▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ABC ▁cancel led ▁it ▁after ▁two ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Prem ise ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Arc ad ia , ▁Missouri , ▁whose ▁lives ▁are ▁up ended ▁when ▁their ▁loved ▁ones ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁dead , ▁un aged ▁since ▁their ▁death s . ▁Among ▁the ▁returned ▁is ▁Jacob ▁Lang ston ▁( L andon ▁G im enez ), ▁an ▁eight - year - old ▁boy ▁who ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Having ▁been ▁found ▁alive ▁in ▁China , ▁Jacob ▁is ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁an ▁imm igration ▁agent ▁named ▁J . ▁Martin ▁(" Mart y ") ▁Bell amy ▁( O mar ▁E pp s ), ▁who ▁def ies ▁orders ▁and ▁returns ▁Jacob ▁to ▁his ▁parents , ▁Henry ▁( K urt wood ▁Smith ) ▁and ▁Luc ille ▁( Fran ces ▁Fish er ). ▁Jacob ' s ▁surprise ▁return ▁insp ires ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Arc ad ia ▁Sher iff ▁Fred ▁Lang ston ▁( M att ▁Cra ven ), ▁and ▁Fred ' s ▁daughter ▁Dr . ▁Mag gie ▁Lang ston ▁( De vin ▁K elle y ), ▁whose ▁wife / m other ▁d rown ed ▁while ▁alleg edly ▁trying ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁boy , ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁this ▁mystery . ▁C ale b ▁Rich ards ▁( Sam ▁Haz eld ine ), ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Mag gie ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁Ela ine ▁Rich ards ▁( S ama ire ▁Arm strong ), ▁becomes ▁the ▁second ▁Arc ad ia