Industry Key Facts: The Returned (Les Renevants)
- 26 November 2012 on Canal+ - UK 9 June 2013 on Channel 4 - 2 series, 8 episodes each - Based on the French film They Came Back (Les Revenants) (dir. Robin Campillo 2004) Canal+ - French premium cable company - Founded in 1984 - Owned by Canal+ group (Studio Canal – major French film investor/producer; news, sport and entertainment TV across Europe and Africa. - At year-end 2016, Canal+ Group had revenues of €5.253 billion. Vivendi Vivendi is a French multi-media conglomerate whose assets include: Music, Film, Tv and other assets such as video hosting and video games Channel 4 Launched in 1982 with an alternative programming remit. Is C4 a public service broadcaster? Yes Is C4 a profit-making organisation? No Is C4 commercially funded through advertising? Yes Is C4 regulated by Ofcom? Yes Does C4 have in-house production facilities? No What is meant by C4’s ‘Social Enterprise’ or ‘Robin Hood’ model? Programmes that make money fund others List 6 of C4’s key public service elements. http://www.channel4.com/media/documents/corporate/C4_KeyFacts_2016.pdf AMC aMC are an American media company, part of aMC Networks; they were originally American Movie Classics with a focus on classic film, but rebranded in 2009 with the slogan ‘Story Matters Here’ and have produced some of the most successful of TV series, including Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. |
Sundance TV
‘Since its launch in 1996, SundanceTV has remained true to founder Robert Redford’s mission to celebrate creativity and distinctive storytelling through unique voices and narratives found in the best independent films. SundanceTV is a smart and thought-provoking entertainment destination. SundanceTV is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc.; its sister networks include AMC, IFC, BBC America and WE tv. SundanceTV is available across all platforms, including on-air, online at sundance.tv, on demand and mobile. |
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US spin-off
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 series premiered on March 9, 2015 and was cancelled by A&E after one season, on June 15, 2015, with no finale. Book – Novelisation October 2014 |
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Steve Neale - Genre
Levi Strauss - Structuralism
Todorov - Narratology
Levi Strauss - Structuralism
Todorov - Narratology