The Returned is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Carlton Cuse as an adaptation of the 2012 French series Les Revenants, which was broadcast internationally as The Returned.

The American adapted series follows residents in a small town whose lives are disrupted when people who have been dead for many years begin reappearing.

Cuse wrote the pilot episode and executive produced the series alongside Raelle Tucker.

[2] In May 2013, it was revealed that an English-language adaptation of the 2012 series was being developed by Paul Abbott and FremantleMedia, with the working title They Came Back.

The site's consensus states: "Though overshadowed by its superior source material, the US version of The Returned retains enough of the creep factor and character drama to appease fans of the genre.