Watchmen fans who haven't seen The Leftovers should give Damon Lindelof's previous HBO series a chance

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"Like Watchmen, The Leftovers is the story of a global phenomenon told through the lens of a few unique characters," says Amanda Bell of Lindelof's 2014-2017 HBO supernatural mystery drama. "The Leftovers doesn't have masked vigilantes — or make the same scathing statements on the perniciousness of racism in America that made Watchmen so powerful — but the series does still have a lot in common with Watchmen when it comes to Lindelof's signature show stylings. Just as Watchmen asks viewers for patience as it builds a mystery that weaves together scattered journeys through time and space, The Leftovers expects its audience to play passenger and enjoy a ride that starts in one place (both physically and emotionally) and ends somewhere completely different."