The Leftovers
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The Leftovers is an American supernatural drama television series that explores the emotional and societal aftermath of a mysterious global event in which 2% of the world's population suddenly disappears.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Leftovers canonical | 23 |
| The Leftovers (TV series) | 3 |
| The Leftovers (TV series episodes) | 2 |
| The Big C | 1 |
| The Leftovers (novel) | 1 |
| The Leftovers, season 1 | 1 |
| The Leftovers, season 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2182050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Leftovers Context triple: [Liv Tyler, notableWork, The Leftovers]
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A.
Raised by Wolves
"Raised by Wolves" is a politically charged rock song by U2 from their 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*, reflecting on violence and trauma in Ireland.
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B.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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C.
Point of Mercy
Point of Mercy is the English meaning of "Ponta da Piedade," a famous scenic coastal headland near Lagos in Portugal known for its dramatic cliffs and rock formations.
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D.
Gone
"Gone" is a reflective hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Consequence and Cam'ron, known for its soulful Otis Redding sample and intricate storytelling.
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E.
Gone
"Gone" is a country music album by American singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam that blends traditional honky-tonk with more contemporary influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Leftovers Target entity description: The Leftovers is an American supernatural drama television series that explores the emotional and societal aftermath of a mysterious global event in which 2% of the world's population suddenly disappears.
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A.
Raised by Wolves
"Raised by Wolves" is a politically charged rock song by U2 from their 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*, reflecting on violence and trauma in Ireland.
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B.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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C.
Point of Mercy
Point of Mercy is the English meaning of "Ponta da Piedade," a famous scenic coastal headland near Lagos in Portugal known for its dramatic cliffs and rock formations.
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D.
Gone
"Gone" is a reflective hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Consequence and Cam'ron, known for its soulful Otis Redding sample and intricate storytelling.
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E.
Gone
"Gone" is a country music album by American singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam that blends traditional honky-tonk with more contemporary influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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supernatural drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Tom Perrotta ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Leftovers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Leftovers (novel)
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| composer | Max Richter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Damon Lindelof
ⓘ
Tom Perrotta ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
streaming video
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television broadcast ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Damon Lindelof
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Peter Berg ⓘ Tom Perrotta ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | Sudden Departure ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Australia
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New York ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2014-06-29 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama television series
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supernatural television series ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
The Leftovers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Leftovers, season 1
The Leftovers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Leftovers, season 2
The Leftovers, season 3 ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2017-06-04 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aftermath of a global disappearance event
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existential crisis ⓘ faith ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of grief and spirituality after a global disappearance ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 28 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | HBO ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| percentageOfWorldPopulationDisappearedInFiction | 2% ⓘ |
| pilotDirector | Peter Berg ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
HBO
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surface form:
HBO Entertainment
|
| setInPeriod | post-Departure era ⓘ |
| stars |
Amy Brenneman
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Ann Dowd ⓘ Carrie Coon ⓘ Christopher Eccleston ⓘ Justin Theroux ⓘ Liv Tyler ⓘ Margaret Qualley ⓘ Regina King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Leftovers Description of subject: The Leftovers is an American supernatural drama television series that explores the emotional and societal aftermath of a mysterious global event in which 2% of the world's population suddenly disappears.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Big C
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers (TV series)
subject surface form:
Kevin Garvey
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers, season 1
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers, season 2
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers (TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers (TV series episodes)
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers (TV series episodes)
this entity surface form:
The Leftovers (TV series)