
Shows that feel likeThe Leftovers (2014–2017)
If you loved The Leftovers, the closest series we have are Carrie (2026), The Society (2019) and Six Feet Under (2001). All three share The Leftovers' contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Time (2021).
If The Leftovers hit the spot, these will too

Both land ideas and dream logic at once
The difference: Trades the comfort of The Leftovers for an angle of its own

The same mix in both: stillness, then comfort
The difference: Easier on the melancholy than The Leftovers


Drama with a pulse of melancholy, in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to crime than The Leftovers does

Contemplative sci-fi & fantasy, and it commits to that

Both are Damon Lindelof's work, and they rhyme

Both lean on ideas more than on sci-fi & fantasy

Damon Lindelof directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Melancholy drama in both cases

One thread runs through both: depression

The same preoccupation in both: missing person

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