Originally produced by France’s Haut et Court for Canal Plus, Les Revenants proved extremely popular when aired last year in France, drawing record numbers for the pay-TV channel. The drama centres on a group of men and women in a small Alpine village who find themselves in a state of confusion, trying to return to their homes. What they don’t yet know is that they’ve been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. The new adaptation will have the working title of They Came Back.
English language adaptations of foreign dramas are becoming ever more frequent with dramas such as the hit Danish show The Killing having been remade with Mireille Enos (World War Z) and Joel Kinnaman (RoboCop) in the cast. Another popular Danish drama, The Bridge is also currently being remade and is set to star Demián Bichir (Che) and Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds).