More than three years ago, 2% of the world’s population inexplicably vanished.

Season 2 of The Leftovers begins in Jarden, Texas renamed “Miracle” after it was discovered no one departed. The town has since become a magnet for tourists and people who are convinced it is special and can keep them safe. It is there we meet the Murphy family: John (Kevin Carroll), Erika (Regina King), and their twins Evie (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Michael (Jovan Adepo). While trying to protect his town from frauds and charlatans, John gets an ominous warning from a man who claims to have psychic powers. Soon afterwards, Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), Nora Durst (Carrie Coon) and Jill Garvey (Margaret Qualley) show up in Miracle. This newly formed “family” left Mapleton to start over but Kevin Garvey cannot seem to escape his past. Soon, Kevin, The Murphy family and the town of Miracle experience a mysterious event that will that change their lives forever.

Reviews

“The Leftovers puts a sobering spin on the popular post-apocalyptic genre, eschewing action to explore the remnants of a shattered society riddled with pain.” – Common Sense Media

“While this show is destined to become a hot topic where people will argue over the meaning, the intent, the conclusions, to me I see a show that is an sociological study on how people deal with unexplained loss. It is open to interpretation.” – TV Fanatic

“There are a number of levels in which [it] is a profoundly adept episode of television, but perhaps none is so unnerving as is the way in which Lindelof and his team manage to make everything in the episode both welcoming and deeply discomfiting.” –