Summary

• MGM+ confirms From season 3 is set to release in fall 2024, building anticipation for the mysterious, horror-filled show's return.
• From holds a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, showcasing its promising status as a standout sci-fi mystery series of the last decade.
• HBO's The Leftovers, a highly acclaimed supernatural mystery series, shares similarities with From in themes and creative connections to Lost.

HBO has the perfect critically acclaimed mystery show to watch while waiting for From season 3’s release window as fall 2024, though the exact date has yet to be confirmed. The Harold Perrineau-led TV show is centered around a mysterious town in which those who enter become trapped, with their confinement made worse by horrifying creatures that emerge at night and secrets that the characters must slowly uncover.

Following the twist-filled ending of From season 2, the outing is highly anticipated, especially with notable praise from horror master Stephen King. The sci-fi horror series currently holds a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, making From one of the most promising sci-fi mystery shows of the last decade. With several months still remaining before more of the mysteries unfold in From season 3’s new episodes, a similar HBO TV show that ended in 2017 provides a thrilling substitute viewing while waiting, with this series also boasting substantial critical acclaim for its compelling mysteries, performances, and themes.

Like From, The Leftovers Is Another Acclaimed Supernatural Mystery Show From The Minds Behind Lost

The Leftovers & From are both critically acclaimed mysteries from creatives who previously worked on Lost

Also often described as one of the greatest TV shows of all time, HBO’s The Leftovers is another sci-fi/mystery drama series with a concept somewhat similar to From. Debuting on HBO in 2014, The Leftovers ended after three seasons as it followed groups of characters in the aftermath of a disastrous event known as the “Sudden Departure,” which saw 2% of Earth’s population inexplicably vanish on October 14, 2011. The first season followed the Garvey family, Nora Durst and her brother Matt, and of the Guilty Remnant cult in a small New York town before moving the characters to Texas in season 2 and Australia in season 3.

Similar to From, HBO’s The Leftovers’ primary character was the town’s chief of police and dealt with themes of the supernatural, existential philosophies, mortality, and purpose, all of which center around an unexplained supernatural occurrence. However, The Leftovers and From’s similarities shouldn’t be too surprising, as they both come from creative minds behind the hit sci-fi mystery TV show Lost. The Leftovers was made by Lost co-creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof, while From is executive produced by Lost’s producers, director, and writer Jack Bender and Jeff Pinkner.

Similar to From, HBO’s The Leftovers’ primary character was the town’s chief of police and dealt with themes of the supernatural, existential philosophies, mortality, and purpose, all of which center around an unexplained supernatural occurrence.

How The Leftovers & From's Reviews Compare To Lost

The Leftovers & From have impressive scores compared to Lost

The Leftovers and From’s reviews have both sured Lost’s accumulated Rotten Tomatoes score. The overall score for Lost’s six seasons is 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, whereas From has a 94% score after its first two seasons and The Leftovers’ three-season score stands at 91% on the review aggregator site. However, it’s important to note that Lost’s first few seasons have exceptional scores, with the show’s overall rating being impacted by inconsistent scores in later seasons; while seasons 1, 2 and 5 are all between 92-100%, seasons 3, 4, and 6 range between 69-89% scores. As such, most of Lost’s seasons are more on par with From and The Leftovers’ reviews.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

Why The Leftovers Ended After Season 3 (Despite Great Reviews)

The Leftovers' story came to a natural end

Despite the fact that The Leftovers garnered a 91% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 90% audience score, the show ended after three seasons. In most cases, this might imply that the show turned sour and was canceled or simply got worse, however that isn't necessarily the case for The Leftovers. In reality, it was a collective decision based on where the story was going. In an interview at the Peabody Awards in 2016, as reported by Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Damon Lindelof revealed that the story felt like it was coming to a natural end.

"I feel like television shows should have beginnings, middles, and ends," Lindelof said in the interview. "As we were getting to the end of the second season of the show, it started feeling to all of us that these characters were closer to their end than their beginning." In this way, The Leftovers did not end due to any bad blood or a decrease in quality.

It simply came to a point where it felt like the end was near, and as Lindelof said, it was the type of television series that had a definitive beginning, middle, and end.

What We Know About From Season 3

From season 3 is coming soon

Though The Leftovers is a great series to watch between seasons of From, the new season isn't far off. From season 3 is set to release in the fall of 2024. This was revealed in a recently released teaser trailer from the new season. Filming began in December 2023, and was delayed by the SAG-AFTRA strike. Furthermore, it seems that the regular cast should all be returning, including Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Eion Bailey. Though specific plot points have yet to be revealed, there is no doubt that things are going to get worse in From season 3.