Lindelof reunited with executive producers Tom Perrotta (whose novel inspired the series) and Mimi Leder and cast members ...

“There’s something comic about the nice guy in the Apocalypse,” says Tom Perrotta, describing the hero small-town mayor of his 2011 novel, The Leftovers. “He wants people to be happ ...

The Leftovers was a game changer for what was possible not only with prestige TV, but with how HBO original programming would ...

Tom Perrotta wrote memorable female characters in his books "Little Children" and "Mrs. Fletcher" — but one leading lady stands out in his work: Tracy Flick. First appearing in Perrotta's 1998 ...

D espite being critically acclaimed, The Leftovers ended after season 3. The HBO series was based on Tom Perrotta's novel, which sees 2% of the world's population suddenly disappe ...

If I had to pick my favorite author, it would be Tom Perrotta. He tells tales of suburban America that I think are cutting, relatable, and engrossing. Perrotta's novels, such as Election and ...

In interviews, the creators, Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, look back at their HBO grief drama and how it plays differently after the coronavirus pandemic. By Saul Austerlitz Suggested reading ...

In interviews, the creators, Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, look back at their HBO grief drama and how it plays differently after the coronavirus pandemic. By Saul Austerlitz In “Guest,” an ...

Election, directed by Alexander Payne and based on the 1998 novel by Tom Perrotta, stars Matthew Broderick, the slacker Gen X hero of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Here, Broderick plays a high ...