Currently airing at 9pm on Sunday nights on Channel 4, the eight-part first series tells the story of a handful of individuals returning to their Alpine hometown in a state of confusion – only to discover that they have been dead for several years.

Writer Fabrice Gobert teased: “I hope there will be three series. We have a lot of stories to tell! But it depends on the audience of course…”

A second series is due to begin filming in February next year and will air in France in November 2014.

Discussing the show’s influences, the writer revealed: “Twin Peaks and Lost were inspirations but they were not the only ones! I love a lot of TV series like Deadwood, True Blood, Misfits. Six Feet Under, for example, was a strong inspiration when we were writing with Emmanuel Carrere. Because of the way Alan Ball dealt with death, because of the “black humour”, because of the strangeness and the depth of the characters but also because it’s a great show. I also love The Sopranos which is the perfect TV series for me.”

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