Les Revenants

Las revenants- The returned

(from wikipedia)- The Returned (French: Les Revenants) is a French supernatural drama television 
series created by Fabrice Gobert, based on the 2004 French film They Came Back (Les Revenants), directed by Robin Campillo. The series debuted on 26 November 2012 on Canal+ and completed its first season, consisting of eight episodes, on 17 December. In 2013, the first season won an International Emmy for Best Drama Series 

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• also has elements of crime
  
  
  • first broadcasted on 26 November 2012 on canal +
  • united kingdom 9th June 2013 on channel 4
  • 2 series, 8 episodes each
  • based on the french film "they came back" (les revenants) (directd by Robin Campillo 2004) 
  • created by Fabrice Gobert
  
  
  • the entire show is based on hermeneutic codes
  
  

super natural elements: 

• the narrative 
• a random murder 
• many different story arcs within it
• does really match up to Todrov's theory of equilibrium as the normality of the french town is disrupted, which makes it unconventional
• deliberately frustrating 
• unconventional 
• the entire show is based on hermeneutic codes

Avant- garde: experimental :

• non linear narrative
• the way the characters meet and interact 

mystery elements:

• entire show is based on hermeneutic codes
• little is left answered
• many of the characters link to each other
• character relationships

horror elements:

• links to the horror genre, especially with the quiet child
• creepy, dimly lit locations
• woman tied up and burnt alive

french elements:

• the setting is more clearly within France
• the way they speak to one another

A cult TV show invites the audience to use the show in whatever way they would like, and interpret and shape it in new ways. a cult programme or film is something which presents a culture and fans will often be much smaller and more devoted. it creates its own world 

iconography:

the zombies look alive/attractive 

not stereotypically scary zombies