Year 2015 Video Release 2015-10-06 Studio HBO Home Entertainment Genre TV Series MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 557 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis TWO PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION HAS DISAPPEARED. Was it the Rapture? A mass murder? Cult suicides? Aliens? Based on Tom Perrotta's bestselling novel, The Leftovers follows Kevin Garvey Justin Theroux , police chief and father of two in Mapletown, New York, three years after the mysterious event. As Garvey struggles to grieve for his losses, rebuild his life, and regain a sense of normalcy within the community, the world around him grows ever stranger. The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman calls this bold series...a triumph for Tom Perrotta and Damon Lindelof, plus so many superb actors in the ensemble. Don't be left out!