The Leftovers, HBO’s summer drama, premieres this Sunday. Preview photos and read the full synopsis of the pilot.
Fans of the ABC hit series LOST, the wait is finally over! This Sunday, Damon Lindelof, returns to TV with his latest project, The Leftovers. Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers looks at the small town of Mapleton, NY three years after 2% of the population suddenly disappears.
The show steers away from explaining the event that causes the population disappearance and focuses its lens on the residents of the town trying to regain a semblance of normalcy. But how does one find stability when one member of the family walks out to join an extremist cult and the news constantly hammers the past into their daily lives? That is what Lindelof and Perrotta explore through their main character, Kevin Garvey and the residents of Mapleton.
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‘The Leftovers’ season 1, episode 1, ‘Pilot’ Synopsis:
Based on Perrotta’s bestselling 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 fictional 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 focuses on 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.
At the heart of The Leftovers is the Garvey family. Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), the town’s beleaguered chief of police and father of two, is trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy when the notion no longer applies. While Kevin and his rebellious daughter, Jill (Margaret Qualley), try to go back to the way things used to be, Kevin’s son, Tom (Chris Zylka), sees the event as a wakeup call to take action. At the same time, Kevin is faced with the conflict between the townspeople of Mapleton and the Guilty Remnant, a mysterious cult-like group that seems to offer an escape for traumatized residents.
The show is set for an initial run of 10 episodes.
The Leftovers season 1, episode 1, “Pilot,” premieres this Sunday, June 29 at 10:00 p.m. ET on HBO. If you plan on DVR-ing the show, be sure to add 15 minutes to the recording time!