The Returned

Skip the prestige-TV noise — The Returned, on Super Channel Plus and Super Channel Amazon Channel, is quietly one of the better ones. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 232 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Emily Hampshire leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Put it on tonight on Super Channel Plus and see for yourself.

There is a reason The Returned keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in The Returned treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. In a post-zombie world, where the infected live normal lives, their retroviral drug is running out. Emily Hampshire and Kristen Holden-Ried lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. It hit screens in 2013. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in The Returned. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Emily Hampshire is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

The Returned was released in 2013, directed by Manuel Carballo. The full 98-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.