A&E has picked up the rights to develop a US version of The Returned (or Les Revenants as its known in France). The Returned is an eight-part suspense horror series created by Fabrice Gobert, which aired on French televisions this time last year.
A&E Studios will co-produce the US version with Fremantle Media North America, according to Deadline. Carlton Cuse, executive producer and co-showrunner of Bates Motel, is said to be in discussions with A&E to take on writing duties.
The second season of the French series is set to air next year. Meanwhile, the US has some catching up to do when the original series begins to air in October. Here's the synopsis:
"In an idyllic French mountain town, a seemingly random collection of people find themselves in a state of confusion as they attempt to return to their homes. What they don’t know yet is that they have been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. As they struggle to reintegrate with their families and past lovers, buried secrets emerge and new mysteries develop as they grapple with a miraculous and sinister new reality. But it seems they are not the only ones to have returned from the dead. Their arrival coincides with a series of gruesome murders which bear a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past."
The original French series will air on the Sundance Channel starting on October 31st. The Returned is also set for a VOD and US DVD release in January, courtesy of Music Box Films. *This story is thanks to Jemma George
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