HBO Renews The Leftovers For Third And Final Season

Deadline – HBO has given a third-season order to drama series The Leftovers but that will be the supernatural series’ final run. Created by Damon Lindelof (Emmy® winner for “Lost”) and Tom Perrotta, the series is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television. “It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome back Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta and the extraordinary talent behind THE LEFTOVERS for its third and final season,” said HBO’s Michael Lombardo. “This show has proven to be one of the most distinctive HBO series and we are extremely proud of its unrivaled originality, which has resulted in such a passionate following by our HBO viewers. We admire and fully support Damon’s artistic vision and respect his decision to bring the show to its conclusion next season.”

Hey now! I’ll take it! As a matter of fact, I think its perfect. Lindelof said all along he wanted to do 5 seasons. But you know who’s an asshole? Lindelof. If Lindelof says he wants 5 seasons that means its about 3.5 seasons off too much shit being teased that will eventually piss off the fan base. But the shackles on him, keep him under control, and force him to wrap this shit up.

Would I love 5 full seasons of the type of TV we saw this year and last? Absolutely. But truth be told things took such a blatantly weird turn in the past few episodes that 5 seasons was probably going to be hard. I cant imagine like 30+ more episodes after we’ve gone full blown unexplainable. So I think this is perfect. It doesnt end abruptly like last Sunday, but it doesnt drag on either. Season 3 should be some epic shit and we can all grab some closure and then go back to dumb TV thats easy to watch. Bingo bango.