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It premiered a decade ago, but television series The Leftovers is still painfully resonant today

Nora Durst (Carrie Coon) and Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux)

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The Leftovers
Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta
HBO

IT IS a strange time to watch The Leftovers, which premiered on HBO 10 years ago this month. The series opens three years after the Sudden Departure, when about 140 million people (close to 2 per cent of Earth’s population) just disappeared. Those left are still grappling with why and how to move on from such loss.

In the real world, it has been about three years since the last covid-19 lockdown lifted in the UK and many other countries. This…

Nora Durst (Carrie Coon) and Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux)

Van Redin/HBO

The Leftovers
Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta
HBO

IT IS a strange time to watch The Leftovers, which premiered on HBO 10 years ago this month. The series opens three years after the Sudden Departure, when about 140 million people (close to 2 per cent of Earth’s population) just disappeared. Those left are still grappling with why and how to move on from such loss.

In the real world, it has been about three years since the last covid-19 lockdown lifted in the UK and many other countries. This…

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