Resurrection: "The Returned" Review

ABC's new network series Resurrection starring Omar Epps and Clint Eastwood's ex Frances Fisher among others, is based on Jason Mott's novel about a small town in Missouri where the people long dead suddenly return, appearing as though they hadn't 

Meanwhile, the promos for another heavily marketed midseason drama that premieres within a day of Believe, ABC's Resurrection, don't even mention the fact that it comes from the producers of best picture Oscar winner 12 

ABC (a subsidiary of Disney (NYSE: DIS ) ) has not had a lot of luck in 2014 with its midseason programming. So far it's launched four new shows and none has really caught on. This Sunday the network will debut Resurrection, the first of its final two

On the one hand, comparing ABC's new limited series Resurrection to Sundance's French import The Returned is patently unfair. Resurrection is based on an American novel (also named The Returned), while The Returned 

Advance Review: ABC runs out for a long pass this Sunday, March 9th, with the heavy-handed Resurrection – the story of the dead mysteriously, and randomly, returning to life and causing emotional turmoil for the loved ones who lost them years back.