The returned season 2 subtitles english 15 subtitles. Les revenants tv listings, tv schedule and episode guide. The unnamed french mountain town had experienced a lot to get to this point, where the handful of les revenants the original french title they knew about were suddenly supplemented by hundreds more, all silently walking up a hillside towards the helping hand refuge. The first seasons finale ended with a deluge of water and supernatural events, including the disappearance of a great number of police officers. Eight episodes were shown from 26 november to 17 december 2012. In advance of the secondseason premiere, the first two episodes of the season received an. Can you explain les revenants, the french netflix series. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series les revenants. The returned tv series 2012 the returned tv series. In the final episode of season 2, we see him use his powers to raise his second human father from the dead and in the process raises others too. It proved quite a success for audience and critics alike in fact it was the. Ed power asks the questions before series two of the returned. It is translated as the returned it has 2 seasons and in 20, the first season won an international emmy for best drama series in a small french mountain town, many dead people reappear, apparently alive and normal. For those keeping count, the returned started off as a movie in france they came back, became a book, and then a tv show les revenants, which.
Approx 2 months ago i read an article on the hollywood reporter or variety not sure speaking about this show. In the finale of the first series, we witness a longawaited confrontation sort of, but were left with as many questions as answers published. So its fitting that the season 2 finale, which could work beautifully as a series finale if thats what it comes to, ended with plenty of them. Les revenants is the real deal, and i have to rate this as the best supernatural thriller series ever made for tv. Season one of the returned ended in a metaphysical cliffhanger, with the. Forget the explanation and embrace the emotion of the. The stylish zombie series, a breakout hit in france and number of international territories. It bears some similarities to earlier efforts like twin peaks and lost, but unlike its forebears it never disappoints, never veers off into the kind of silliness or pomposity that marred both of those otherwise fine programs. Les revenantsthe returned sidebyside comparison of. Carlton cuse is currently casting his main characters for the returned, the us remake of the acclaimed drama series les revenants, and i thought itd be fun to compare the french cast to their american counterparts. Les revenants is a french supernatural drama television series created by fabrice gobert, based on the 2004 french film they came back in french titled les revenants directed by robin campillo. The returned les revenants season 2 on netflix bald move. Sundance channel picks up season 2 of french drama.
The returned complete series 1 3dvd set les revenants rebound nonusa format, pal, reg. The returned series 2 will air in the uk on channel 4 in 2014. Watch the returned episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Les revenants is a french supernatural drama television series created by fabrice gobert, based on the 2004 french film they came back les revenants, directed by robin campillo. The returned, series finale, channel 4 the arts desk.
The returned opens in a small mountain community which is rocked to its core when several local people who are presumed dead suddenly reappear at their homes. Filming for the second season ended on 7 april 2015. Despite having passed away some years earlier, these ghostly characters appear in human form, they have not aged, and they are. All in all, les revenants was a magnificent show, or maybe just short of that but still captivating tv of a kind that rarely appears. Quite frankly, if you came to this final episode of the returned expecting. Were doing the second series of les revenants and are working on a new album, so thats probably enough for now. Throughout the second half of this series victor has been confronted by two. And so it proved, as the revenants assembled at one of the vast. The returned has always been about goodbyes the goodbyes you didnt get, the goodbyes you said but wish you didnt have to, the goodbyes you ache at the mere thought of.
Canal pluss the returned les revenants is probably the hottest global drama format at the moment. Not sure they should have done a second season, as they seem to be falling into the trap of explaining too much. Forget the explanation and embrace the emotion of the returneds. This came up on netflix a month or so ago, and im about 3 episodes in. Les revenants is a french supernatural drama television series. Season 2 is the right time to end the show and you get the feeling it knows it. Season 2 of sundancetv s the returned, also known in french as les revenants, wrapped up on saturday night. Surely everything will be explained and i can sound like something other than a gibbering tongue with access to a keyboard. The finale of the returned on sunday night july 28 left many tv fans scratching their heads in confusion.
The actor who plays simon in the mysterious french tv series the returned talks to gwilym mumford about the controversial ending of season one and the secrets of the shows creepy appeal published. The eight new episodes managed to answer many questions that fans had from when the series premiered in 2012 but also left viewers with a lot more. Les revenants the returned as it is being called by channel 4 is a slow burn supernatural drama featuring a large cast of characters in much the same vein as shows imported from scandinavia such as the killing. For those keeping count, the returned started off as a movie in france they came back, became a book, and then a tv show les revenants, which was remade into two american series. Les revenants was released on 25 february 20, via rock action records in the united kingdom and sub pop in the united states. Discussion for the french tv series les revenants, known as the returned internationally. Fortunately, the season 2 finale wasted no time in dropping some major bombshells on viewers.
The returned mott novel, a 20 novel by american author jason mott. Dialogue and set design are minimal, and those hoping. The spooky french supernatural series piled mystery on top of mystery and answered very. Here, the revenants, led by the enigmatic lucy ana girardot. Also seems like practically all the dead people since the first. Les revenants feels like a finale because its so good at putting a fine point on what had kind of become a big jumble of storylines throughout season two. Find out when and where you can watch les revenants episodes with tvguides full tv listings youll never miss another moment from your favorite show. In the wake of season ones climatic wave, the residents of the town adjust to the new order of life and the repercussions of the hordes appearance. It is an adaptation of the 2004 film they came back. To do this he must use water as found in camilles coffin and this accounts for the water level in the dam dropping rapidly after the returned start showing up. Set six months after the craptastic series 1 cliffhanger, the local gendarmes are missing, adele is. Les revenants season 2 teaser vo teaser les revenants. Les revenants tv series, a 2012 french supernatural drama television series.
Set six months on from the finale, series two will see a petrified adele about to. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. We still dont have the answer to that question thoughthe finale of les revenants aired back in 2012 and a second season. But time is running out on the sundancetv series, which is also known as les revenants in french. The french dramathriller the returned also known as les revenants has gained a massive positive critical reception even though the series.
But what les revenants reminded me of was the feeling i had when i first watched camille in the fall of 20, when the returned looked like a more intimate rejoinder to other zombie apocalypse series, by way of the monkeys paw. To know victor caused all this undercuts some of the things i loved about that first season which, full disclosure, i was much more enthusiastic. It isnt that this show ended on a mystery its the fact it ended with the strong impression it has ended and everything has been resolved when it. Ask the returned to explain what the last eight weeks have been about the water, the electricity. Channel 4 has confirmed that the returned series 2 will be back on uk screens this autumn. The season 2 finale of les revenants cuts to lucy dropping off baby nathan at what looks like the former home she used to stay at with the returned. I think the creator did a good job of writing a second season that made sense after expecting the first season to be the end of things. It feels conclusive in all the right and most satisfying ways, delivering emotional blow after emotional blow, as characters either say farewell to one another or greet the next phase of their lives. In 20, the first season won an international emmy for best drama. It is a loose adaptation of the 2004 film of the same name by robin campillo, though the series expands its original idea and plans to create a longrun mystery on its basic premise. The article said that fans of the show were baffled by the ending of the series one finale and desperately wanted answers as to what the fate of the characters would be and why the ending had happened.
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