{"id":233459,"date":"2024-06-18T01:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T01:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/it-premiered-a-decade-ago-but-television-series-the-leftovers-is-still-painfully-resonant-today\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:50","slug":"it-premiered-a-decade-ago-but-television-series-the-leftovers-is-still-painfully-resonant-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/it-premiered-a-decade-ago-but-television-series-the-leftovers-is-still-painfully-resonant-today\/","title":{"rendered":"It premiered a decade ago, but television series The Leftovers is still painfully resonant today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Television Programme: The Leftovers with Justin Theroux as Kevin Garvey and Carrie Coon as Nora Durst. TL_202_042915_VR_-37.jpg The Leftovers Series 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11114406\/SEI_2074846561.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2435095\" data-caption=\"Nora Durst (Carrie Coon)\u00a0and Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux)\" data-credit=\"Van Redin\/HBO\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Nora Durst (Carrie Coon)\u00a0and Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Van Redin\/HBO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbo.com\/the-leftovers\">The Leftovers<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta<\/strong><br \/>HBO<\/p>\n<p>IT IS a strange time to watch <i>The Leftovers<\/i>, which premiered on HBO 10 years ago this month. 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