Damon Lindelof, the co-creator of Peacock’s Mrs. Davis, has one of the most notorious legacies of anyone working in TV today. After making a career writing for shows like Lost, The Leftovers, and Watchmen, he’s made it abundantly clear his niche is stories with confounding mysteries at their heart, a sub-genre that Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams coined the “mystery box” show. What’s in the Hatch? What’s the Dharma Initiative? What’s going on with Doctor Manhattan? Viewers flocked to these shows and they’ve gone down in history for their strong writing.
