The Returned

The Returned is an American sci-fi mystery drama that aired on ABC for five seasons and 52 episodes. The Returned was originally conceived as an eight-episode miniseries, but after its huge critical and ratings success, ABC convinced the creators to do four more seasons, though with shortened orders.
== Plot ==
The series revolves around the mysterious return of David Hall, a twelve-year-old boy who went missing in 1993, and returned the same age, but with no memory of the time in between, twenty years later.
== Cast ==
*Natalie Zea as Olivia Hall
*Josh Duhamel as Jack Brown
*David Mazouz as David Hall
*Milo Ventimiglia as Nicky Hall
*Allison Williams as Kylie Hall
*Jason Ritter as Tim McAllister
*Shantel VanSanten as Bridget Hall
*Kim Basinger as Vicki Hall
*J.K. Simmons as Carl Stern
== Production ==
The concept was initially conceived in November 2012 and was pitched to ABC, NBC, and Fox, though none of them picked it up to pilot. The creators then went to Netflix, though they as well turned it down. However, nearly a year later in September 2013, ABC ordered it as an eight-episode miniseries, with the potential to continue on if successful. A month later, Natalie Zea and Josh Duhamel were cast as the leads, and David Mazouz was later cast in November, along with Milo Ventimiglia and Jason Ritter a few days later. Allison Williams and Shantel VanSanten were cast on December 7, and Kim Basinger and J.K. Simmons rounded out the cast on December 13. Filming began on January 2, 2014 and continued until March 8, 2014, the day before the premiere. A second season was ordered on April 1, after only four episodes, with most of the cast to return.
== Reception ==
=== Critical reception ===
=== Ratings ===
Season	Episodes	Timeslot 	Premiere 	Premiere 	Finale 	Finale 	Avg. viewers (millions)	Rank
Season	Episodes	Timeslot 	Date 	Viewers (millions)	Date 	Viewers (millions)	Avg. viewers (millions)	Rank
1 	8 	Sunday 9:00 pm 	March 9, 2014 	11.58 	May 4, 2014 	15.82 	17.53 	4
2 	13 	Tuesday 8:00 pm	February 10, 2015	12.88 	May 5, 2015 	10.50 	14.68 	10
3 	10 	Sunday 9:00 pm 	March 6, 2016 	9.93 	May 8, 2018 	8.94 	12.65 	12
4 	13 	Sunday 9:00 pm 	March 5, 2017 	8.86 	May 7, 2017 	8.55 	12.56 	11
5 	8 	Sunday 8:00 pm 	October 1, 2017 	8.60 	November 12, 2017	9.24 	11.91 	14
=== Accolades ===
The first season saw award nominations in nearly every award ceremony it was eligible for. At the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, The Returned was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor for Josh Duhamel, Outstanding Lead Actress for Natalie Zea, Outstanding Supporting Actor for David Mazouz and J.K. Simmons, and Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing for "Pilot". The series won Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress, and Outstanding Directing.