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The Returned and Resurrection, based on the same concept?


The shows had something in common right, but was Resurrection inspired by The Returned or was is a new development? Is there a lot of similar stuff in the shows?

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The Retured is the American version of the French series and Resurrection is a bite off of the French one. Resurrection came first and then the returned. Only difference is that the returned tried to stick to the French version and Resurrection took it in another direction

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Both series are inspired by the French series Les Revenants (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2521668/) which is in turn inspired by a French movie from 2004, also called Les Revenants (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378661/).

Resurrection basically only took from the French series the main concept (dead people coming back to life) and then developed it in their own way (which didn't turn out to be so good). The Returned will apparently be more faithful to the original French series, which is probably for the best, because I've heard the French series is very good.

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Great answer thank you! Yeah I watched all of them and I have to say that the french version is by far the best!

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Actually Resurrection was based on Jason Mott's book, "The Returned", which according to the author has nothing to do with the French TV series.

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Wrong - Resurrection is based on a book by the same name by an American author, not on the French series, although they're is an American series based on the French one.

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And they both went belly up.


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