Resurrection is based on The Returned, the popular debut NOVEL by Jason Mott that had a global scope, with the dead returning everywhere and causing a great deal of existential angst. Please don't compare the two, as this is NOT an adaptation of the French 'Les Revenants' also called 'the returned' but a different story entirely. The French 'the returned' show is based off of a movie 'They Came Back', a 2004 French movie, released in France as Les Revenants and in the U.K. as The Returned, which tells the story of a small town forced to deal with a sudden influx of previously deceased residents. Many people who have seen 'Resurrection' TV show based on Mott's book are reminded of The Returned—not his novel, mind you, but the Sundance series that originally aired in France and is based on They Came Back, the movie. All of that being said, this show is pretty weak in my opinion. Everything seems to fall flat, and the acting is not that great, save for Frances Fischer.
Review of Resurrection
