French zombie show takes top International Emmy prize

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French series & quot;Les Revenants & quot; (The Returned) took the prize evening for the best international drama series at the International Emmy Awards in New York. Rights for the fantasy-zombie show, which was created by Fabrice Gobert, have already been bought in some 40 countries, including the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, and throughout Latin America. Accepting the golden trophy at the New York Hilton, producer Caroline Benjo thanked Gobert and Canal + & quot;so daring in their choices & quot; as well as Sundance Channel, which has just begun airing the show in the United States. The series, marking a kind of renaissance in French television, was also remarkably successful in Britain earlier this year w hen a subtitled version aired on Channel 4.
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