Sundance Picks Up U.S. Broadcast Rights to French Zombie Drama The Returned

Sundance has announced that it has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to acclaimed French drama The Returned, which will premiere the first episode of its eight-part first season on Thursday, October 31st at 9:00. Earlier this year, the series, whose second season will premiere next year in France, made waves when it aired on Channel 4 in the UK, having also drawn raves when it aired on Canal+ in France. We decided to take zombies to a new and utterly original level we made them French! stated Sarah Barnett, President of Sundance Channel. The Returned is smart entertainment that shocks and entertains at every turn. We think our audience will love how this series grounds the supernatural in deeply human emotions. The Returned tells the story of a French mountain town where a group of seemingly random people long thought dead emerge alive and seemingly normal. They look the same, they act the same, and it s as if they ve merely been sleeping or blacked out rather than dead for numerou

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