HBO RENEWS THE LEFTOVERS FOR A SECOND SEASON
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2014 – HBO has renewed the drama series THE LEFTOVERS for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Damon Lindelof (Emmy® winner for “Lost”) and acclaimed novelist Tom Perrotta (Academy Award® nominee for “Little Children”), 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.”
Currently debuting hour-long episodes on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT), and 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 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 ten-episode first season of THE LEFTOVERS debuted June 29 on HBO, with the season finale slated to debut Sept. 7. Among the critical praise, the New York Times hailed the show for “an intriguing premise that is intelligently and artfully presented,” while HitFix.com said of Damon Lindelof, “Maybe he saw the opportunity in ‘The Leftovers’ to make something great. Because he sure as hell has.” The New Yorker noted that the show “captures the disorientation of grief in a way that is provocative and rare for television,” adding, “‘The Leftovers’ is something new.”
Season one series regulars include Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Carrie Coon, Emily Meade, Amanda Warren, Ann Dowd, Michael Gaston, Max and Charlie Carver, and Annie Q.
Season one credits: THE LEFTOVERS is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television; created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta; executive produced by Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta, Peter Berg and Sarah Aubrey; co-executive producers, Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger. Damon Lindelof serves as showrunner.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2014 – HBO has renewed the drama series THE LEFTOVERS for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Damon Lindelof (Emmy® winner for “Lost”) and acclaimed novelist Tom Perrotta (Academy Award® nominee for “Little Children”), 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.”
Currently debuting hour-long episodes on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT), and 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 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 ten-episode first season of THE LEFTOVERS debuted June 29 on HBO, with the season finale slated to debut Sept. 7. Among the critical praise, the New York Times hailed the show for “an intriguing premise that is intelligently and artfully presented,” while HitFix.com said of Damon Lindelof, “Maybe he saw the opportunity in ‘The Leftovers’ to make something great. Because he sure as hell has.” The New Yorker noted that the show “captures the disorientation of grief in a way that is provocative and rare for television,” adding, “‘The Leftovers’ is something new.”
Season one series regulars include Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Carrie Coon, Emily Meade, Amanda Warren, Ann Dowd, Michael Gaston, Max and Charlie Carver, and Annie Q.
Season one credits: THE LEFTOVERS is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television; created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta; executive produced by Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta, Peter Berg and Sarah Aubrey; co-executive producers, Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger. Damon Lindelof serves as showrunner.
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That's great,now i can catch up and not have to worry about it being cancelled!
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ReplyDeleteI find it funny how you conveniently compare it to the ratings of new The Big Bang Theory episodes. Take any other show on TV in your example and it works in your favor, but you chose the one that didn't. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, I do the same thing often, it's just an interesting perspective :)
ReplyDeleteYeppie!! So excited about this news. I really pleased that we got the news before the finale.
ReplyDeleteThis is the best news!!!! I am very happy it got renewed! Everyone should immediately go over to my Review of the latest episode and comment about their favorite scenes form the episode and the season so far, Lol....I'm just kidding....Unless you really want to then there's a link right now on the panel to the right of this article, :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm doing that to point out that one show has better live ratings than the ratings of seven shows combined. Obviously it wouldn't work with anything else (except The Walking Dead), it's just that I've glanced at their ratings and they're all around 0.5 on A18-49, and when I see such ratings for shows I come to remind myself how TBBT manages to come close to 6.0 sometimes, it's nothing against TBBT.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that there is really not all that much left of the book to tell. They could easily finish the book this season so I'm not sure where they will go from here.
ReplyDeleteYes yes yes. I hope season 2 is as powerful as the first one.
ReplyDeleteTruth is I found the first 3 episodes too depressing, but I guess now that's been renewed I'll try giving it a second chance.
ReplyDeleteI can understand where you could see that, but give episodes 4 through 7 a chance and I think you will enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteThat's great news. Now if they tptb would just renew Continuum, 24, and Dominion, i would be really happy.
ReplyDeleteNo surprise there. It started slow but is now an excellent show. The ratings have been very good for an HBO season 1 show. 0.7-0.8 in demo every episode. Season 2 is well deserved.
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ReplyDeleteYES! Best news of the TV season! I so glad we get to keep this brilliant show a little bit longer.
ReplyDeleteGreat news! I've really enjoyed this first season but was slightly worried it wouldn't be renewed. Glad to hear I can look forward to its return next summer too!!
ReplyDeleteThey've barely stuck to the book this season, so I imagine they'll go further away from it next year and in subsequent years too.
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