DESCRIPTION: (from HBO Max's web site, May 2020) It has been called 'The Departure': a stunning global event in which more than 140 million people simply vanished. From 'Lost' co-creator Damon Lindelof and author Tom Perrotta (on whose bestseller this is based) comes this epic drama series that focuses on the 'leftovers' of the town of Mapleton as they react to this inexplicable event three years later.