15 Years Later, Television Needs A New Lost

When Lost ended in 2010, it marked the close of an era in television. Fifteen years later, no series has managed to recapture the same level of obsession, speculation, and communal viewing that Lost inspired. From the moment Oceanic Flight 815 crashed on the mysterious island in the 2004 premiere, it was clear Lost wasn’t just another network drama, it was a weekly event.

During its six-year run, Lost was everywhere . Whether or not you were one of the millions glued to each new twist in Jack (Matthew Fox) and Kate’s (Evangeline Lilly) story, you knew about the hatch, the smoke monster, and those cursed numbers. Every episode drove endless watercooler conversations and, later, entire corners of the internet dedicated to decoding its mysteries.

It’s impossible to deny Lost