Liv Tyler has joined the cast of The Leftovers, an HBO drama pilot from Lost cocreator Damon Lindelof.
Based on Tom Perrotta’s book, the project is set after the Rapture and tells the story of those folks who didn’t quite make the cut.
Justin Theroux (Six Feet Under, Sex and the City) stars as police chief Kevin Garvey, a father of two who is trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy in a world that is starting to completely reject that notion.
Liv Tyler — whose film credits include Armageddon, That Thing You Do! and Empire Records — will play Meg, a woman on the verge of getting married, but needing an escape. As a result, she becomes targeted by an enigmatic cult for recruitment.
Lindelof co-wrote the pilot with Perrotta and both will serve as exec producers. Friday Night Lights’ Peter Berg is on board to direct.
