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Resurrection

TV·2014–2015·2 seasons, 21 episodes·ABC·Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery·1h·7.1·Created by Aaron Zelman

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The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear. An 8-year-old American boy wakes up alone in a rice paddy in a rural Chinese province with no idea how he got there. Details start to emerge when the boy, who calls himself Jacob, recalls that his hometown is Arcadia, and an Immigration agent, J. Martin Bellamy, takes him there. The home he claims as his own is occupied by a 60-year-old couple, Henry and Lucille Langston, who lost their son, Jacob, more than 30 years ago. While they look different, young Jacob recognizes them as his parents. Lucille is overjoyed at the seeming miracle of her son's reappearance. Henry is reluctant to accept that Jacob is back. Those closest to the family want answers, including Sheriff Fred Langston, whose wife Barbara drowned 30 years ago while trying to save Jacob, and Fred's daughter, Maggie, a local doctor. Pastor Tom Hale seeks a spiritual reason for what's happening in his community. When things take an even more shocking turn, Maggie's life-long friend, Elaine Richards, finds herself drawn into Arcadia's growing mystery. Bellamy, an outsider in the town, joins forces with Maggie to figure out why the unexplainable is happening in Arcadia. As their investigation plays out, Maggie learns some unsettling truths about her own past. Will they be able to solve the mystery of Arcadia before the rest of the world catches on to events there? And will they be able to protect Jacob from forces beyond their control?

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Resurrection S02E04Old ScarsS02E04 · 6.0Margaret convinces Lucille to host a dinner to celebrate Jacob's return, but unexpected guests strain relations in the Langston family to the breaking point. Meanwhile, Bellamy continues to research the history of the mysterious bones, and Rachael receives unsettling news about her baby.
  2. 02The ReturnedS01E01 · 5.9The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear.
  3. 03UnearthS01E02 · 5.8The Langstons, especially Sheriff Fred, are forced to confront secrets from their past they'd rather leave buried when Bellamy pushes to have Jacob's tomb exhumed. Maggie agrees to help Bellamy in his investigation, and Pastor Tom reaches out to Jacob, his childhood friend. The Richards family adjusts to Caleb's return, the second for Arcadia. But unlike Jacob, Caleb claims he has no memory of his death.

Castfull cast & details

Omar EppsOmar EppsAgent J. Martin BellamyFrances FisherFrances FisherLucille LangstonMatt CravenMatt CravenSheriff Fred LangstonDevin KelleyDevin KelleyMaggie LangstonMark HildrethMark HildrethPastor Tom HaleLandon GimenezLandon GimenezJacob LangstonKurtwood SmithKurtwood SmithHenry LangstonSamaire ArmstrongSamaire ArmstrongElaine Richards

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2014Aired 5.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestThe ReturnedMarch 9, 2014 5.9The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear.
  2. S01E02UnearthMarch 16, 2014 5.8The Langstons, especially Sheriff Fred, are forced to confront secrets from their past they'd rather leave buried when Bellamy pushes to hav
  3. S01E03Two RiversMarch 23, 2014 5.7Exhuming Jacob's grave only deepens the mystery of his return. Henry struggles to accept that Jacob is really the son he lost 30 years ago.
  4. S01E04Us Against the WorldMarch 30, 2014 5.7Bellamy and Sheriff Fred form an uneasy partnership to find Caleb, who has gone on the run after Dale's murder. After Jacob suffers a seizur
  5. S01E05InsomniaApril 6, 2014 5.6Bellamy struggles to keep Jacob safe from outside forces. But a tragic incident from his past as a cop continues to haunt him. Elaine is pre
  6. S01E06HomeApril 13, 2014 5.6Maggie turns to a man from her past, Dr. Eric Ward, now working for the NIH, for answers to Arcadia's mystery. She insists Ward is there as
  7. S01E07Schemes of the DevilApril 27, 2014 5.5With the help of Bellamy and Sheriff Fred, Tom leads the charge in the search for Rachael, but her situation becomes increasingly dire as he
  8. S01E08Torn ApartMay 4, 2014 5.6The town of Arcadia is in a state of chaos when the return of the deceased reaches a critical mass. Bellamy has no other choice than to ask

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2014–15Aired 5.5Season avg
  1. S02E01Resurrection S02E01RevelationSeptember 28, 2014 5.6Bellamy awakens alone and abandoned at Arcadia's outskirts, missing a week of his life. As his memory returns, he has a shocking revelation.
  2. S02E02Resurrection S02E02EchoesOctober 5, 2014 5.6When Bellamy and Sheriff Fred get reports that someone is living in Caleb Richards's old hunting shack, they fear he may have returned. Bell
  3. S02E03Resurrection S02E03MultipleOctober 12, 2014 5.5Sensing a need in the community, Tom creates a new parish specifically for the returned and Bellamy decides to confide in him that he is als
  4. S02E04Resurrection S02E04Season's bestOld ScarsOctober 19, 2014 6.0Margaret convinces Lucille to host a dinner to celebrate Jacob's return, but unexpected guests strain relations in the Langston family to th
  5. S02E05Resurrection S02E05WillOctober 26, 2014 5.4Barbara makes strides in mending her relationship with Fred and Maggie, which only incites Margaret to step up her tactics to stop this. Bel
  6. S02E06Resurrection S02E06AfflictionsNovember 2, 2014 5.6Bellamy, now desperately ill himself, turns to an unexpected source, his shadowy government contact for help and ends up with a shocking rev
  7. S02E07Resurrection S02E07MiraclesNovember 9, 2014 5.4Rachael refuses treatment for the virus, fearing for her unborn child. The anti-Returned hate group True Living grows in numbers, including
  8. S02E08Resurrection S02E08ForsakenNovember 30, 2014 5.3Pastor Tom's new church is becoming a refuge for the Returned as fear and anti-Returned rhetoric intensifies. Bellamy and Sheriff Fred are d
  9. S02E09Resurrection S02E09AftermathDecember 7, 2014 5.6Arcadians mourn the loss of a beloved member of the community. The stem cells from Rachael's baby do provide the cure for the virus, but whe
  10. S02E10ProphecyJanuary 4, 2015 5.3As a violent storm hits Arcadia, knocking out all the power, Jacob goes missing - along with Margaret, and The Langstons and Bellamy struggl
  11. S02E11Resurrection S02E11True BelieverJanuary 11, 2015 5.6The return of Preacher James brings an ominous new energy to the town, especially for Bellamy who seems to have a strange and unnerving conn
  12. S02E12Resurrection S02E12Steal AwayJanuary 18, 2015 5.6After a series of inexplicable events, Bellamy fears for the safety of Rachael and her unborn child. Preacher James predicts that the baby's
  13. S02E13Resurrection S02E13Love in ReturnJanuary 25, 2015 5.6Preacher James and his congregation of Returned all descend upon the Langston house to stop Rachael's baby from being born. Trapped inside,

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