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The Returned Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Camille
Thu, Oct 31, 201356 mins
In a small French town, parents are still coming to grips with the loss of 36 teenagers killed in a bus crash 4 years ago. Many have managed to find closure and a group of parents has been working on building a memorial in honor of their lost loved ones. Parents Pierre and Claire are in total shock however when their daughter Camille returns home, apologizing for coming in so late and saying she is famished. Others have returned including Simon who seeks out his girlfriend Adele and a young boy named Victor, all with no memory of what may have happened to them or any idea of the years that have elapsed. Not everyone in the community is able to deal with their return.
Episode 2
Simon
52 mins
Adele attempts to come to terms with Simon's 'return' as things get emotionally complicated. Camille tries to restart her old life but discovers the situation at home has changed and is introduced to Pierre, an odd and charismatic figure who predicted The Return.
Episode 3
Julie
50 mins
Life in town is becoming gradually more disturbing. Determined to come out of hiding, Camille invents a new identity, Lena is horrified by a mysterious physical affliction, and Julie finds herself paralyzed by fear as an old trauma resurfaces.
Episode 4
Victor
52 mins
Lena's health is turning for the worse and she's convinced it has something to do with Alice. While Adele and Simon begin to rekindle their romance, Julie decides something must be done with Victor, who may be implicated in a shocking death.
Episode 5
Serge et Toni
55 mins
As the returned come out into the open they find they are unable to resume normal lives. Camille and Simon both find themselves abruptly rejected and Victor embarks on a search for his murderer. Incapacitated, Lena is found by an elusive figure.
Episode 6
Lucy
56 mins
A massive electrical outage shuts down the town's power, creating a sense of unease, as people are drawn together in unexpected ways. Camille and Lucy find new roles within the community, Julie seeks refuge with an old friend and Lena grows closer to her mysterious rescuer.
Episode 7
Adèle
48 mins
One year ago, Thomas returned home to find that Adele had tried to commit suicide by slitting her wrists. In the present day, water levels at the dam keep falling revealing more of the old village that once existed there. Madame Costa tells Camille she died from starvation all those years ago after the old dam broke and everyone and went without food for three weeks. She also takes her to task for lying to the Koretskys about their dead child. Camille learns there is a cost of those lies. Serge and Toni are making their way through the forest but soon find that are just going in circles. When they finally reach the dam, they try to swim across the lake . Lena returns home to her parents great joy. At the Helping Hand, Pierre shows Claire his secret underground bunker and shares his belief that the end is near. The returned all seem to be developing a rash.
Episode 8
La horde
53 mins
Thirty-five years ago, the old dam burst, killing many in the village below. Madame Costa tells Victor's mother not to worry: the dead will someday get their revenge. In the present day Laure, Julie and Victor try to leave the village but find they are traveling in a loop traveling over the same road over and over again. They find Toni who is about to jump off the dam. Adele is frantic after her daughter is taken by Simon and Lucy. Many people have taken refuge with Pierre at the Helping Hand. Camille and Lena have reconciled but the horde of reanimated people Lena saw in the woods descend upon them. They offer to return Adele's daughter if the returned at the hostel join them. Victor, Madame Costa and Camille all agree but there is another who must agree to leave.
