'The Leftovers': Third and Final Season to Bow in April 2017

HBO is breaking its silence with regard to The Leftovers' return date: The acclaimed HBO drama will launch its eight-episode third and final season in April.

Exec producers Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta confirmed the news on Facebook and Twitter Tuesday, with the latter putting a Guilty Remnant spin on the announcement.

As we previously reported, Season 3 — which was shot on location in Australia — will feature returning series regulars Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Margaret Qualley, Chris Zylka and Janel Moloney. Additionally, Season 2’s entire Murphy clan — i.e. Regina King, Kevin Carroll, Jovan Adepo and Jasmin Savoy-Brown — will return. Also back in a big way: Scott Glenn, who has been bumped up to series regular. Glenn recurred in Seasons 1 and 2 as the father of Theroux’s Kevin Garvey. (Savoy-Brown has also been upped to a regular after guest-starring in Season 2.)

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