The first trailer for the second season of HBO's
"The Leftovers" has been released. Created by
Damon Lindelof (
"Lost") and
Tom Perrotta, based on the latter's own book, the show focuses on the people left behind after a Rapture-type event makes 2% of the world's population disappear. Since the first season exhausted all the plot elements from Perrotta's book, the new season will introduce a new location and characters while also keeping the old cast in focus.
The new story will move from the state of New York to Texas where, as seen in this trailer, there have been zero departures and many people are lining up to go there. This adds a welcome new layer of mystery and mass hysteria that seems very much in tune with the first season's dark tone. The new season was filmed in Austin, Texas. Aside from the expected newcomers, the cast will feature
Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Christopher Eccleston and
Carrie Coon. Also
Liv Tyler has signed on for one more episode, but will not appear in the rest of the season.
"The Leftovers" Season 2 premieres on October 4th.
Watch the trailer after the jump.