Branching out into cable after a dozen years in broadcast has been a priority for Lindelof and was a factor in his decision to set up shop at WBTV, which has strong cable business. Working in a partnership has worked out well for Lindelof before - he co-created his first series, Emmy-winning hit Lost, with J.J. Related: ‘Lost’s Damon Lindelof Makes 7-Figure Disney Deal To Write Secret Sci-Fi Feature He just finished his script 1952 for Disney and is doing a rewrite on World War Z. CAA-repped Lindelof recently co-wrote Prometheus and Abrams’ Star Trek Sequel. The two are expected to start writing the script towards the end of summer after Lindelof completes his feature commitments. The two hit it off and began discussing what a potential Leftovers series would look like. Once Lindelof’s deal at ABC Studios expired, he met with Perrotta. He tracked the rights down to HBO, which is a network he, like many writers, had been looking to work at. Lindelof read the novel that fall and word is he immediately fell in love with it. HBO acquired rights to The Leftovers for series development with Perrotta attached as writer/executive producer and Yerza and Berger as executive producers in August 2011, shortly before the book came out. Related: Damon Lindelof Finalizing Deal With WBTV: “I’m Ready To Come Back To TV Full Time”
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