his family’s legendary haute couture house hanging by a thread. Perle Foster (Amira Casar), Vincent’s former muse who is still in his shadow, teams up with next-generation, visionary designer Paloma Castel (Zita Hanrot) to save and recreate the century-old Maison Ledu, claiming their rightful place in both the LeDu family and the fashion world.

Related: 2023 Apple TV+ Pilots & Series Orders

Wilson, who played The Merovingian in The Matrix trilogy and is this year’s Locarno Jury President, leads a cast featuring Carole Bouquet (En Thérapie), Zita Hanrot (Fatima), Pierre Deladonchamps (Stranger by the Lake...

Don’t expect Warner Bros. Discovery’s French original programming team to follow Netflix and Amazon Prime Video’s trail and chase teen audiences.

Vera Peltekian, VP and head of streaming original production for the banner, says the standalone service’s bow in France “is on the roadmap” with a raft of “bold and director-driven Max originals targeting adult audiences in line with what the HBO brand is known for.”

Peltekian, who previously worked 15 years at Canal + and played a major role in the pay TV group’s critically acclaimed series such as “The Returned,” “Spiral” and “Savages,” revealed that Warner Bros. Discovery’s first French original will be “The Mythomaniac of the Bataclan,” a four-part series inspired by the true story of a woman who conned her way into a victims’ association and quickly became one of its pillars.

Now shooting on location in Paris, “The Mythomaniac of...

Hellbound is the most recent Korean-language hit to make it into the U.S. Netflix Top Ten, and to top Netflix’s global (self-reported) charts. If you’ve already binged all six episodes of the ultra-violent celestial fantasy and are thirsting for more shows in a similar vein, then we’ve hand-picked a selection of supernatural fantasy series that could make the perfect follow-up. Prepare yourself for heaven-and-hell dramas, existential questions, terrifying monsters, human dilemmas, angels, demons and much, much more.

The Leftovers

Where to watch: HBO Max

Like Hellbound, The Leftovers is an existential drama that starts with an incomprehensible, potentially divine metaphysical event. In Hellbound, it is the realization that creatures that seem a lot like angels and demons exist and are coming to kill people. In The Leftovers, it is the sudden disappearance of 2% of the world’s population. Lesser shows—or at least more plot-driven shows...

The William Shatner hosted and produced eight-episode series The UnXplained will premiere on the History channel on July 19th. Also in today's Highlights: The Returned Season 2 and Landing Lake release details.

History Channel's The Unxplained Release Details: Press Release: "History will premiere the nonfiction series “The UnXplained,” hosted and executive produced by Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor William Shatner on Friday, July 19 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. The eight-episode, one-hour anthology series will tackle subjects that have mystified mankind for centuries, from mysterious structures and cursed ancient cities to extraterrestrial sightings and bizarre rituals.

“I’m thrilled to be hosting and producing the new History series ‘The UnXplained” said Shatner. “It’s an intriguing show that will offer viewers credible answers to questions about mysterious phenomena, while also leaving other theories left unexplained.”

From Executive Producer Kevin Burns, the creator, and producer of History’s most popular series, including...

The special jury prize went to Nir Bergman and Ram Nehari’s Israeli social drama Just For Today,

Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne’s four-part English-language drama The Virtues took the top Grand Prix award at TV festival and industry event Series Mania (March 22-30) in the northern French city of Lille over the weekend.

Lead actor Stephan Graham was also feted with the best actor award for his performance as the troubled, alcoholic protagonist who returns to his family home in Ireland to confront the roots of his problems.

The drama was produced by the UK’s Warp Films...

(L-r) Jeffrey Walker, Sarah Lambert and Jason Stephens at Series Mania.

Lingo Pictures’ Lambs of God didn’t win any prizes at Series Mania but the comedic drama adapted from Marele Day’s novel was warmly received by audiences and French critics.

The first two hours of the Foxtel-commissioned miniseries created by Sarah Lambert and directed by Jeffrey Walker had their world premiere in the International Panorama section of the festival staged in Lille, northern France.

Starring Essie Davis, Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden and Sam Reid, Lambs of God follows three nuns, the last survivors of the order of St. Agnes, who live in a convent on a remote island. Reid plays Father Ignatius, an ambitious young priest who plans to turn the property into a money-making luxury resort and is kidnapped by the nuns.

The cast includes John Bell as a bishop, Damon Herriman as Father Bob, Daniel Henshall...

The international TV event Series Mania unveiled its 2019 winners Saturday during the closing ceremony in France.

Taking place in Lille, this year’s festival ran from March 22-30, and included masterclasses from Uma Thurman, Freddie Highmore, Charlie Brooker and Sharp Objects creator Marti Noxon who will also serve as president of the Official Competition jury.

Also on the jury were The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies, French actress Audrey Fleurot, French writer Delphine de Vigan and Thomas Lilti, creator-director of Canal + hit Hippocrate.

Below is the full list of winners

Official Competition

Grand Prix: The Virtues

Created and written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne (UK)

Directed by: Shane Meadows – Production: Warp Films, Big Arty Productions – Broadcast by: Channel 4 (UK)

Special Jury Prize: Just for Today

Created and written by Nir Bergman and Ram Nehari (Israël)

Written and directed: Nir Bergman – Production: Endemol Shine Israël – Broadcast: Yes TV...

Three series from strong creative voices – Shane Meadows’ “The Virtues,” Nir Bergman’s “Just for Today” and the Fabrice Gobert-directed, and Netflix-backed, “Mytho” – shared major honors at an enlarged, hectic 10th Series Mania, now firmly established in festival, industry and discussion forum terms as one of the major TV events in Europe.

A story of redemption, unexpected love and imperfect fatherhood – a growing trend among drama series, Eurodata TV’s Avril Blondelot said at Series Mania – “The Virtues” won the Series Mania Grand Prix and best actor for Stephen Graham, a standout in Meadows’ “This is England,” who puts in profoundly affecting performance, by common consensus, as Joseph, a man who travels to Ireland to confront the demons left by a childhood in its care-system.

“From the first frame, ‘The Virtues’ moves you with its deep humanity. Masterfully directed, written and acted, the show is a prime example...

Lille, France — Leading French independent production-finance-distribution sales company Federation Entertainment has secured international sales rights on upcoming French psychological thriller “Torn.”

The series was created and written by director Lionel Bailliu (“Innocente”)and Yann Le Gal and world premieres in the official French competition on March 25 at France’s Series Mania TV festival. Attending the series’ premiere will be French actress – producer Julie Gayet, Bailliu, Le Gal, as well as Elephant producers Gaëlle Cholet and Guillaume Renouil.

Elephant Story and At-Production co-produced with participation from France Télévisions. France 3, Belgian public broadcaster Rtbf and TV5 Monde are already set to broadcast.

In the series, a school teacher named Victoire moves to a small village in rural France with her young family. There, she runs into Florent, her first love from a lifetime ago, and their long-dormant feelings for one another reignite. Unable to suppress their desires for one another, the...

Graced by Uma Thurman, “The Good Doctor” star Freddie Highmore and “Black Mirror” creators Charlie Brooker and Anabel Jones, the 10th edition of Series Mania will kick off March 22 with a prominent Netflix presence, a broader geographical reach and a strong showing of women writers and directors.

Thurman will make the trek to Lille, in northeast France, for the international premiere of Netflix Original Series “Chambers,” which looks like one of the hottest tickets in this year’s 10-title Official Competition. “Chambers” is a Ya supernatural drama thriller from Stephen Gaghan and Turner’s multi-platform Super Deluxe. In it a young heart attack victim begins to take on the sinister characteristics of her deceased heart donor. Thurman plays the donor’s mother.

Thurman, Highmore, and Brooker and Jones will deliver Series Mania masterclasses, as will writer-producer-director Marti Noxon, who is president of the Official Competition jury. Other members of the...

Pascal Breton’s Federation Entertainment has acquired international rights to “Mytho,” a series drama which will be directed by Fabrice Gobert, the creator of Canal Plus’s hit supernatural series “The Returned.”

The series is being produced by Bruno Nahon at Unité de Production. The seasoned French producer is behind a flurry of critically acclaimed films, notably Cyril Mennegun’s “Louise Wimmer,” Nabil Ayouch’s “Razzia,” and series such as “Ainsi soient-ils” (“Churchmen”), which is one of Arte’s most popular series.

“Mytho,” which comprises six one-hour episodes, will topline French actress Marina Hands (“Tell No One,” “Lady Chatterley”) as Elvira, a loving and caring wife who finds herself on the edge of burnout. One day, she starts suspecting her husband of having an affair, and on the spur of the moment, she pretends that she is sick, a small white lie that will have huge consequences.

“Mytho” has been commissioned by Franco-German network Arte.

Less of a K.O. than a Wtf, writer-director Fabrice Gobert’s second feature stars French pretty boy Laurent Lafitte (Elle) as a TV executive caught in a Mobius strip-style plot that has him dying, resurrecting, falling in and out of love with Chiara Mastroianni, and acting like a d-bag for most of the film’s two-hour running time.

It’s a lot to ask an audience to get hooked on, especially with a lead character who really has nothing to commend except his perfectly etched beard, but Gobert — who created the well-regarded supernatural TV series Les Revenants — manages to keep the...

Screen investigates which films from around the world could launch on the Croisette, including on opening night.

With just over a month to go before the line-up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival is unveiled in Paris, Croisette predictions and wish lists are hitting the web thick and fast.

Screen’s network of correspondents and contributors around the world have been putting out feelers to get a sense of what might or might not make it to the Palais du Cinéma or one of the parallel sections.

Just like the Oscars, this year’s festival is likely to unfold amid a politically-charged atmosphere. Beyond Trump and the rise of populism across the globe, France will be digesting the result of its own presidential election on May 7. Against this background, the festival will be feting its 70th edition.

Below, Screen reveals which titles might - and might not - be in the running for a place at the...

Exclusive: Paris-based company reshuffles sales team as Carole Baraton steps down as head of sales.

Wild Bunch will launch sales on new films by Jean-Luc Godard, Christian Carion, Michel Ocelot, Raymond Depardon as well as a feel-good, Senegal-set drama starring Omar Sy at Unifrance’s upcoming Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris (Jan 12-16).

The event will also mark the first outing for the company’s reconfigured sales team following Carole Baraton’s decision to step down as head of sales to set-up her own company.

Baraton’s long-time territories the Us, France and the UK will be carved up between the sales team, now consisting of Silvia Simonutti, Emilie Serres, Olivier Barbier, recent hire Fanny Beauville and Esther Devos for festivals.

Notably, Beauville will co-handle Canada and the Us in partnership with La’s Creative Artist Agency (CAA), working closely with the agency’s film finance and sales group co-chief Roeg Sutherland and his team.

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Season two of the French series The Returned debuts on Sundance TV on Halloween, but is there more story to tell? The creator of the series, Fabrice Gobert, spoke about the series with Digital Spy, and he is not against a third season.

"I think there can be a third, but season two is really constructed as a mirror to season one. There are a lot of questions, a lot of mysteries, a lot of stories that began in season one, and those had to be completed in season two.  So we can imagine easily season three, but I think it would be different from the two first chapters."

Two members of the cast, Pierre Perrier and Jenna Thiam, also teased the possibility of a third season. However, season two will give fans a satisfactory ending.

Are you a fan of The Returned? Would you want more? Tell us...

Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid.

Good news - The Returned is back, with its beautiful people, Gallic drama and Mogwai chords. Bad news - the first series aired in 2013 and, two years on, all we can remember is "the Lake Pub".

Great news - Digital Spy has prepared a handy guide, for anyone looking to refresh their memories ahead of tonight's (superb) series two premiere:

The basics

The dead have begun returning to life in a small French mountain town. But these are no flesh-chomping zombies - beyond a ferocious appetite, the 'Returned' appear perfectly healthy and normal.

The town, though, is plagued by other strange phenomena - power outages, the reservoir's water level dropping dramatically and strange marks appearing on the bodies of both the living and dead.

What happened in series one's finale?

Remember Toni (Grégory Gadebois), manager of the Lake Pub?...

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The Returned series 2 arrives on More4 in the UK tonight, Friday the 16th of October. We spoke to its creators and cast…

Fabrice Gobert, the French creator of supernatural drama The Returned, speaks good English. An inevitability of using a second language though, is the odd grammatical slip. One such slip made by Gobert at the press launch for The Returned series two is too perfect to let pass by. A pitfall of writing fantasy TV, Gobert said, is that “you can lost yourself”.

Add a capital letter to the ‘l’ word, and you can say that again.

During its enviably long run, Lost became both the high and low benchmark for atmospheric, existentially fraught TV dramas. Its early seasons gripped viewers, but its later runs frustrated many by failing to achieve the perfect ratio of mysteries to answers. That’s the tricky challenge The Returned is facing in series two.

The Returned is back for a second series - but will these next eight episodes bring the story to a close?

Fabrice Gobert, creator of the chilling French drama, told press including Digital Spy that he is not ruling out a third series.

"I think there can be a third," he said. "But season two is really constructed as a mirror to season one. There are a lot of questions, a lot of mysteries, a lot of stories that began in season one, and those had to be completed in season two.

"So we can imagine easily season three, but I think it would be different from the two first chapters."

Gobert had planned the climax of The Returned to the very final image. However, while that image does still feature in series two's finale, it is no longer the last shot.

"I had it [in my head] when I wrote season one,...

The Us remake of chilling French drama The Returned ran for just one season - and it's fair to say the team behind the original show were not fans.

Pierre Perrier (Simon) and Jenna Thiam (Lena) told press including Digital Spy that they were not impressed by what little they saw of the American series.

"I saw ten minutes of it," Perrier admitted. "It was the same shots. But... bad. So I stopped it."

"I've seen it very briefly," Thiam added. "But there's no artistic movement behind it. It's just, 'Oh this was a big hit, let's copy it'. - it's a different way of thinking."

Fabrice Gobert, creator of the original Les Revenants, confirmed that he played no role in the Us remake, but did speak briefly with its showrunner, Lost veteran Carlton Cuse.

"They asked me if I wanted to participate, but I couldn't, because I was writing season two [of the French show]," he explained.

Spooky French drama The Returned is back for a second series - but why has it taken over 2 years for new episodes to reach our screens?

In fact, there's been a 3-year gap since the first series aired in its naive France - but creator Fabrice Gobert told press including Digital Spy that the French television industry is simply not equipped to work at a faster pace.

"It's a problem in France. and we have to solve it," he said. "As a spectator, when I love a series, I expect it to have 10 episodes every year. I would be very frustrated if Game of Thrones stopped for three years.

"So we know that we have to improve that in France, everybody knows that, but it's difficult to imagine a system where we have to make 10 episodes every year.

"In France, you have to write every script before shooting. So you...

If you're a fan of spooky French series The Returned, we've got some exciting news for you - the Lake Pub is real.

The drinking establishment - and its curiously Anglicised name - became a bit of a mini-obsession for UK viewers when Channel 4 screened the first series of The Returned in 2013.

Both the pub and the diner that feature on the show are real locations, near Annecy in south-eastern France where the series films.

"They are real places - we didn't invent them," The Returned creator Fabrice Gobert told press including Digital Spy.

"In the script, the pub had a French name, but we found that place and it was wonderful and called 'The Lake Pub' - and we thought, 'It's a little bit Twin Peaks but...'"

So there you have it. Next time you're affecting a terrible French accent to mimic one of the cast of The Returned,...

The Fabrice Gobert created supernatural show The Returned was a big favorite around these parts when it premiered a few years back. A slow cooker, with atmosphere and Wtf moments aplenty, the show revolved around the residents of a provincial French town who had to deal with loved ones returning from the dead.. but were not undead in the modern zombie sense... they were seemingly fully alive, and with no memory of their deaths. It's as if they just woke up from a nap. More Twin Peaks than The Walking Dead, Gobert and company gave us one killer first season and then went off to craft season 2, which, if you live in France, has been three years in the making, and two for us...

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Read More: Toronto Review: With Season 2 of 'The Returned,' the Best Mystery on TV is Back SundanceTV has released the full-length trailer for the thrilling second season of the International Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series “The Returned." After a three-year absence, creator Fabrice Gobert is excited to debut the second season at a perfect time considering the themes of the series: Halloween. SundanceTV's official synopsis reads: "The second season picks up six months after the deceased disappeared into the mountains with Simon, Camille, her mother, Claire, Julie and the mysterious youngster Victor. Since then, nothing has been heard of them. Now, Adèle is about to give birth to Simon's child, part of the town is still flooded and the dam remains under surveillance. Rumors abound that the dead have returned, but the authorities refuse to believe them. The rare witnesses have chosen to remain silent or are not taken seriously,...

In the pantheon of recent television shows steeped in mystery more than solutions — from "Lost" to the first season of "True Detective" — no recent program has recaptured the creepy elegance of "Twin Peaks" better than "The Returned" ("Les Revenants"). With two episodes previewed this week in the Toronto International Film Festival's Primetime section, the show continues to provide a unique narrative experience that propels viewers to think things through, even if they still don't add up. Read More: Coming Back from the Dead, French-Style The French series, the first season of which made its way to North America two years ago on Sundance TV, explores the bizarre circumstances under which the dead come back to life in a small town, unaware of their postmortem state or why they came back. With a layered approach and massive ensemble, creator Fabrice Gobert juggles an extraordinary number of ambiguous situations united by a.

The rise in critical acclaim for television shows over the years has been well-documented, with a corresponding rise in interest among viewers to discuss and analyse television the way films are at festivals. While festivals dedicated to television shows, such as Atx and PaleyFest, are on the rise, film festivals still outweigh them.

For its 2015 incarnation, however, the Toronto International Film Festival will be doing something unique, beginning a programme dedicated to television. Titled the Primetime Programme, the section of the festival will conduct screenings and Q&A sessions just like the films that play at Tiff, focusing on specific episodes of shows instead. The lineup for the inagural Primetime programme has now been announced, and can be seen below.

Casual Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, created by Zander Lehmann and directed by Jason Reitman, making its World Premiere

Festival favourite Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) directs this wonderfully endearing...

Toronto brass on Thursday paid homage to arguably the most dynamic and provocative content format in entertainment, announcing the festival’s inaugural slate of six TV projects from the likes of Baltasar Kormákur, Jason Reitman and Lucía Puenzo.

The selections highlight what Tiff director and CEO Piers Handling called a “cross-pollination” of the film and TV worlds from international storytellers, broadcasters and streaming services.

The six selections appear below. All are world premieres except The Returned, which is an international premiere.

Casual (Us), created by Zander Lehmann and directed by Jason Reitman.

Episodes 1 and 2 of the comedy from Hulu and Lionsgate that follows a dating site entrepreneur and his therapist sister who move in together after the latter’s recent divorce.

Starring Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins and Tara Lynne Barr.

Cromo (Argentina), created by Lucía Puenzo and Nicolás Puenzo.

Episodes 1, 2 and 8 of the eco-thriller from directors Lucía Puenzo (Xxy, Wakolda), Pablo Fendrik (Blood Appears, El Ardor) and Nicolás Puenzo...

Toronto brass on Thursday paid homage to arguably the most dynamic and provocative content format in entertainment, announcing the festival’s inaugural slate of six TV projects from the likes of Baltasar Kormákur, Jason Reitman and Lucía Puenzo.

The selections highlight what Tiff director and CEO Piers Handling called a “cross-pollination” of the film and TV worlds from international storytellers, broadcasters and streaming services.

The six selections appear below. All are world premieres except The Returned, which is an international premiere.

Casual (Us), created by Zander Lehmann and directed by Jason Reitman.

Episodes 1 and 2 of the comedy from Hulu and Lionsgate that follows a dating site entrepreneur and his therapist sister who move in together after the latter’s recent divorce.

Starring Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins and Tara Lynne Barr.

Cromo (Argentina), created by Lucía Puenzo and Nicolás Puenzo.

Episodes 1, 2 and 8 of the eco-thriller from directors Lucía Puenzo (Xxy, Wakolda), Pablo Fendrik (Blood Appears, El Ardor) and Nicolás Puenzo...

As is the new normal for festivals looking for audiences where they really are nowadays, Toronto has added a television slate to buttress its unspooling film program. The international lineup features shows new and returning from Baltasar Kormákur, Jason Reitman, Morgan Neville, Fabrice Gobert, Lucía Puenzo and Tim Kring. France's elegant life-after-death saga "The Returned" is back for season two, while Jason Reitman's Hulu series "Casual" will show its first two episodes. Morgan Neville's (an Oscar contender for "Best of Enemies") Netflix Original "Keith Richards: Under the Influence" will also premiere. New series "Trapped" from Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur, whose "Everest" opens Venice next month, is a noirish procedural that follows the investigation of a nasty murder in a small town at the bottom of a fjord. Read More: Baltasar Kormákur Launches 'Trapped,' Icelandic Crime...

Joining in the growing movement to include television programming at film festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival announced today its inaugural lineup for Primetime, a section showcasing the best international television out there. Featuring episodic content from France, Iceland, Argentina and the United States, the new program will be made up of six total entries.  Most notable is the upcoming Hulu series from Jason Reitman. "Casual," created by Zander Lehmann and directed by Reitman, will make its world premiere alongside "Cromo," an eco-thriller from directors Lucia Puenzo ("Xxy") and Pabo Fendrik ("Blood Appears"); "Keith Richards: Under the Influence," director Morgan Neville's portrait of the Rolling Stones musician; and "Trapped," a noir-ish thriller from "Everest" director Baltasar Kormákur. "The Returned," a French series created by Fabrice Gobert, is the only show not...

Having announced its lineup for the inaugural edition of its competitive Platform section earlier today, the Toronto International Film Festival unveils another new program set to launch during its 40th anniversary edition (September 10 through 20). Primetime "presents the best in international television on the big screen." Highlights include Morgan Neville's Keith Richards: Under the Influence, the second season of Fabrice Gobert's The Returned and new TV work from Baltasar Kormákur, Lucía Puenzo and Jason Reitman. » - David Hudson...

Having announced its lineup for the inaugural edition of its competitive Platform section earlier today, the Toronto International Film Festival unveils another new program set to launch during its 40th anniversary edition (September 10 through 20). Primetime "presents the best in international television on the big screen." Highlights include Morgan Neville's Keith Richards: Under the Influence, the second season of Fabrice Gobert's The Returned and new TV work from Baltasar Kormákur, Lucía Puenzo and Jason Reitman. » - David Hudson...

"More human than human is our motto." The British Film Institute has released a new trailer for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner: The Final Cut ahead of its UK theatrical re-release, while A&E has revealed teasers for the next episodes of Bates Motel and The Returned.

Blade Runner: The Final Cut: "“This new trailer captures the essence of the film and I hope will inspire a new generation to see Blade Runner when it is re-released across the UK on 3 April.” - Ridley Scott

Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah and Sean Young and featuring an iconic Vangelis score, Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi opus is one of modern cinema’s most influential films. A grand cinematic synthesis of sound, image and thought-provoking drama Blade Runner: The Final Cut is an unforgettable experience that demands to be seen on the big screen."

Bates Motel: "“Bates Motel,...

The Us remake of The Returned has been confirmed on Netflix for the UK.

Episodes of the supernatural drama will be available to stream weekly in all territories outside of the Us and Canada from Tuesday, March 10 - within 24 hours of the Us broadcast on A&E.

Based on Fabrice Gobert's French series, The Returned follows a town whose residents have their lives turned upside-down when their loved ones start to return from the dead.

It is executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Raelle Tucker (True Blood).

Netflix executive Erik Barmack said: "Carlton and Raelle are incredible storytellers whose previous shows, Lost and True Blood, intrigued audiences around the world.

"We can't wait for our global audience to see Carlton and Raelle's interpretation of The Returned, a sensation in its own right that we think is perfect for Netflix."

The French original is also on Netflix in the UK,...

The Us remake of The Returned has been confirmed on Netflix for the UK.

Episodes of the supernatural drama will be available to stream weekly in all territories outside of the Us and Canada from Tuesday, March 10 - within 24 hours of the Us broadcast on A&E.

Based on Fabrice Gobert's French series, The Returned follows a town whose residents have their lives turned upside-down when their loved ones start to return from the dead.

It is executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Raelle Tucker (True Blood).

Netflix executive Erik Barmack said: "Carlton and Raelle are incredible storytellers whose previous shows, Lost and True Blood, intrigued audiences around the world.

"We can't wait for our global audience to see Carlton and Raelle's interpretation of The Returned, a sensation in its own right that we think is perfect for Netflix."

The French original is also on Netflix in the UK,...

Accompanying the premiere of Bates Motel’s third season will be the series premiere of the also-Carlton Cuse-produced, The Returned. The Returned is an English-language take on Fabrice Gobert’s acclaimed French series of the same name (itself inspired by 2004 French film They Came Back), starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Mark Pellegrino, and Jeremy Sisto. The series, “focuses…

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A&E’s new drama series “The Returned” will premiere on March 9 immediately following the Season 3 premiere of “Bates Motel,” the network announced on Friday.

“The Returned,” executive produced by “Bates Motel” Ep Carlton Cuse and Raelle Tucker (“True Blood”), is based on an Emmy-award winning French series, which was adapted by Fabrice Gobert from feature film, “Les Revenants,” directed by Robin Campillo.

Also Read: ‘Resurrection’ Producer: ‘We’ve Never Watched’ France’s ‘The Returned’

The series focuses on a small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have been long presumed dead, suddenly reappear. Their...

Just in time for Halloween, MTV has ordered a TV show based on the Scream horror franchise - though the Ghostface killer who so memorably terrorised the victims of Wes Craven's film series will notably be absent.

It seems that horror cinema remains a rich vein for television producers to tap. On top of the Scream news, it was reported back in August that NBC is working on its own version of Satanic thriller The Devil's Advocate.

But translating big-screens scares for television can be a tricky process and only a few movie chillers have survived the move in one piece.

Friday the 13th: The Series (1987-1990)

This spooky show bore little resemblance to the familiar series of slasher films, with producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. taking the name and little else. Like Scream's Ghostface, the most memorable aspect of the Friday the 13th pictures - hulking hockey-mask-sporting...

A&E's The Returned redo has booked a supporting player. Alias alum Carl Lumbly is joining the ensemble cast of the 10-episode suspense series in a recurring capacity, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Based on the French series by Fabrice Gobert, The Returned focuses on a small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have long been presumed dead, suddenly reappear, bringing them into positive and detrimental consequences.   Lumbly will play Pastor Leon Wright, a kindly, perceptive man, the minister of a local church. Radiating compassion, he tries to guide Rowan (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) through

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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,...

What if someone you loved died… and then appeared at your door years later? This compelling “what if?” will be at the heart of A&E’s upcoming series, The Returned. Based on the French series of the same name, A&E has ordered a 10-episode first season order of the series, and they have now cast a key character that should please fans of Supernatural and Being Human.

Deadline reports that actor Mark Pellegrino has signed on for a lead role in The Returned. The former Lost co-star will be reunited with Carlton Cuse, who was co-showrunner of Lost and will write and executive produce The Returned. In addition to acting in shows like Supernatural and Being Human, Pellegrino has also appeared in Revolution and Dexter. This time around, Pellegrino will play a father whose children return from the dead:

“Pellegrino will play the rugged Jack, father of 20-year-old twin girls Lena,...

Ok let's recap. 'The Returned' (Aka 'Les Revenants') is a French horror series from Fabrice Gobert, which in turn is based upon Robin Campillo's 2004 French movie 'They Came Back'. ABC's 'Resurrection', although extremely similar in its premise, is based upon the novel 'The Returned' by American author Jason Mott. So if you're still following then AandE have thrown another hat into the mix by ordering a new 10-part Us remake based of 'Les Revenants'. I really don't think Us networks give their American audiences much credit whatsoever when it comes ot foreign imports. The original French series (which will continue later this year) is such a fantastic piece of TV which is incredibly compelling and flawlessly acted why a remake even needs to be considered is beyond me. Instead of plugging money into an unnecessary redo how about reeducating audiences instead.

After the success A&E has seen with Bates Motel, they’re continuing their push into original genre development by teaming up once again with Carlton Cuse for The Returned. Based on the French series of the same name, A&E announced that they’re skipping the usual pilot process and ordering a 10-episode first season:

“New York, NY—April 29, 2014—A&E Network has given the greenlight to ten episodes of the new original scripted drama series “The Returned,” a co-production of A+E Studios and FremantleMedia North America. Carlton Cuse (“Bates Motel”) wrote the first episode, and he and Raelle Tucker (“True Blood”) will write and executive produce the series. Casting will begin immediately. The announcement was made today by David McKillop, General Manager and Executive Vice President of A&E Network.

“The Returned” is based on the popular and International Emmy®-award winning French suspense series adapted by...