The Leftovers
2014 American supernatural television series
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2018 | The series was nominated for Unsung TV Show of the Year at the Dorian Awards |
2018 | The third and final season of the series takes place, set 14 days before the seventh anniversary of the Sudden Departure, with the narrative moving between Jarden, Texas and Victoria, Australia. |
2017 | Carrie Coon won Individual Achievement in Drama at the Television Critics Association Awards |
2017 | In its final year, the series continued to receive top critical acclaim, ranking No. 1 in publications such as Indiewire, Paste, New York Observer, Slant Magazine, Uproxx, TVLine, and Variety. |
2017 | The Leftovers was ranked as the best TV series of 2017 by Metacritic, with its third and final season receiving unanimous critical acclaim. |
2017 | Alan Sepinwall placed season three of The Leftovers first on his list of the best TV shows of 2017, calling it potentially his 'show of the decade'. |
October 10 2017 | Third season of The Leftovers released on DVD format. |
June 4 2017 | The Leftovers concluded its final season and series run on HBO, completing the story after 28 total episodes across three seasons. |
May 28 2017 | The episode 'The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)' aired on HBO, serving as the 27th and penultimate episode of The Leftovers series, written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof and directed by Craig Zobel. |
April 16 2017 | The third and final season of The Leftovers premiered on HBO. |
March 2017 | The episode's title 'The Book of Kevin' was revealed. Series creator Damon Lindelof and supervising producer Patrick Somerville were announced as writers, with executive producer Mimi Leder directing the episode. |
2016 | Writers developed the narrative concept of 'Nora makes tea', a compromise proposed by Patrick Somerville to describe the fate of the departed population without showing the alternate reality directly. |
2016 | Carrie Coon won Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Television Awards |
June 2016 | Production moved to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to complete filming and post-production of the final season, with Damon Lindelof confirming the season would have a shortened 8-episode run. |
May 2016 | Principal photography began for the final (third) season in Austin, Texas. |
February 9 2016 | Second season of The Leftovers released on Blu-ray and DVD. |
January 2016 | Showrunner Damon Lindelof and writers began planning the series finale, deciding early on that the final episode would center on Nora Durst's character and her journey to closure. |
2015 | Christopher Eccleston and Carrie Coon were nominated for Critics' Choice Television Awards in supporting actor and actress categories |
2015 | The show reached peak critical recognition, achieving No. 1 rankings in multiple publications including HitFix, IndieWire, IGN, Rapid City Journal, ScreenCrush, The Star-Ledger, and Thompson on Hollywood. |
December 10 2015 | HBO renewed The Leftovers for a third and final season at the request of creator Damon Lindelof, who wanted to conclude the series. |
December 6 2015 | The second season of The Leftovers concluded on HBO. |
October 6 2015 | First season of The Leftovers released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1, including two audio commentaries and four behind-the-scenes featurettes. |
October 4 2015 | The second season of The Leftovers premiered on HBO, continuing the story of the characters dealing with the mysterious global event. |
April 2015 | Series shifted filming location from New York to Austin, Texas, with Lockhart serving as the main street of fictional Jarden, Texas. |
2014 | The Leftovers television series premiered, winning Most Exciting New Series at the Critics' Choice Television Awards |
2014 | Max Richter won Best Main Title at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for the series |
2014 | The Leftovers received critical acclaim, ranking in multiple publications' top ten lists, including No. 1 at HitFix, No. 4 at IGN, No. 5 at IndieWire, and No. 7 at Yahoo! TV. |
September 13 2014 | TVLine recognized Justin Theroux as the 'Performer of the Week' for his powerful emotional performance in 'The Prodigal Son Returns' episode of The Leftovers, highlighting his portrayal that felt more like a raw confession than a traditional acting performance. |
September 7 2014 | The episode 'The Prodigal Son Returns', the season finale of The Leftovers first season, was first broadcast on HBO in the United States. |
August 2014 | Episode title 'The Prodigal Son Returns' was revealed for the 10th episode of The Leftovers' first season. Series creators Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta were announced as the writers, with Mimi Leder set to direct. |
August 24 2014 | The episode 'The Garveys at Their Best' was first broadcast on HBO, depicting the lives of the Garvey family and other characters before the mysterious 'Sudden Departure' event. |
July 2014 | The episode title 'The Garveys at Their Best' was revealed, written by supervising producer Kath Lingenfelter and series creator Damon Lindelof, and directed by Daniel Sackheim. |
June 29 2014 | HBO premiered The Leftovers television series, created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, based on Perrotta's 2011 novel and exploring the aftermath of a global event called the 'Sudden Departure' where 2% of the world's population mysteriously disappeared. |
September 2013 | HBO ordered a 10-episode first season of 'The Leftovers'. |
June 2013 | Initial casting announcements were made, including Justin Theroux, Liv Tyler, Christopher Eccleston, Ann Dowd, Amanda Warren, Michael Gaston, and Carrie Coon for the pilot. |
February 2013 | HBO ordered a pilot for 'The Leftovers'. |
June 2012 | Damon Lindelof announced he would be developing the series alongside Tom Perrotta and would serve as the series' showrunner. |
October 14 2011 | The Sudden Departure occurs, an inexplicable global event where 140 million people (2% of the world's population) simultaneously and mysteriously disappear. |
August 2011 | HBO acquired rights for 'The Leftovers' series development, with Tom Perrotta attached as writer/executive producer and Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger as executive producers. |
2010 | The Leftovers was recognized as a top TV series of the decade, ranking No. 1 in publications like The Detroit News, Entertainment Weekly, IndieWire, Rolling Stone, Salon, and Variety. |
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