![]() This inventive series effectively reconfigures everything we associate with zombies. Perhaps the most original of all recent TV versions of the zombie is the French show The Returned ( Les Revenants), a 16-episode show with two seasons released in 20. ![]() Romero’s classic 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead ends with Ben, an African-American character, being killed by a mob that mistakenly identifies him as a resurrected monster, offering powerful social commentary at a time of race riots and general unrest in the United States. Some scholars have even labeled the zombie a “barometer of cultural anxiety.” In the 1950s, alien body snatchers crystallized fears of Communist infiltration and invasion. Some critics have linked the theme’s popularity to post-9/11 anxieties about unseen threats to Western civilization, and it’s true that peaks in the popularity of zombies throughout history clearly coincide with what is happening in society. And now prequels, the ultimate sign of commercial success, are popping up. ![]() In the past decade, much has changed thanks to TV shows that garner record ratings, offering everything from the apocalyptic scenario of The Walking Dead (2010-) to rom-zom-coms like Santa Clarita Diet (2017-19). The zombie – once the domain of cult-movie fans – has only recently become a mainstay of popular culture. Camille (Yara Pilartz), in Episode 1 of The Returned, before joining the ranks of the undead. ![]()
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