'The Leftovers' brings conventional morality back to cable

HBO's new series “The Leftovers,” as you may have heard, is quite the bleak drama. The premiere picks up three years after 2 percent of the world's population — 140 million people — evaporated into thin air for no rhyme or reason. The show begins to

Seen HBO's The Leftovers, and want to chat about how it compares to Tom Perrotta's original novel? You're in luck—so do EW's Hillary Busis and Neil Janowitz. Their spoiler-heavy conversation—filled with thoughts on 

Following the “Game of Thrones” finale earlier this month, HBO is hoping Damon Lindelof's “The Leftovers” can continue arming its cannon of critically-acclaimed drama. And according to many critics, the “Lost” creator's latest 

HBO's new drama series The Leftovers got off to a fair start Sunday night, though reception was more rapturous for its True Blood lead-in. The post-apocalyptic-ish suburban malaise series from Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof 

There's a chance that HBO's newest drama, The Leftovers, might end up being the most meta show on television. But maybe not for the reasons we think. The series, based on the 2011 book of the same name by Tom Perrotta