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Lost is an American
serial drama television series. It follows the lives of
plane crash survivors on a mysterious
tropical island, after a commercial
passenger jet flying between Sydney, Australia, and Los Angeles, United States, crashes somewhere in the
South Pacific. Each episode typically features a primary storyline on the island as well as a secondary storyline from
another point in a character's life, though other time-related plot devices change this formula in later episodes. The
pilot episode was first broadcast on September 22, 2004,
and since then five full seasons have aired. The show airs on the
ABC Network in the United States, as well as on regional networks in many other countries.
Due to its large
ensemble cast and the cost of filming primarily on location in
Oahu, Hawaii,
[Lost: About the Show - ABC.com] the series is one of the most expensive on television.
It was created by Damon Lindelof, J. J. Abrams and Jeffrey Lieber and is produced by
ABC Studios,
Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions. The score is composed by
Michael Giacchino. The current executive producers are Lindelof, Abrams,
Bryan Burk,
Jack Bender,
Edward Kitsis,
Adam Horowitz and
Carlton Cuse.
