The Leftovers (Neon)
Until now, The Leftovers hasn't been available for streaming in New Zealand. That made the show seem like it was cut from the old-school television model: a hidden treasure, something for those in the know, who heard about it only through word of mouth. If you cottoned on early to this piece of brilliance by Lost's Damon Lindelof, from the Tom Perrotta novel, its arrival on Neon might make it feel a little less exclusive.
But The Leftovers, which spends three seasons examining grief in the most harrowing, haunting way possible, deserves as large an audience as possible. The show depicts events after a worldwide disaster in which 2 per cent of the population randomly disappeared, narrowing its focus on to small-town cop Kevin Garvey and the formation of a cult called the Guilty Remnant. Then things get weird. Really, very weird.
It isn't an easy watch. If you're struggling with grief, choose something else. For everyone else, The Leftovers is one of the decade's best shows and definitely deserves repeat viewing.
Knives Out (TVNZ OnDemand)