TV in global Age - The Returned Genre Analysis

THE RETURNED

Based on French film of 'they came back' - created by Fabrice Gobert

Season 1 = France 26th November 2012 on Canal plus, UK 9th June 2013 on channel 4. 8 episodes

Season 2 = France 28th September 2015 on Canal plus, UK 16th October 2015 on More4, US 31st October 2015 on Sundance TV, 8 episodes


Won and international Emmy for best drama series in 2013

Has elements of supernatural horror text. 

Wikipedia classifies it as 'supernatural drama'

IMDb classifies it as drama/fantasy/horror

Rotten tomatoes classifies it as Mystery/suspense

It is possibly closest to a zombie text because of its focus on the undead

Guardian describes it as zombie series like no other


Recurring situations

Attacked/cornered/chased by zombies or other creatures. returning from dead, judgement day, flesh eating, survivors collect up and save the day. Small group counter difficult decisions. killed one by one. 

Elements of Narrative

People chased by zombies and including people trying to fight back and regain control. Hero on a quest. Binary opposite of living vs dead, good vs evil. Wrong morale choice over emotional attachment. Dealing with loss. Flashbacks

Style

Music soundtrack, bright lighting, hard focus, gritty, tracking shots.

Iconography

Ripped clothing, black stairs, blood and gore, decaying flesh and bodies, police and gov warnings, grunts, body parts, weapons, mist

Settings

Dark locations - quite normal settings such as road trips/real life settings, or cities (London). Community settings, abandoned areas, enclosed spaces, the mall.

Themes

Native human conditions, survival of the fittest, fate, humans are real monsters

Stock Characters

Zombies, normal characters, hero character, helpers, people who turn into zombies, Screaming victims, arrogant gunhoe type meets sticky end, new family




R ecurring situations - dead does return, 

E lements of narrative - Binary opposite (past vs present, living vs dead)

S tyle

I conography - 

S ettings - Mountains/Nature/isolated areas/not traditional french city (Paris)

T hemes - fear

S tock characters - little girl


What other genre's/generic features included in episode?

What is old in terms of genre and what is innovative and imaginative? How has genre changed?


Horror due to the stabbing scenes and killing scene of the mrs costa and mr costa bridge suicide. 

Supernatural based off when the people come back to life

Drama based on the impacting of peoples lives when the children come back to life and them finding out and the normal and regular 


Poetic Realism Film Techniques

Uses isolated settings such as the mountains or empty road

Intense focuses of Camille's breathing when reaches the road

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