Home > The Returned > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Returned: Season 1 (2013 - 2014) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Returned Critics Consensus A pleasant change from typically gory zombie shows, The Returned is a must-see oddity that's both smart and sure to disturb. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 39 95% Audience Score User Ratings: 798 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Camille Air date: Oct 31, 2013 Supernatural series set in a quiet village in the French Alps begins with a group of confused people returning to their homes unaware that they have been dead for a number of years. As the newly walking dead try to reestablish their past lives, they uncover longtime secrets, while at the same time, a rash of brutal murders are sweeping the area. More 2 Simon Air date: Nov 7, 2013 Camille has problems reestablishing with her family; and Simon makes an overture to his former fiancée, while unusual happenings suggest others in a similar situation have been brought back. More 3 Julie Air date: Nov 14, 2013 Camille adopts a new identity; and Adele finally admits that Simon is who he says he is. More 4 Victor Air date: Nov 21, 2013 Camille's new identity proves successful; and Lena's scar increases in size, sapping her energy. More 5 Serge and Tony Air date: Nov 28, 2013 Gradually, the newly walking dead begin to come out into the open, but resuming normal lives proves difficult. Camille faces rejection, while Julie begins to second guess herself, and the serial killer tries to throttle back some. More 6 Lucy Air date: Dec 5, 2013 An electrical outage strikes the town; and members of the community begin to perceive Camille as a kind of "prophet." Meanwhile, a dead Simon returns among the living yet again and Victor's body begins to strangely distort. More 7 Adèle Air date: Dec 12, 2013 Individual clans form; and Camille is accused of being dangerous. Meanwhile, Pierre assumes a leadership role with the Outstretched Hand community, and Julie and Laure consider running away with Victor. More 8 The Horde Air date: Dec 19, 2013 In the series finale, strained relations develop between the living and the dead as a new and more frightening horde creeps into town, and the separate factions must choose sides. More The Returned: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (20) Tv Season Info Supernatural crime series is set in a quiet Alpine village. Genre: Mystery & Suspense Network: Sundance TV Premiere Date: Oct 31, 2013 Creator: Fabrice Gobert Exec. Producers: Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta, James Desmarais Cast Anne Consigny as Claire Clotilde Hesme Guillaume Gouix as Serge Frédéric Pierrot as Jérome Céline Sallette as Julie Pierre Perrier as Simon Samir Guesmi as Thomas Ana Girardot as Lucy Yara Pilartz Grégory Gadebois Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Returned: Season 1 50 Fresh Scary Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Netflix 8 TV Shows You Should Be Binge-Watching This Month Weekly Binge: The Returned View All The Returned: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Camille Air date: Oct 31, 2013 Supernatural series set in a quiet village in the French Alps begins with a group of confused people returning to their homes unaware that they have been dead for a number of years. As the newly walking dead try to reestablish their past lives, they uncover longtime secrets, while at the same time, a rash of brutal murders are sweeping the area. More 2 Simon Air date: Nov 7, 2013 Camille has problems reestablishing with her family; and Simon makes an overture to his former fiancée, while unusual happenings suggest others in a similar situation have been brought back. More 3 Julie Air date: Nov 14, 2013 Camille adopts a new identity; and Adele finally admits that Simon is who he says he is. More 4 Victor Air date: Nov 21, 2013 Camille's new identity proves successful; and Lena's scar increases in size, sapping her energy. More 5 Serge and Tony Air date: Nov 28, 2013 Gradually, the newly walking dead begin to come out into the open, but resuming normal lives proves difficult. Camille faces rejection, while Julie begins to second guess herself, and the serial killer tries to throttle back some. More 6 Lucy Air date: Dec 5, 2013 An electrical outage strikes the town; and members of the community begin to perceive Camille as a kind of "prophet." Meanwhile, a dead Simon returns among the living yet again and Victor's body begins to strangely distort. More 7 Adèle Air date: Dec 12, 2013 Individual clans form; and Camille is accused of being dangerous. Meanwhile, Pierre assumes a leadership role with the Outstretched Hand community, and Julie and Laure consider running away with Victor. More 8 The Horde Air date: Dec 19, 2013 In the series finale, strained relations develop between the living and the dead as a new and more frightening horde creeps into town, and the separate factions must choose sides. More Critic Reviews for The Returned Season 1 All Critics (39) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (0) Besides the scenery, what's best here are the characters, and their lives -- or unlives -- of quiet desperation. Oct 18, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic If a subtitled show is bad, you'll turn it off, but if it's good, it envelops you more swiftly and wholly than the very good show in English you check your email while watching. The Returned is very good. Let it have your brains. Nov 1, 2013 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Slate Top Critic The Returned, in French with subtitles, is beautiful, riveting and above all thought-provoking. Oct 31, 2013 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic The whole creation, by Fabrice Gobert, is first-rate supernatural drama more than a mere horror show. Oct 30, 2013 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic At it's heart, The Returned [a] is chilling tale. Time will tell how [it] does in an American market, but if its rave reviews overseas are a sign, viewers will brave the subtitles for a truly great find this fall. Oct 30, 2013 | Full Review… Bobby Olivier Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic The Returned raises the possibility that the undead could also come back in a very different form. Throw in a serial killer and you have a series that sounds terribly grim, but is written and performed so superbly that it turns out to be riveting. Oct 30, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic The Returned...moved glacially but packed a lot of story into its atmosphere-saturated opener. Oct 15, 2018 | Full Review… Bernice Harrison Irish Times An eight-part French series, the opener was spectacular. Aug 30, 2017 | Full Review… Deborah Ross Daily Mail (UK) But make no mistake: The Returned is one of the most engrossing, gorgeously told stories on television, and those who waited two full years for a second installment, as I did, will find it was well worth the wait, as I did. Aug 10, 2017 | Full Review… Alison Herman Flavorwire There's a grownup sensibility to The Returned that doesn't pause for the kind of cheap shock in which shows like The Walking Dead specialize. Oct 31, 2013 | Full Review… Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com View All Critic Reviews (39) Audience Reviews for The Returned: Season 1 Jan 11, 2019 Most horrible show i saw in recent times. All the characters are constipated and logic is thrown out the window. Avoid such shows. David g Aug 27, 2018 Intriguing to start with but ends up being lots of random weirdness that is never explained. Not worth starting. Harsh C Dec 08, 2017 Fucking hell. I think the first series is the best tv show of all time. It's beautiful and interesting and so sad. There's never been anything made like it and I don't think there ever will be again. It's perfect mystery. Stop at the end of series 1 though and just accept you'll have questions unsolved. And why not eh? What the hell is the universe after all....? Laurence J Oct 20, 2017 Really good looking show and scenery, such a creepy vibe. Found the ending a bit meh but the build up was pretty decent. The soundtrack is top notch. Stan H Sep 19, 2017 Original take on returning from the dead. Love it but very complex and leaves a lot of questions. :) Alex B Jul 29, 2017 It's a little slow and quiet during parts but I am at the edge of my seat and holding my breath for most of the show. Mar 31, 2017 Les Revenants is beautifully done, well written, compelling, with totally believable characters. If you're a fan of any kind of blend of mystery, horror, fantasy this show is worth your time. Movie G Jun 12, 2016 Slow and atmospheric. Mysterious, at times to the point of being frustrating, but always interesting, sensitive and thought-provoking. Theresa D Mar 24, 2016 I watched the adapted English version on A&E, and It has strong ties to the occult and makes several biblical references in the A&E version...I found it rather annoying, actually, because it deeply implied that the "returned" were returning to punish people for their wrong doings or "sins", if you will. It also seems to suggest that God facilitates terrible things like murder and cancer, which only happen to people who did something evil to deserve it....which is, of course, ridiculous, and untrue. Bad things happen to good people all the time and "God" has yet to ever show "himself" to the world that he supposedly cares so much about...most likely because like this show, he is a fiction. Ticia G Feb 13, 2016 Great show , was not bothered by English translations. The non verbals and acting is superb. This director is slated for good things in the future. 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