
Shows that feel likeThe Leftovers (2014–2017)
If you loved The Leftovers, the closest series we have are Carrie (2026), Six Feet Under (2001) and The Society (2019). 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 The Diplomat (2023).
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

Both are built on the same subject: family
The difference: Easier on the ideas than The Leftovers

The same mix in both: stillness, then comfort

Melancholy drama, and it commits to that

Both lean on ideas more than on sci-fi & fantasy
The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than The Leftovers does

Both are Damon Lindelof's work, and they rhyme

Damon Lindelof directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Contemplative drama in both cases

One thread runs through both: depression

The same preoccupation in both: missing person

Sci-fi & fantasy built on melancholy, twice over

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
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