The Leftovers was a game changer for what was possible not only with prestige TV, but with how HBO original programming would ...

Damon Lindelof is the first to admit that The Leftovers was a bit of a hard sell for mass audiences. The critically acclaimed show, which ran for three seasons from 2014 to 2017 on HBO, attracted a ...

It's hard to find shows that feel similar to The Leftovers, but fans of the mysterious HBO series should give this ...

When Tom Perrotta and his wife, Mary Granfield, sent their second child off to college two years ago, they found themselves navigating a brand new life stage. “Parenting becomes this career ...

Tom Perrotta wrote memorable female characters in his books "Little Children" and "Mrs. Fletcher" — but one leading lady stands out in his work: Tracy Flick. First appearing in Perrotta's 1998 ...

“There’s something comic about the nice guy in the Apocalypse,” says Tom Perrotta, describing the hero small-town mayor of his 2011 novel, The Leftovers. “He wants people to be happ ...

Tom Perrotta and Damon Lindelof talk about unresolved mysteries and turning Perrotta’s book into HBO’s bleak new series The Leftovers. How would the citizens of a small town react if 2% of ...

In interviews, the creators, Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, look back at their HBO grief drama and how it plays differently after the coronavirus pandemic. By Saul Austerlitz Suggested reading ...

Tom Perrotta’s sequel to “Election” finds Flick, the character immortalized in film by Reese Witherspoon, reconsidering her past. By Molly Young When you purchase an independently reviewed ...

Today's first guest is author Tom Perrotta, whose recent novel, "Mrs. Fletcher," is being dramatized this Sunday as a new HBO miniseries. Kathryn Hahn stars in the title role. "Mrs. Fletcher ...