List of Lost episodes
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Lost
is an American serial drama television series that premiered on September 22, 2004 on the American Broadcasting Company
(ABC). The series was created by J. J. Abrams
and Damon Lindelof
, based upon an original pilot script titled Nowhere written by Jeffrey Lieber
. Six seasons of the show aired, in addition to numerous clip shows to recap previous episodes. ABC announced that Lost would end after six seasons, having produced a total of 121 episodes.
The series follows the past, present, and future experiences of the survivors of a plane crash on a passenger jet, Oceanic Flight 815, flying from Sydney
to Los Angeles
after it crashes on a tropical island in the South Pacific. The series also includes stories of the lives of people already living on the island — they include the "Others", who initially antagonize the survivors, as well as a group of people who arrive on the freighter Kahana. Each episode typically features action on the island as well as a secondary storyline from another point in a character's life. Season 6 features a detailing of the lives of the survivors in a different reality, as if the flight had never crashed.
In the following list, the term "featured characters" refers to the character or characters who are featured in the secondary storyline of each episode. "Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Season #" refers to the episode's number in each particular season. "US viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episode live. However, for season four and future seasons these numbers also include Americans who recorded the episode and watched it within seven days of broadcast.
A total of 121 episodes of Lost were produced, the last of which aired on May 23, 2010. At present, all seasons are available on DVD
in Regions
1–4 and on Blu-ray
in Regions A and B.
", aired on April 27, 2005 to put the mysteries of the island and the characters in perspective in the lead-up to the season finale. In the UK, the two hour season finale Exodus: Part 2 was further split into two episodes, creating an "Exodus: Part 3", even though they both aired on the same night. The original airdates (US) are listed here for each episode.
Season one begins when a plane crash strands the surviving passengers of Oceanic Flight 815 on a seemingly deserted tropical island
, forcing the group of strangers to work together to stay alive. However, their survival is threatened by several mysteries, including the contents of a hatch buried in the ground, an unknown entity that roams the jungle, and the motives of the inhabitants known as the "Others". Season one covers a narrative time of 44 days.
The first season averaged 18 million viewers per episode.
, who played Boone
, left the show, while Malcolm David Kelley
, who played Walt
, only appeared in four episodes. Michelle Rodriguez
, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
and Cynthia Watros
joined the main cast as Ana Lucia
, Mr. Eko
, and Libby
, respectively. In the UK and Australia, the two-hour season finale was split into two episodes, creating "Live Together, Die Alone: Part 1" and "Live Together, Die Alone: Part 2", although they both aired on the same night, but over two weeks in Australia. The original United States and Canadian airdates are listed here for each episode.
Season two introduced several new characters to the series, who include the plane's tail-section survivors and other island inhabitants. More island mythologies and insights into the survivors' pasts are divulged. The existence of the Dharma Initiative
and its benefactor, the Hanso Foundation, is established. The truth about the "Others" begins to unfold. Season two takes place over 23 days.
The second season averaged a total of 18 million viewers.
Harold Perrineau Jr.
, Maggie Grace
, Michelle Rodriguez
, and Cynthia Watros
, who played Michael
, Shannon
, Ana Lucia
, and Libby
, respectively, left the show after the second season. Michael Emerson
, as Benjamin Linus (aka "Henry Gale"), and Henry Ian Cusick
, as Desmond
, became regular cast members in season three. Elizabeth Mitchell
joined the main cast as Juliet, as did Kiele Sanchez
and Rodrigo Santoro
as previously unseen crash survivors Nikki
and Paulo
respectively.
Season three continues the story 67 days after the crash. The season begins where the second season left off: three of the crash survivors are held in captivity by the mysterious Others. More backstory on the Others, as well as the Dharma Initiative, is revealed. The survivors face continuous threats from their enemies, and also from their friends. The survivors attempt to make contact with a freighter which they believe is there to rescue them. Season three takes place over 24 days.
The third season averaged a total of 14 million viewers.
. The original plan was to air all sixteen episodes in one consecutive block, uninterrupted by repeats. After the strike was resolved, it was decided that the remaining story for the season would be condensed into what co-creator Damon Lindelof
called a "lean, mean five". This would include a three hour finale, after Lindelof and Carlton Cuse
petitioned ABC. Due to the time lost to the strike there was a mini-hiatus after the eighth episode had aired. The series resumed with its post-strike episodes on April 24, 2008.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
, Dominic Monaghan
, and Kiele Sanchez
and Rodrigo Santoro
, who played Mr. Eko
, Charlie
, and Nikki and Paulo
, respectively, left the cast during the third season making way for Harold Perrineau to return to the main cast as Michael. Alongside Perrineau, three new actors joined the main cast. Jeremy Davies
, Ken Leung
, and Rebecca Mader
play Daniel Faraday
, Miles Straume
, and Charlotte Lewis
respectively.
Season 4 continues the story 91 days after the crash. The season focuses on the survivors splitting into two groups, after making contact with a freighter off-shore. Throughout the season, flashforwards show the lives of the "Oceanic Six", five original survivors and Aaron who make it off the island and have returned to their old lives. The season takes place over 17 days.
The fourth season averaged a total of 14 million viewers.
Harold Perrineau, who plays Michael Dawson
, left the cast at the conclusion of the fourth season. Emilie de Ravin
, who plays Claire Littleton
, was placed on a holding contract, but she returned in the sixth and final season of Lost as a main cast member.
The fifth season averaged a total of 11 million viewers.
on Monday May 24, 2010 after a last-minute decision to bring the showing forward by three days "in the interest of Losts loyal audiences who followed all 6 series on RTÉ Two".
This season introduced "flash-sideways." It represents a world created by the collective minds of the Oceanic 815 survivors for their souls to find one another in the afterlife and to remember their previous lives together, as revealed in the finale.
Jeremy Davies
, Rebecca Mader
, and Elizabeth Mitchell
, who played Daniel Faraday
, Charlotte Lewis
, and Juliet Burke
, respectively, left the show after the fifth season, but all three reprised their characters for the sixth. Former recurring cast members Nestor Carbonell
, Jeff Fahey
, and Zuleikha Robinson
, who played the roles Richard Alpert
, Frank Lapidus
, and Ilana Verdansky
, were promoted to the starring cast, and Emilie de Ravin
returned as main character Claire Littleton
after being absent for season 5.
Multiple former and recurring cast members made an appearance in the final episode
. For the special occasion, Sam Anderson
, François Chau
, L. Scott Caldwell
, Jeremy Davies
, Fionnula Flanagan, Maggie Grace
, Rebecca Mader
, Elizabeth Mitchell
, Dominic Monaghan
, Ian Somerhalder
, John Terry
, Sonya Walger
, and Cynthia Watros
were added to the starring cast.
The sixth season totals an average of 10.307 million viewers.
," which indicates in what order the mobisodes were produced, and in the order they appear on the DVD.
s but to distance them from the negative stereotypes clip shows receive, they are described as recap specials.
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
is an American serial drama television series that premiered on September 22, 2004 on the American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
(ABC). The series was created by J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and composer. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity...
and Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof
Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed...
, based upon an original pilot script titled Nowhere written by Jeffrey Lieber
Jeffrey Lieber
Jeffrey Lieber is a screenwriter for both television and film. He was born in Evanston, Illinois, United States and attended Evanston Township High School. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned a BFA in acting from the Department of Theatre...
. Six seasons of the show aired, in addition to numerous clip shows to recap previous episodes. ABC announced that Lost would end after six seasons, having produced a total of 121 episodes.
The series follows the past, present, and future experiences of the survivors of a plane crash on a passenger jet, Oceanic Flight 815, flying from Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
after it crashes on a tropical island in the South Pacific. The series also includes stories of the lives of people already living on the island — they include the "Others", who initially antagonize the survivors, as well as a group of people who arrive on the freighter Kahana. Each episode typically features action on the island as well as a secondary storyline from another point in a character's life. Season 6 features a detailing of the lives of the survivors in a different reality, as if the flight had never crashed.
In the following list, the term "featured characters" refers to the character or characters who are featured in the secondary storyline of each episode. "Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Season #" refers to the episode's number in each particular season. "US viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episode live. However, for season four and future seasons these numbers also include Americans who recorded the episode and watched it within seven days of broadcast.
A total of 121 episodes of Lost were produced, the last of which aired on May 23, 2010. At present, all seasons are available on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in Regions
DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
1–4 and on Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
in Regions A and B.
List of seasons
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | US ratings (rank) |
DVD release date | Blu-ray release date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2/4 | Discs | Region A/B | Discs | |||||
| 1 | 25 | 2004 – 2005 | 15.69 mil. (15th place) |
US, Canada: Sep. 6, 2005 |
C. Europe: Nov. 2005 UK: Jan. 16, 2006 AUS: Nov. 30, 2005 |
7 | UK: June 15, 2009 US, Canada: Jun. 16, 2009 AUS: Jul. 1, 2009 |
7 | |
| 2 | 24 | 2005 – 2006 | 15.50 mil. (15th place) |
US, Canada: Sep. 5, 2006 |
C. Europe: Dec. 7, 2006 / Mar. 1, 2007 UK: Jul. / Oct. 2, 2006 AUS: October 4, 2006 |
7 | UK: Jun. 15, 2009 US, Canada: Jun. 16, 2009 AUS: Jul. 1, 2009 |
7 | |
| 3 | 23 | 2006 – 2007 | 15.05 mil. (14th place) |
US, Canada: Dec. 11, 2007 |
C. Europe: Oct. 29, 2007 UK: Oct. 22, 2007 AUS: Oct. 17, 2007 |
7 | US, Canada: Dec. 11, 2007 UK: Oct. 26, 2009 AUS: Dec. 2, 2009 |
6 (A) 7 (B) |
|
| 4 | 14 | 2008 | 13.40 mil. (17th place) |
US, Canada: Dec. 9, 2008 |
C. Europe: Nov. 5, 2008 UK: Oct. 20, 2008 AUS: Oct. 29, 2008 |
6 | UK: Oct. 20, 2008 US, Canada: Dec. 9, 2008 AUS: Oct. 29, 2008 |
5 | |
| 5 | 17 | 2009 | 10.94 mil. (28th place) |
US, Canada: Dec. 8, 2009 |
UK: Oct. 26, 2009 C. Europe: TBA AUS: Oct. 21, 2009 |
5 | US, Canada: Dec. 8, 2009 UK: Oct. 26. 2009 AUS: Dec. 2, 2009 |
5 | |
| 6 | 18 | 2010 | 10.08 mil. (31st place) |
US, Canada: Aug. 24, 2010 |
UK: Sep. 13, 2010 AUS: October 20, 2010 |
5 | US, Canada: Aug. 24, 2010 AUS: October 20, 2010 |
5 | |
| Total | 121 | 2004 – 2010 | — | US, Canada: Aug. 24, 2010 |
UK: ? 2010-2011 | 37 | US, Canada: Aug. 24, 2010 | 36 | |
Season 1: 2004–2005
Season one aired from September 22, 2004 to May 25, 2005. In addition to the twenty-four regular episodes in season one, a special, "Lost: The JourneyLost: The Journey
"Lost: The Journey" is a clip show narrated by Brian Cox during the first season of Lost. It originally aired on April 27, 2005, on ABC, between the 20th and 21st episodes of the season. The special was repeated in the US on May 21, between the two-part episode, "Exodus", in build-up to the May 25...
", aired on April 27, 2005 to put the mysteries of the island and the characters in perspective in the lead-up to the season finale. In the UK, the two hour season finale Exodus: Part 2 was further split into two episodes, creating an "Exodus: Part 3", even though they both aired on the same night. The original airdates (US) are listed here for each episode.
Season one begins when a plane crash strands the surviving passengers of Oceanic Flight 815 on a seemingly deserted tropical island
Desert island
A desert island or uninhabited island is an island that has yet to be populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often used in movies or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of "paradise". Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves and...
, forcing the group of strangers to work together to stay alive. However, their survival is threatened by several mysteries, including the contents of a hatch buried in the ground, an unknown entity that roams the jungle, and the motives of the inhabitants known as the "Others". Season one covers a narrative time of 44 days.
The first season averaged 18 million viewers per episode.
Season 2: 2005–2006
Season two aired from September 21, 2005, to May 24, 2006. In addition to the twenty-three regular episodes, three specials were aired that provided recaps and insights into the show's mysteries. There were several cast changes in season two. Ian SomerhalderIan Somerhalder
Ian Joseph Somerhalder is an American model, actor and producer, best known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost and Damon Salvatore in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries.-Early life:...
, who played Boone
Boone Carlyle
Boone Carlyle is a fictional character played by Ian Somerhalder on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the south Pacific. Boone is introduced in the pilot episode as the stepbrother of fellow crash survivor Shannon Rutherford...
, left the show, while Malcolm David Kelley
Malcolm David Kelley
Malcolm David Kelley is an American teen actor. He starred in the 2004 film You Got Served as "Li'l Saint". He also appears in the television series Lost as the character Walt Lloyd. A regular cast member in the show's first season , he has appeared only occasionally since due to a dramatic...
, who played Walt
Walt Lloyd
Walter "Walt" Lloyd is a fictional character portrayed by Malcolm David Kelley in the American ABC television series Lost. The series follows the lives of over forty survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Walt is introduced in the pilot episode as one of the survivors aboard the plane, which...
, only appeared in four episodes. Michelle Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez , known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she is best known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil,...
, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a British actor, and former fashion model best known for his roles as Mr. Eko on Lost, Simon Adebisi on Oz and Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity.-Early life and career:...
and Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Michele Watros is an American television actress, who also starred in films and on stage. She is known for her roles as Libby on the ABC TV series Lost, Kellie in The Drew Carey Show, Erin in Titus, and Annie Dutton in Guiding Light...
joined the main cast as Ana Lucia
Ana Lucia Cortez
Ana Lucia Cortez is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Michelle Rodriguez. Ana Lucia made her first appearance as a guest star in the first season finale, and became part of the main cast for season two. After Oceanic Flight 815 splits in mid-air, the tail section...
, Mr. Eko
Mr. Eko
Mr. Eko Tunde is a fictional character, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the ABC television series Lost. He is introduced in the second season episode "Adrift" as one of the plane-crash survivors from the plane's tail section. Flashbacks reveal that he became the leader of a gang of guerrillas...
, and Libby
Libby (Lost)
Libby is a fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific. She is played by American actress Cynthia Watros...
, respectively. In the UK and Australia, the two-hour season finale was split into two episodes, creating "Live Together, Die Alone: Part 1" and "Live Together, Die Alone: Part 2", although they both aired on the same night, but over two weeks in Australia. The original United States and Canadian airdates are listed here for each episode.
Season two introduced several new characters to the series, who include the plane's tail-section survivors and other island inhabitants. More island mythologies and insights into the survivors' pasts are divulged. The existence of the Dharma Initiative
DHARMA Initiative
The Dharma Initiative, also written DHARMA , was a fictional research project featured in the television series Lost. It was introduced in the second season episode "Orientation". In 2008, the Dharma Initiative website was launched. Dharma's interests were directly connected with fringe science...
and its benefactor, the Hanso Foundation, is established. The truth about the "Others" begins to unfold. Season two takes place over 23 days.
The second season averaged a total of 18 million viewers.
Season 3: 2006–2007
Season three began airing on October 4, 2006. There were twenty-two episodes aired in two blocks. The first block consisted of six episodes and aired for six consecutive weeks. After a twelve week break, the second block aired, and featured the remaining sixteen episodes. In addition to the twenty-two regular season episodes, two specials were aired. "Lost: A Tale of Survival" aired a week before the premiere, and "The Lost Survivor Guide" aired with episode seven, when the season returned from its twelve week break. The original United States and Canada airdates are listed here for each episode.Harold Perrineau Jr.
Harold Perrineau Jr.
Harold Perrineau is an American actor known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American television series Oz, and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet...
, Maggie Grace
Maggie Grace
Margaret Grace Denig , best known as Maggie Grace, is an American actress. Originally from Worthington, Ohio, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles with her mother after her parents' divorce. While struggling financially, she landed her first role as the title character in the...
, Michelle Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez , known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she is best known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil,...
, and Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Michele Watros is an American television actress, who also starred in films and on stage. She is known for her roles as Libby on the ABC TV series Lost, Kellie in The Drew Carey Show, Erin in Titus, and Annie Dutton in Guiding Light...
, who played Michael
Michael Dawson (Lost)
Michael Dawson is a fictional character played by Harold Perrineau on the ABC television series Lost. After losing a custody battle with Susan Lloyd , Michael does not see his son Walt for almost ten years. They reunite when she dies, but on their journey home, their plane crashes on a mysterious...
, Shannon
Shannon Rutherford
Shannon Rutherford is a fictional character played by Maggie Grace on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Shannon is introduced in the pilot episode as the stepsister of fellow crash survivor Boone Carlyle . She is...
, Ana Lucia
Ana Lucia Cortez
Ana Lucia Cortez is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Michelle Rodriguez. Ana Lucia made her first appearance as a guest star in the first season finale, and became part of the main cast for season two. After Oceanic Flight 815 splits in mid-air, the tail section...
, and Libby
Libby (Lost)
Libby is a fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific. She is played by American actress Cynthia Watros...
, respectively, left the show after the second season. Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lost and fictional serial killer William Hinks in The Practice.-Early life:...
, as Benjamin Linus (aka "Henry Gale"), and Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick is a Scottish-Peruvian actor of stage, television, and film. He is well-known for his role as Desmond Hume on the United States television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination....
, as Desmond
Desmond Hume
Desmond David Hume is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick. Desmond's name is a tribute to David Hume, the famous empiricist author and philosopher. Desmond was not a passenger of Flight 815. He had been stranded on the island three years prior to...
, became regular cast members in season three. Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell , is an American actress/modelwho is known for her roles as Dr. Juliet Burke on ABC's TV series Lost and as FBI agent Erica Evans on V. She has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and Gia.-Early life:Mitchell was born Elizabeth...
joined the main cast as Juliet, as did Kiele Sanchez
Kiele Sanchez
Kiele Michelle Sanchez is an American actress who stars in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously she starred as the second-eldest Sorelli sister, Anne, a therapist in her mid-twenties, in The WB's comedic ensemble drama, Related. She was cast as a co-star in the third season of the ABC...
and Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro is a Brazilian actor.-Life and career:Santoro was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. He is of half Brazilian and half Italian descent. In 1993, as Santoro was studying Journalism at PUC-Rio, he entered the Actor's Workshop of Rede Globo...
as previously unseen crash survivors Nikki
Nikki and Paulo
Nikki Fernandez and Paulo are fictional characters on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the south Pacific...
and Paulo
Nikki and Paulo
Nikki Fernandez and Paulo are fictional characters on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the south Pacific...
respectively.
Season three continues the story 67 days after the crash. The season begins where the second season left off: three of the crash survivors are held in captivity by the mysterious Others. More backstory on the Others, as well as the Dharma Initiative, is revealed. The survivors face continuous threats from their enemies, and also from their friends. The survivors attempt to make contact with a freighter which they believe is there to rescue them. Season three takes place over 24 days.
The third season averaged a total of 14 million viewers.
Season 4: 2008
Season four began airing on January 31, 2008 and concluded on May 29, 2008. Production began in August 2007 and was prematurely stopped in November 2007 due to the writers' strike2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
. The original plan was to air all sixteen episodes in one consecutive block, uninterrupted by repeats. After the strike was resolved, it was decided that the remaining story for the season would be condensed into what co-creator Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof
Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed...
called a "lean, mean five". This would include a three hour finale, after Lindelof and Carlton Cuse
Carlton Cuse
Carlton Cuse is an AmericanEmmy Award winning screenwriter and producer, most famous as executive producer andscreenwriter for the American television series Lost for...
petitioned ABC. Due to the time lost to the strike there was a mini-hiatus after the eighth episode had aired. The series resumed with its post-strike episodes on April 24, 2008.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a British actor, and former fashion model best known for his roles as Mr. Eko on Lost, Simon Adebisi on Oz and Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity.-Early life and career:...
, Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost....
, and Kiele Sanchez
Kiele Sanchez
Kiele Michelle Sanchez is an American actress who stars in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously she starred as the second-eldest Sorelli sister, Anne, a therapist in her mid-twenties, in The WB's comedic ensemble drama, Related. She was cast as a co-star in the third season of the ABC...
and Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro is a Brazilian actor.-Life and career:Santoro was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. He is of half Brazilian and half Italian descent. In 1993, as Santoro was studying Journalism at PUC-Rio, he entered the Actor's Workshop of Rede Globo...
, who played Mr. Eko
Mr. Eko
Mr. Eko Tunde is a fictional character, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the ABC television series Lost. He is introduced in the second season episode "Adrift" as one of the plane-crash survivors from the plane's tail section. Flashbacks reveal that he became the leader of a gang of guerrillas...
, Charlie
Charlie Pace
Charlie Hieronymus Pace is a fictional character on ABC's Lost, a television series chronicling the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island...
, and Nikki and Paulo
Nikki and Paulo
Nikki Fernandez and Paulo are fictional characters on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the south Pacific...
, respectively, left the cast during the third season making way for Harold Perrineau to return to the main cast as Michael. Alongside Perrineau, three new actors joined the main cast. Jeremy Davies
Jeremy Davies (actor)
Jeremy Davies is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying the interpreter Cpl. Timothy E. Upham in the film Saving Private Ryan and the physicist Daniel Faraday on the television series Lost. He most recently appeared in the FX series, Justified, as Dickie Bennett.-Early...
, Ken Leung
Ken Leung
Kenneth "Ken" Leung is an American actor best known for his role as Miles Straume in the ABC television series Lost and roles in such films as Shanghai Kiss, Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Saw.-Early life:...
, and Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Leigh Mader is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Morgan Gordon on All My Children and Charlotte Lewis on Lost.-Career:...
play Daniel Faraday
Daniel Faraday
Dr. Daniel Faraday, often referred to as Dan or simply by his surname, Faraday, is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Jeremy Davies. Faraday is introduced in the season four premiere as a physicist, suffering from memory loss, and is part of the team aboard the ...
, Miles Straume
Miles Straume
Miles Straume is a fictional character played by Ken Leung on the ABC television series Lost. Miles is introduced early in the fourth season as a hotheaded and sarcastic medium as a crew member aboard the freighter called the Kahana that is offshore the island where most of Lost takes place...
, and Charlotte Lewis
Charlotte Lewis (Lost)
Dr. Charlotte Staples Lewis is a fictional character on the American Broadcasting Company television series Lost, played by Rebecca Mader. Charlotte is introduced in the second episode of season four and is a cultural anthropologist on a mission to the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed...
respectively.
Season 4 continues the story 91 days after the crash. The season focuses on the survivors splitting into two groups, after making contact with a freighter off-shore. Throughout the season, flashforwards show the lives of the "Oceanic Six", five original survivors and Aaron who make it off the island and have returned to their old lives. The season takes place over 17 days.
The fourth season averaged a total of 14 million viewers.
Season 5: 2009
Season five began airing on January 21, 2009 and ended on May 13, 2009 featuring seventeen episodes. A clip show recapping the first four seasons preceded the premiere. Season five follows two time lines. The first takes place on the island, where the remaining survivors begin to erratically jump forward and backward through time, following the island being moved in both space and time by Ben, and focuses on the events that lead up to Locke stopping the time jumps and leaving the Island. The second takes place off the island following Locke's death and deals with Jack and Ben's attempt to reunite the Oceanic Six and return to the island with Locke's dead body. The second part of the season starts after the time jumps end and the Oceanic Six return to the island on Ajira Airways Flight 316. The show continues to follow two time lines, both of which take place on the island. The first takes place in 1977 when the survivors who had been left behind are stranded after jumping around in time. It is also where some of the Oceanic Six are transported during the return flight to the island. The second takes place in late 2007 after Flight 316 is forced to crash land on the island.Harold Perrineau, who plays Michael Dawson
Michael Dawson (Lost)
Michael Dawson is a fictional character played by Harold Perrineau on the ABC television series Lost. After losing a custody battle with Susan Lloyd , Michael does not see his son Walt for almost ten years. They reunite when she dies, but on their journey home, their plane crashes on a mysterious...
, left the cast at the conclusion of the fourth season. Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin born 27 December 1981)is an Australian actress. She is commonly associated with her roles as Tess Harding on Roswell and Claire Littleton on the ABC drama Lost....
, who plays Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton is a fictional character played by Emilie de Ravin on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Claire is introduced in the pilot episode as a pregnant crash survivor. She is a series regular until her...
, was placed on a holding contract, but she returned in the sixth and final season of Lost as a main cast member.
The fifth season averaged a total of 11 million viewers.
Season 6: 2010
The sixth and final season premiered on February 2, 2010, with a two-hour premiere preceded by a one-hour clip show The show continued from February 9, 2010 at its new time slot of Tuesdays at 9 p.m. with a total of 18 episodes airing in 16 broadcasts, and ended with a four-and-a-half hour series finale on Sunday May 23, 2010. The finale began with a two-hour recap special, and continued with the two-and-a-half hour final episode. This aired in Ireland on RTÉ TwoRTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
on Monday May 24, 2010 after a last-minute decision to bring the showing forward by three days "in the interest of Losts loyal audiences who followed all 6 series on RTÉ Two".
This season introduced "flash-sideways." It represents a world created by the collective minds of the Oceanic 815 survivors for their souls to find one another in the afterlife and to remember their previous lives together, as revealed in the finale.
Jeremy Davies
Jeremy Davies
Father Jeremy Davies , an English Roman Catholic priest whose parish is based around Old Hall Green, is a former doctor and also a leading exorcist....
, Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Leigh Mader is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Morgan Gordon on All My Children and Charlotte Lewis on Lost.-Career:...
, and Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell , is an American actress/modelwho is known for her roles as Dr. Juliet Burke on ABC's TV series Lost and as FBI agent Erica Evans on V. She has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and Gia.-Early life:Mitchell was born Elizabeth...
, who played Daniel Faraday
Daniel Faraday
Dr. Daniel Faraday, often referred to as Dan or simply by his surname, Faraday, is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Jeremy Davies. Faraday is introduced in the season four premiere as a physicist, suffering from memory loss, and is part of the team aboard the ...
, Charlotte Lewis
Charlotte Lewis (Lost)
Dr. Charlotte Staples Lewis is a fictional character on the American Broadcasting Company television series Lost, played by Rebecca Mader. Charlotte is introduced in the second episode of season four and is a cultural anthropologist on a mission to the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed...
, and Juliet Burke
Juliet Burke
Dr. Juliet Burke is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Elizabeth Mitchell. Her character was introduced in the third season premiere.- Prior to arrival on the island :...
, respectively, left the show after the fifth season, but all three reprised their characters for the sixth. Former recurring cast members Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Gastón Carbonell is an American actor, known for portraying Richard Alpert in ABC's drama Lost and Mayor Anthony Garcia in the film The Dark Knight...
, Jeff Fahey
Jeff Fahey
Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.-Early life:...
, and Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson is an English actress, raised in Thailand and Malaysia by a Burmese-Indian mother and an English father. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, and best known for playing Ilana in the ABC show Lost.In 2006, she played a Bengali character called...
, who played the roles Richard Alpert
Richard Alpert (Lost)
Ricardo "Richard" Alpert is a fictional character played by Nestor Carbonell in the American ABC television series Lost. Alpert is introduced in a flashback of the character Juliet Burke , where he claims to be a doctor for a bioscience company called Mittelos Bioscience; he is later revealed to...
, Frank Lapidus
Frank Lapidus
Frank J. Lapidus is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Jeff Fahey. Frank is introduced in the second episode of season four as a pilot hired on a mission to the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed. He aids the survivors of the crash against mercenary Martin Keamy ...
, and Ilana Verdansky
Ilana Verdansky
Ilana Verdansky is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Zuleikha Robinson. Ilana is introduced in the sixth episode of the fifth season of Lost as an officer boarding Ajira Airways Flight 316, with Sayid in her custody...
, were promoted to the starring cast, and Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin born 27 December 1981)is an Australian actress. She is commonly associated with her roles as Tess Harding on Roswell and Claire Littleton on the ABC drama Lost....
returned as main character Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton is a fictional character played by Emilie de Ravin on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Claire is introduced in the pilot episode as a pregnant crash survivor. She is a series regular until her...
after being absent for season 5.
Multiple former and recurring cast members made an appearance in the final episode
The End (Lost)
"The End" is the series finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 17th and 18th episodes of season 6. It is also the 120th and 121st episodes overall...
. For the special occasion, Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson is an American actor.-Early life:Anderson was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. During the 1970s, Sam taught drama at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California.-Career:Anderson is perhaps best known for his roles...
, François Chau
François Chau
François Chau is a Cambodian-American actor. He is known for his role as Dr. Pierre Chang in ABC's Lost, and as The Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze....
, L. Scott Caldwell
L. Scott Caldwell
Laverne Scott Caldwell is an American actress known for her role as Rose on Lost.This Chicago native started her career in 1978 as a member of the famed Negro Ensemble Company, making her Broadway debut two years later in the Tony Award nominated play Home...
, Jeremy Davies
Jeremy Davies
Father Jeremy Davies , an English Roman Catholic priest whose parish is based around Old Hall Green, is a former doctor and also a leading exorcist....
, Fionnula Flanagan, Maggie Grace
Maggie Grace
Margaret Grace Denig , best known as Maggie Grace, is an American actress. Originally from Worthington, Ohio, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles with her mother after her parents' divorce. While struggling financially, she landed her first role as the title character in the...
, Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Leigh Mader is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Morgan Gordon on All My Children and Charlotte Lewis on Lost.-Career:...
, Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell , is an American actress/modelwho is known for her roles as Dr. Juliet Burke on ABC's TV series Lost and as FBI agent Erica Evans on V. She has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and Gia.-Early life:Mitchell was born Elizabeth...
, Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost....
, Ian Somerhalder
Ian Somerhalder
Ian Joseph Somerhalder is an American model, actor and producer, best known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost and Damon Salvatore in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries.-Early life:...
, John Terry
John Terry (actor)
John Terry is an American film, television, and stage actor.-Early life:Terry was born in Florida, where he attended Vero Beach High School. He was also educated at the prestigious Loomis Chaffee prep school in Windsor, Connecticut, and began a career building original custom log homes in North...
, Sonya Walger
Sonya Walger
Sonya Walger is an English actress known for her roles in the ABC series Lost as Penelope "Penny" Widmore, and as Olivia Benford on ABC's FlashForward.-Education:...
, and Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Michele Watros is an American television actress, who also starred in films and on stage. She is known for her roles as Libby on the ABC TV series Lost, Kellie in The Drew Carey Show, Erin in Titus, and Annie Dutton in Guiding Light...
were added to the starring cast.
The sixth season totals an average of 10.307 million viewers.
Mobisodes: Lost: Missing Pieces: 2007–2008
Thirteen original two/three minute clips, or mobisodes, were produced for cell phones and released between Seasons Three and Four. Six days after they became available for cell phones, they could be streamed from ABC.com. "Prod. code" stands for "production code numberProduction code number
A production code number, also known as the production code or episode code is an alphanumeric designation used to uniquely identify episodes within a television series...
," which indicates in what order the mobisodes were produced, and in the order they appear on the DVD.
Specials: 2005–2010
This section indexes official specials and recap episodes that were made specifically by the Lost team. Technically these episodes are clip showClip show
A clip show is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes. Most clip shows feature the format of a frame story in which cast members recall past events from past installments of the show, depicted with a clip of the event presented as a flashback. ...
s but to distance them from the negative stereotypes clip shows receive, they are described as recap specials.
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