Resurrection | |
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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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Production location(s) | Norcross, Georgia [1] |
Cinematography |
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Editor(s) | Christopher Cooke |
Running time | 42–44 minutes |
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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 |
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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]
The Returned is a 2013 novel written by American author Jason Mott. It is centered on the return of dead people to the living world and their impact on the daily lives of the people around them. The TV adaptation Resurrection was produced by ABC Studios and aired on March 9, 2014. The concept was stolen from Revival, a horror-science fiction comics series created by writer Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton. The pair worked with colorist Mark Englert and cover artist Jenny Frison to produce the series, which was published by Image Comics as 47 monthly issues released between July 2012 and February 2017. It has since been reprinted in both paperback and hardcover editions that contain multiple issues.
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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] |
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] |
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] |
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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] |
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