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The Leftovers

TV·2014–2017·3 seasons, 28 episodes·HBO·Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller·1h 1m·8.0·Created by Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta

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Three years after millions of people—some 2% of the world's population—vanished into thin air, residents of Mapleton, NY weigh the pros and cons of a "Heroes Day" tribute to the local "Departed". Attempting to maintain a sense of normalcy in his strained community, police chief Kevin Garvey faces additional challenges at home with his daughter, Jill, who's lost in a cloud of apathy with her friend Aimee, and son, Tom, who has gravitated to a cult led by the charismatic Holy Wayne. Also of concern is a silent, white-clad group of chain-smoking men and women called the Guilty Remnant, who team up in pairs to stake out people and places around town. As tension in Mapleton escalates, the lives of Laurie, an unexpected member of the Guilty Remnant, and Meg, a recently engaged young woman, converge.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Leftovers S03E08The Book of NoraS03E08 · 8.1Series Finale. Nothing is answered. Everything is answered. And then it ends.
  2. 02The Leftovers S02E10I Live Here NowS02E10 · 7.9Kevin comes clean to a skeptical John about his connection to Evie's disappearance, as Miracle faces an unexpected threat on the fourth anniversary of The Departure.
  3. 03The Leftovers S02E08International AssassinS02E08 · 7.8In the shadow of Laurie questioning his mental health, Kevin attempts to vanquish Patti on an unexpected battlefield. A terrible, heartbreaking choice is all that stands between Kevin and his chance to rid himself of her and his past.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2014Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S01E01The Leftovers S01E01PilotJune 29, 2014 6.8Three years after millions of people - some 2% of the world's population - vanished into thin air, residents of Mapleton, NY weigh the pros
  2. S01E02The Leftovers S01E02Penguin One, Us ZeroJuly 6, 2014 6.1In the wake of a series of disturbing encounters, Kevin pays a visit to a therapist. Tom finds himself in a precarious situation with Christ
  3. S01E03The Leftovers S01E03Two Boats and a HelicopterJuly 13, 2014 6.8In the face of dwindling church attendance and threats on his life, Reverend Matt Jamison continues to preach his gospel: that many who disa
  4. S01E04The Leftovers S01E04B.J. and the A.C.July 20, 2014 6.1Holiday display goes wanting, sending Kevin scurrying to find out who is responsible. Tom and Christine run into trouble at a hospital and o
  5. S01E05The Leftovers S01E05GladysJuly 27, 2014 6.6Laurie's resolve is put to the test in the wake of a brutal hate crime. After his latest initiatives to maintain the peace in Mapleton fall
  6. S01E06The Leftovers S01E06Season's bestGuestAugust 3, 2014 7.3Nora takes care of unfinished business in Mapleton before heading to New York for the Second Annual DROP conference. Upset that her ID has b
  7. S01E07The Leftovers S01E07Solace for Tired FeetAugust 10, 2014 6.7After learning his father has escaped the psychiatric hospital, Kevin orders an APB to track him down. Jill attempts to break an endurance r
  8. S01E08The Leftovers S01E08CairoAugust 17, 2014 6.7Kevin fears he's losing touch with reality after inexplicably finding himself in a difficult situation involving Patti Levin, a leader of th
  9. S01E09The Leftovers S01E09The Garveys at Their BestAugust 24, 2014 7.0Kevin tries to suppress his bad habits while tracking down a marauding deer in Mapleton. Laurie receives not-unexpected news amidst a rising
  10. S01E10The Leftovers S01E10The Prodigal Son ReturnsSeptember 7, 2014 7.2An unexpected ally helps Kevin get out of a jam near the town of Cairo. Meanwhile, an elaborate Memorial Day initiative by the Guilty Remnan

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2015Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S02E01The Leftovers S02E01Axis MundiOctober 4, 2015 6.8Jarden, Texas was renamed "Miracle" after it was discovered that no one had departed. The town has since become a magnet for tourists and pe
  2. S02E02The Leftovers S02E02A Matter of GeographyOctober 11, 2015 7.5Kevin, Nora and Jill try to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the Mapleton riots, but problems from the past keep resurfacing. The new
  3. S02E03The Leftovers S02E03Off RampOctober 18, 2015 6.9Laurie and Tom's work to rescue lost souls takes a toll on them; Laurie tries to spread the word about the dangers of the Guilty Remnant; To
  4. S02E04The Leftovers S02E04Orange StickerOctober 25, 2015 6.9In the midst of an earthquake, Nora awakens to find Kevin missing and her hopes of safety in their new town dashed. The Murphys are left ree
  5. S02E05The Leftovers S02E05No Room at the InnNovember 1, 2015 7.0Rev. Matt Jamison takes his vegetative wife, Mary, outside Miracle to seek answers about her condition, but their lives take a dangerous det
  6. S02E06The Leftovers S02E06LensNovember 8, 2015 6.8Unexpected visitors get under Nora's skin and she becomes preoccupied with a burning question about herself. Kevin's predicament becomes imp
  7. S02E07The Leftovers S02E07A Most Powerful AdversaryNovember 15, 2015 7.7Nora gives Kevin and Jill news they weren't expecting. Kevin deals with the fall-out of Nora's news and explores his options re: tackling hi
  8. S02E08The Leftovers S02E08International AssassinNovember 22, 2015 7.8In the shadow of Laurie questioning his mental health, Kevin attempts to vanquish Patti on an unexpected battlefield. A terrible, heartbreak
  9. S02E09The Leftovers S02E09Ten ThirteenNovember 29, 2015 7.3A personal loss and subsequent pilgrimage to Miracle offer clues on why Meg embarked on her path as a Remnant crusader. After a fallout with
  10. S02E10The Leftovers S02E10Season's bestI Live Here NowDecember 6, 2015 7.9Kevin comes clean to a skeptical John about his connection to Evie's disappearance, as Miracle faces an unexpected threat on the fourth anni

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2017Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S03E01The Leftovers S03E01The Book of KevinApril 16, 2017 7.5Three years after Miracle, Texas was overrun by the Guilty Remnant, Kevin Garvey has returned to his role as chief of police. Although he se
  2. S03E02The Leftovers S03E02Don't Be RidiculousApril 23, 2017 7.1In her official capacity as fraud investigator for the Department of Sudden Departure, Nora travels to St. Louis to investigate a possible s
  3. S03E03The Leftovers S03E03Crazy Whitefella ThinkingApril 30, 2017 7.5With the clock ticking towards the anniversary of the Departure and emboldened by a vision that is either divine prophecy or utter insanity,
  4. S03E04The Leftovers S03E04G'Day MelbourneMay 7, 2017 7.4Kevin and Nora travel to Australia, where she continues to track down the masterminds of an elaborate con, while he catches a glimpse of an
  5. S03E05The Leftovers S03E05It's a Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt WorldMay 14, 2017 6.8Convinced it is Kevin's destiny to be in Miracle for the coming seventh anniversary of the Departure, Matt Jamison impulsively heads to Aust
  6. S03E06The Leftovers S03E06CertifiedMay 21, 2017 7.3Laurie Garvey, a former therapist, must become one again as she heads to Australia to help Nora and Kevin along their paths.
  7. S03E07The Leftovers S03E07The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)May 28, 2017 7.4On a mission of mercy, Kevin assumes an alternate identity.
  8. S03E08The Leftovers S03E08Season's bestThe Book of NoraJune 4, 2017 8.1Series Finale. Nothing is answered. Everything is answered. And then it ends.

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