HBO has renewed drama The Leftovers for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, President, HBO Programming. Created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, the series is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television. Lindelof serves as showrunner.
"We are thrilled to bring back The Leftovers for a second season with the exceptional talents of Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta," says Lombardo. "It has been truly exciting to see the overwhelming response to their provocative and original storytelling. We look forward to continuing the journey as the show delves deeper into the lives of those who remain."
Based on Perrotta's best-selling novel of the same name, The Leftovers is an original look at The Rapture... or was it The Rapture at all? Set in a small New York suburb, the intimate family drama focuses on the residents of the town of Mapleton, whose preconceptions are shattered in the wake of a global event dubbed "The Sudden Departure." Three years after the fateful day when 140 million people disappeared without a trace, the series looks at the ways ordinary people react to inexplicable events that can unite or divide families and communities, examining how their untold grief and the strain of an unprecedented calamity can turn faith into cynicism, paranoia, madness or cult-like fanaticism.
The cast includes Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Carrie Coon, Emily Meade, Amanda Warren, Ann Dowd, Michael Gaston, Max Carver, Charle Carver and Annie Q. The first season will conclude on Sunday, September 7 at 10/9c.
