'The Leftovers' season 3 creator Damon Lindelof reveals story structure

"The Leftovers" has been officially renewed for a third season, to the delight of its fans. However, this does come at a cost. As reported by /Film, the third season will also be its last. But series creator and writer Damon Lindelof states that each season was treated as the show's last and the same will apply for season 3, the report said.

According to Lindelof, the first two seasons perfectly complement each other. The first season was a direct adaptation of the original novel, which the series is based on, and it ended on pretty much the same note while the second season gave closure to almost all of the loose ends left from season 1.

Lindelof also stated that the very first thing he and the other members of the production team needed to work on was how the third season was going to end.

"What's the last episode of this series going to be?" he explained. "We'll design the entire season basically building up to that moment. I think there was a very purposeful circularity between seasons one and two, with the 'wherever you go, there you are' theme of it all. We decided to end the second season very similar to the first season."

He then continued to explain that season 3 would not explore the same concept season 2 did. In season 2, the main cast tried to relocate only to discover that their real "home" was where they lived with the people they loved and not in any place unaffected by the Departure. Lindelof stated that geography would not be a central theme in season 3.

Speaking with TVLine, the series creator did mention that there is the idea of exploring the story of Kevin Sr. (Scott Glenn). Lindelof stated that there is the idea to showcase not only Kevin Sr.'s story in the present but also from the past, perhaps before the Departure ever happened.