'The Leftovers' Season 2 Premieres Tonight on HBO

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HBO drama The Leftovers kicks off its sophomore season tonight with an extended episode ("Axis Mundi") airing at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Jarden, Texas was renamed "Miracle" after it was discovered that no one had departed. The town has since become a magnet for tourists and people who are convinced it is special and can keep them safe. Among the local families is the Murphys: the father, John (Kevin Carroll), the mother, Erika (Regina King), and their twins, Evie (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Michael (Jovan Adepo). While trying to protect his town from frauds and charlatans, John gets an ominous warning from a man who claims to have psychic powers. Soon afterwards, Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), Nora Durst (Carrie Coon) and Jill Garvey (Margaret Qualley) show up in Miracle. This newly formed "family" left Mapleton to start over, but Kevin cannot seem to escape his past. The Murphy family and Kevin subsequently experience a mysterious event that will that change their lives forever.

Watch a sneak peek below and the Season 2 opening credits set to Iris DeMent's "Let the Mystery Be."

'The Leftovers' Will Premiere June 29 on HBO (Trailer)

The debut date for The Leftovers has changed. The series begins its ten-episode season Sunday, June 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO (not June 15, as originally announced).

From Damon Lindelof (Emmy winner for Lost) and acclaimed novelist Tom Perrotta (Academy Award nominee for Little Children), The Leftovers is based on Perrotta's bestselling novel of the same name. The drama series takes an original look at The Rapture... because it's not entirely clear The Rapture happened.

Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Charlie Carver, Max Carver, Carrie Coon, Ann Dowd, Michael Gaston, Emily Meade, Annie Q, Margaret Qualley, Amanda Warren and Chris Zylka star.

On Sunday, the first trailer for The Leftovers aired on HBO prior to a new episode of Game of Thrones. Watch it below:

HBO Orders THE LEFTOVERS, from Warner Bros. Television, to Series

Warner Bros. Television announced on Monday that HBO has ordered THE LEFTOVERS to series. Below are the details.

THE LEFTOVERS

· Pilot Cast: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Carrie Coon, Emily Meade, Amanda Warren, Ann Dowd, Michael Gaston, Max Carver, Charlie Carver, Annie Q, Paterson Joseph, Brad Leland