Michelle Forbes (True Blood) has joined the cast of A&E’s thriller series, The Returned. The show is a remake of the French drama Les Revanants about people who have previously died and returned to their small town. The plot is very similar to a few other films and shows such as the hit ABC series Resurrection. Forbes will join previously cast Jeremy Sisto, Mark Pellegrino, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Variety is reporting, Michelle Forbes has joined the cast of A&E Network’s “The Returned.”
The redo of French drama “Les Revanants” hails from A&E Network Studios and FremantleMedia North America. Series has generated heat on both sides of the Atlantic for its moody take on a story of a small town upended when several people presumed dead return without any awareness that they were gone.
Forbes will play Helen Goddard, a mysterious woman who is one of the returnees. Carlton Cuse, exec producer of A&E’s “Bates Motel,” is shepherding “Returned” with Raelle Tucker (“True Blood”). Series has a 10-episode order from A&E. Jeremy Sisto, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Mark Pellegrino and Kevin Alejandro are also set to star.
Source: Variety
