Matt knocks on the front door with a casserole, but he closes the deal with a $20,000 bribe. “God has placed an obstacle in our way, but he wants us to overcome it,” Matt argues.

Christopher Eccleston as Matt Jamison in The Leftovers. Photo by supplied / jpg Q: Your episodes in particular are full of hope and disappointment and then hope again. Is your life a little like that?

In just three seasons, The Leftovers made a name for itself with philosophical takes on loss in life, and how humans deal with cryptic phenomenons.