Will HBO Pick Up 'The Leftovers' for Season 3?

Many have praised the second season of “The Leftovers” as a major departure from the bleak, apocalyptic vibe of the series' first — but if anyone was still paying for past sins in the second round, it was Justin Theroux's embattled police chief Kevin

Last year, Lindelof co-created The Leftovers with Tom Perrotta, adapted from Perrotta's novel about a Final Judgment-esque natural disaster that disappears 2 percent of the world's population with zero explanation. Lindelof has co-written all but one

Last year, Lindelof co-created The Leftovers with Tom Perrotta, adapted from Perrotta's novel about a Final Judgment-esque natural disaster that disappears 2 percent of the world's population with zero explanation. Lindelof has co-written all but one

Defying the trend is HBO's The Leftovers, whose second season has delivered one extraordinary episode after another. Among those who care about quality television, The Leftovers should be a weekly conversation starter and a top-tier Emmy contender.

There's a lot to like about The Leftovers, the critically acclaimed yet little-watched HBO series that just wrapped its beautiful second season last night. You've probably heard about it, the way you tend to hear about most good shows—nagged by this