Three years after 2 of the world's population abruptly disappeared without explanation The Leftovers
- from Damon Lindelof & acclaimed novelist Tom Perrotta
- is the story of the people who didn't make the cut Set in a small New York suburb The Leftovers follows Justin Theroux as Kevin Garvey a father of two & the chief of police who is trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy when the notion no longer applies While some people lose their faith others find it
- or something like it
- as cults spring up across the country While Garvey tries to keep his town safe & calm the simmering anguish of the left cannot be quelled