--- description: Check out the slightly NSFW trailer for the HBO series that stars Justin Theroux and is based on the 2011 book by Tom Perrotta title: Watch the trailer for HBO's "The Leftovers" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # WATCH: The Trailer for HBO's _The Leftovers_ Is Here by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2014 12:38 PM CUT by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2014 12:38 PM CUT HBO has been teasing its upcoming drama _The Leftovers_ for a while now, but Sunday night the first full-length trailer for the postapocalyptic show premiered in all its creepy, ominous glory. Starring Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman and Liv Tyler, _The Leftovers_ is based on the 2011 book by Tom Perrotta, who worked with _Lost_‘s Damon Lindelof to create the HBO version. The series takes place a few years after the sudden and mysterious disappearance of 2% of the world’s population in a Rapture-like event and follows how those left behind—the titular “leftovers”—deal with the loss (hint: join lots of cults, apparently). Though it’s vague, the trailer offers just enough creeping dread to promise one hell of a gripping series and get us excited for its June 29 premiere. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/79032/watch-trailer-hbo-the-leftovers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/79032/watch-trailer-hbo-the-leftovers/"},"headline":"WATCH: The Trailer for HBO's The Leftovers Is Here","datePublished":"2014-04-28T12:38:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:31:45.213Z","description":"Check out the slightly NSFW trailer for the HBO series that stars Justin Theroux and is based on the 2011 book by Tom Perrotta, about how survivors cope after a Rapture-like event","url":"https://time.com/79032/watch-trailer-hbo-the-leftovers/","keywords":["Television","HBO"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/79032/watch-trailer-hbo-the-leftovers/","name":"WATCH: The Trailer for HBO's The Leftovers Is Here"}}]}] ```