Les revenant and genre


The Returned (French: 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 series debuted on 26 November 2012 on Canal+ and completed its first season, consisting of eight episodes, on 17 December. In 2013, the first season won an International Emmy for Best Drama Series.
The second season, also comprising eight episodes, premiered on 28 September 2015 on Canal+. It premiered in the UK on 16 October 2015 on More4, and in the US on 31 October 2015 on Sundance TV.

Les revenants:
- 26 November 2012 on Canal+
- Unite Kingdom 9th June 2013 on channel 4
- 2 Series, 8 eps each
- Based on the French film They Came Back

Les Revenants:
- Many different arcs within Les revenants (different narratives) 
- Unique and unconventional narrative 
- The whole show is based on a series of hermeneutic codes  
- like a soap opera 


Genres of Les revenants ?
- Supernatural - little boy appearing out of  nowhere near bus stop
- Avant Garde (experimental) - non-linear narrative 
- French - The cast looked french and the scene between the couple 


Cult tv: 
- A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a work of culture, often referred to as a cult classic.
- Has a passionate audience and invites the audience to do things with it. 
- Creates its own world   

Iconography
- In Les revenants the zombies look more alive
- Not stereotypically scary zombies
- Les revenants is more relatable (range of characters of different ages) 

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