Resurrection (U.S. TV series)
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Genre | |
Based on |
The Returned by Jason Mott |
Developed by | Aaron Zelman |
Starring | |
Composer(s) |
Blake Neely Pieter A. Schlosser |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Production location(s) | Norcross, Georgia[1] |
Cinematography |
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Editor(s) | Christopher Cooke |
Running time | 42–44 minutes |
Production company(s) |
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Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
Original release | March 9, 2014 – January 25, 2015 |
External links | |
Website |
Resurrection is an American fantasy drama television series about dead people who return to life. It is based on Jason Mott's novel The Returned (2013).[2][3] It was co-produced by ABC Studios and Plan B Entertainment, led by Brad Pitt, Aaron Zelman, JoAnn Alfano, Jon Liebman, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Michele Fazekas, and Tara Butters, and aired from March 9, 2014 to January 25, 2015. On May 7, 2015, ABC cancelled it after two seasons.[4]
Premise
The series follows the residents of Arcadia, Missouri, whose lives are upended when their loved ones return from the dead, unaged since their deaths. Among the returned is Jacob Langston (Landon Gimenez), an eight-year-old boy who drowned in 1982. Having been found alive in China, Jacob is brought back to the United States by an immigration agent named J. Martin ("Marty") Bellamy (Omar Epps), who defies orders and returns Jacob to his parents, Henry (Kurtwood Smith) and Lucille (Frances Fisher). Jacob's surprise return inspires his uncle, Arcadia Sheriff Fred Langston (Matt Craven), and Fred's daughter Dr. Maggie Langston (Devin Kelley), whose wife/mother drowned while allegedly trying to rescue the boy, to learn more about this mystery. Caleb Richards (Sam Hazeldine), the father of Maggie's best friend Elaine Richards (Samaire Armstrong), becomes the second Arcadia resident to return, and he warns that there are many more to follow.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Omar Epps as Immigration and Customs Agent J. Martin "Marty" Bellamy/Robert Thompson
- Frances Fisher as Lucille Langston
- Matt Craven as Sheriff Fred Langston
- Devin Kelley as Dr. Maggie Langston
- Mark Hildreth as Pastor Tom Hale
- Samaire Armstrong as Elaine Richards
- Landon Gimenez as Jacob Langston
- Kurtwood Smith as Henry Langston
Recurring cast
- Kathleen Munroe as Rachael Braidwood
- Kevin Sizemore as Gary Humphrey
- James Tupper as Dr. Eric Ward
- Tamlyn Tomita as Dr. Toni Willis
- Travis Young as Ray Richards
- Veronica Cartwright as Helen Edgerton
- Lori Beth Sikes as Janine Hale
- April Billingsley as Barbara Langston
- Ned Bellamy as Sam Catlin
- Sam Hazeldine as Caleb Richards (season 1)
- Jwaundace Candece as Mrs. Camille Thompson
- Shawn Shepard as Mr. Wallace Thompson
- Nadej Bailey as Jenny Thompson
- Christopher Berry as Deputy Carl Enders
- Glenn Fleshler as Mikey Enders (season 2)
- Michelle Fairley as Margaret Langston (season 2)[5]
- Donna Murphy as Elegant Woman/Angela Forrester (season 2)
- Kyle Secor as Brian Addison (season 2)
- T.J. Linnard as William Kirk (season 2)
- Jim Parrack as Preacher James Goodman (season 2)
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Nielsen ratings | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Rank | Average viewers (in millions) | ||||
1 | 8 | March 9, 2014 | May 4, 2014 | 11 | 12.96[6] | ||
2 | 13 | September 28, 2014 | January 25, 2015 | 81 | 6.93[7] |
Season 1 (2014)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Returned" | Charles McDougall | Aaron Zelman | March 9, 2014 | 13.90[8] |
2 | 2 | "Unearth" | Dan Attias | Thomas Schnauz | March 16, 2014 | 11.25[9] |
3 | 3 | "Two Rivers" | Kevin Dowling | Nicki Paluga | March 23, 2014 | 9.51[10] |
4 | 4 | "Us Against the World" | Ron Underwood | Nathaniel Halpern | March 30, 2014 | 8.39[11] |
5 | 5 | "Insomnia" | Christopher Misiano | Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters | April 6, 2014 | 8.05[12] |
6 | 6 | "Home" | Scott Winant | Jessica Mecklenburg | April 13, 2014 | 7.46[13] |
7 | 7 | "Schemes of the Devil" | Dan Attias | Nathan Louis Jackson | April 27, 2014 | 7.85[14] |
8 | 8 | "Torn Apart" | Dan Attias | Aaron Zelman | May 4, 2014 | 8.16[15] |
Season 2 (2014–15)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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9 | 1 | "Revelation" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Zelman | September 28, 2014 | 8.38[16] |
10 | 2 | "Echoes" | Dan Lerner | Stephanie Sengupta & Nicki Paluga | October 5, 2014 | 6.74[17] |
11 | 3 | "Multiple" | Ron Underwood | Tony Basgallop & Nathan Louis Jackson | October 12, 2014 | 5.55[18] |
12 | 4 | "Old Scars" | John Stuart Scott | Pat Charles & Nathaniel Halpern | October 19, 2014 | 5.07[19] |
13 | 5 | "Will" | Stephen Cragg | Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters | October 26, 2014 | 4.36[20] |
14 | 6 | "Afflictions" | Christopher Misiano | Stephanie Sengupta | November 2, 2014 | 4.99[21] |
15 | 7 | "Miracles" | Colin Bucksey | Tony Basgallop | November 9, 2014 | 4.58[22] |
16 | 8 | "Forsaken" | Constantine Makris | Nicki Paluga | November 30, 2014 | 3.66[23] |
17 | 9 | "Aftermath" | Kevin Dowling | Steve Cwik | December 7, 2014 | 3.98[24] |
18 | 10 | "Prophecy" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Zelman | January 4, 2015 | 4.10[25] |
19 | 11 | "True Believer" | Vincent Misiano | Pat Charles | January 11, 2015 | 3.10[26] |
20 | 12 | "Steal Away" | Félix Alcalá | Nathan Louis Jackson | January 18, 2015 | 3.29[27] |
21 | 13 | "Loved in Return" | Dan Attias | Nathaniel Halpern | January 25, 2015 | 3.73[28] |
Development and production
In January 2013, ABC ordered the project to pilot status[29] and in March brought in Charles McDougall as director as part of a two-year deal he signed with ABC Studios.[30] On March 7, 2013, ABC released its list of potential hour-long pilot pick-ups, with the title changed to Forever.[31] The title changed again after ABC ordered it to series in May 2013.[32]
On May 7, 2015, ABC announced that it had cancelled Resurrection after two seasons. The network cited low ratings as the reason for its cancellation. It was high-rated in its first season, but saw a big drop in ratings in its second season. Resurrection produced by ABC Studios was one of the biggest cancellations for ABC along with two other shows Cristela and the Ioan Gruffudd drama Forever.
Reception
Critical reception
Resurrection scored 60 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 29 reviews, indicating a "mixed or average" response.[33] Another review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 52% rating with an average rating of 5.7 out of 10, based on 33 reviews.[34]
Season ratings
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||
1 | Sunday 9:00 pm | 8 | March 9, 2014 | 13.90[35] | May 4, 2014 | 8.16[36] | 2013–14 | 11 | 9.32[37] |
2 | 13 | September 28, 2014 | 7.55[16] | January 25, 2015 | 3.73[38] | 2014–15 | 81 | 4.73[39] |
Broadcast
In Australia, the series premiered on March 25, 2014 on Seven Network.[40] Its debut episode was the highest rating series premiere for two years in Australia, attracting an audience of 1.9 million mainland capital city viewers (beating previous record holder Revenge whose first episode reached 2.06 million viewers in 2012) and 2.82 million viewers nationally. It also topped all three key advertising demographics.[41] The second season premiered on February 22, 2015, at the new time of 10:30 p.m. every Sunday.[42] The second season premiered to 112,000 in a new time slot and consequently was the lowest ratings for the series.[43] In New Zealand, it premiered on July 16, 2014 on TV2.[44]
In Canada, the series was simsubbed on Citytv for the first season and CTV for subsequent seasons.[45][46]
In Ireland, the series debuted in summer 2014 on RTÉ Two.[47] In the United Kingdom, the show began airing on pay-TV channel, Watch on August 18, 2014.[48] The second season premiered on March 19, 2015.[49]
Home media release
ABC and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment scheduled the release of the first season of Resurrection in DVD format for June 10, 2014.[50] The two-disc set features all eight episodes and bonus features, such as "On Location in Georgia", "Resurrection: Building a Mystery", bloopers, and deleted scenes.[51]
See also
- They Came Back, a 2004 film with a similar premise
- Les Revenants, a 2012 French TV series with a similar premise
- The Returned, a 2015 American TV adaptation of Les Revenants
- Glitch, a 2015 Australian TV series with a similar premise
- Resurrection Shuffle, The football team that came back from the dead
References
- ↑ "Filming for “Resurrection” returns to Norcross", by Joshua Sharpe, Gwinnett Daily Post
- ↑ Richardson, Lance (March 7, 2014). "Resurrection Is Based on The Returned, but Not the One You Think". Slate. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Eng, Joyce (March 6, 2014). "Resurrection Bosses: The Dead's Return Is Not About "Why," But "What If?"". TV Guide. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ "'Forever', 'Cristela', 'Resurrection' & 'The Taste' Cancelled by ABC". TVByTheNumbers. May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Game of Thrones star Michelle Fairley returns to TV in a season-long arc on ABC's Resurrection". American Broadcasting Company. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ Deadline Team, The (May 23, 2014). "Full 2013-14 Series Rankings". Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ de Moraes, Lisa (May 21, 2015). "Full 2014-15 Series Rankings". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Resurrection', 'Once Upon a Time' & 'The Amazing Race' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon A Time', 'Resurrection', 'America's Funniest Home Videos', 'Cosmos', 'American Dad' & 'Believe' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'America's Funniest Home Videos', 'Once Upon a Time' & 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes', 'American Dad', 'Revenge' & 'The Good Wife' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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- ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Resurrection', 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Simpsons', 'The Amazing Race', 'Cosmos', 'The Mentalist' & 'America's Funniest Home". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
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- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 4, 2013). "Charles McDougall Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios, Will Direct 'The Returned' Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 ABC Program Development Guide — Drama Series". The Futon Critic. April 4, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Development Update: Friday, May 10 – Four More Make the Cut at ABC". The Futon Critic. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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