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The Leftovers
2014–2017
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #75
- IMDb #149
- Rotten Tomatoes #65
- Metacritic #71
- RatingGraph #18
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #115
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #62
- Metacritic Critics #94
- Metacritic Audience #73
- Criticker #33
- Trakt #126
Every rating
74–91
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Criticker on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Three years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.
Details
- Created by
- Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta
- Based on
- The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television, White Rabbit, Film 44, HBO
- Released
- 29 June 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 28 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 4 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →2 major awards won · 4 wins from 28 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Carrie Coon | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 | Most Exciting New Series | The Leftovers | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2018 | Episodic Drama | Tom Perrotta, Damon Lindelof, and Tom Spezialy (for " The Book of Nora ") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Ann Dowd (for " The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother) ") | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Drama Series | The Leftovers | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Christopher Eccleston | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Justin Theroux | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Ann Dowd | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Carrie Coon | Winner |
| Most Exciting New Series | The Leftovers | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Justin Theroux | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | The Leftovers | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Christopher Eccleston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Christopher Eccleston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Ann Dowd | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Regina King | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Carrie Coon | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
3 nominations
| Episodic Drama | Tom Perrotta, Damon Lindelof, and Tom Spezialy (for " The Book of Nora ") | Nominee |
| Episodic Drama | Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse (for " International Assassin ") | Nominee |
| Long Form Adapted | Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Ann Dowd (for " The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother) ") | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Carrie Coon (for The Leftovers and Fargo ) | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Leftovers | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | The Leftovers | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Main Title – TV Show/Digital Streaming Series | Max Richter | Winner |
| Outstanding Music Supervision – Television | Liza Richardson | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series | Carrie Coon | Nominee |
| Best Genre Series | The Leftovers | Nominee |
| Best Genre Series | The Leftovers | Nominee |
| Best Genre Series | The Leftovers | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor for a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film | Christopher Eccleston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor for a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film | Christopher Eccleston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress for a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film | Ann Dowd | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | The Leftovers | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Drama Series | Max Richter | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Writing – Television | Damon Lindelof and Jacqueline Hoyt (for " Axis Mundi ") | Nominee |