Shows Like Lost
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Ranked by shared creators, cast, themes, genre, and network — not just generic recommendations.
Impulse
Created by Jeffrey Lieber (Lost co-creator); serialized sci-fi mystery with outsider protagonist and hidden powers mythology.
The Wilds
Near-identical premise: plane crash, deserted island, ensemble survivors, flashback structure, layered secrets unfolding episode by episode.
Harper's Island
Serialized island mystery; isolated group picked off one by one, escalating secrets, same serialized-thriller audience as early Lost.
FlashForward
Same ABC serialized-mystery DNA, large ensemble, sci-fi mythology puzzle-box, direct spiritual successor to Lost's format.
Dark
Dense serialized puzzle-box mystery with mythology arcs, time loops, and ensemble secrets; prestige-drama audience identical to Lost's.
The OA
Serialized supernatural mystery, otherworldly mythology, ensemble uncovering secrets; same thoughtful genre-drama audience as Lost.
The 4400
Serialized sci-fi mystery about people who inexplicably disappeared and return; mythology arcs, ensemble cast, same era and audience as Lost.
Lord of the Flies
Plane crash strands group on tropical island; societal breakdown, survival, leadership struggles — core Lost premise in a new adaptation.
Station Eleven
Serialized ensemble survival drama with non-linear structure, mysteries, and prestige-drama craft; same emotionally invested audience.
Wrecked
Directly parodies Lost — airplane crash survivors on an island; fans of Lost are the explicit target audience.
Keep Breathing
Plane crash survival in remote wilderness, lone castaway vs elements and inner demons; shares Lost's survival-isolation premise.
Departure
Serialized mystery centered on a passenger plane that vanishes; conspiracy and investigation arcs echo Lost's flight-disaster hook.
John Doe
Man wakes on an island with no identity; amnesia-driven mystery, serialized reveals, same era and network-drama audience as Lost.
The Lost World
Stranded survivors on an uncharted prehistoric plateau; survival, exploration, and secrets — shares Lost's isolated-world adventure DNA.
We Were Liars
Private island setting, memory loss, layered family secrets slowly revealed; mystery structure and island atmosphere echo Lost.
The Survivors
Coastal community, buried past deaths resurface, serialized mystery with secrets — adjacent tone though no island-survival element.
Outer Banks
Adventure-mystery on an island with a tight group uncovering secrets; younger audience and lighter tone but shares genre energy.
The Flight Attendant
Aviation disaster as the inciting hook; serialized mystery-drama with unreliable memory and twists, though comedic and urban-set.
Z Nation
Ensemble survival group on a cross-country mission; tonal cousin via genre-adventure serialization despite zombie-comedy lean.
Imperfect Women
Serialized ensemble drama with a murder triggering revelations of long-hidden secrets; prestige-drama craft links it tonally at distance.
How Good Is Lost?
Ratings across IMDb and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Where to Watch Lost
Streaming, rental, and purchase options across 40+ countries.
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Amazon DVD / Blu-rayAvailable in 77 countries
Frequently asked about Lost
Common questions people search for, with answers written by us at MoviesPack.
What is the Island, and why does it need to be protected?
The Island is revealed to contain a pocket of primordial electromagnetic energy — a 'light' at its core — that represents the source of all life, death, and rebirth. Jacob, who serves as the Island's immortal protector, explains that if the light goes out on the Island, it goes out everywhere. The Man in Black sought to destroy this light to escape the Island, making its protection the central conflict of the final seasons.
Who is the Man in Black, and how did he become the Smoke Monster?
The Man in Black is Jacob's unnamed twin brother, born on the Island centuries ago. After their foster mother Claudia killed their birth mother and raised them in isolation, the Man in Black sought to leave the Island using the electromagnetic energy at its source. When Jacob threw him into the Heart of the Island in anger, the light expelled his body and transformed his soul into the black smoke entity, effectively making him a disembodied, malevolent force trapped on the Island.
What are the Numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42), and what do they mean?
The Numbers correspond to a sequence Jacob assigned to a group of candidates — potential replacements for his role as protector of the Island. Each number maps to a specific survivor: 4 is Locke, 8 is Reyes (Hurley), 15 is Ford (Sawyer), 16 is Jarrah (Sayid), 23 is Shephard (Jack), and 42 is Kwon (either Jin or Sun). The Numbers also appeared in the Valenzetti Equation, a mathematical formula the DHARMA Initiative believed predicted human extinction, connecting the Island's mythology to the outside world.
What is the flash-sideways timeline in Season 6, and how does it connect to the Island story?
The flash-sideways in Season 6 is not an alternate timeline created by the nuclear detonation, as viewers were initially led to believe. It is a shared afterlife — a limbo constructed collectively by the survivors' consciousness — where they process their lives and reconnect before moving on together. The finale reveals that the Island events were all real, and the sideways world exists outside of time; characters 'wake up' there when they remember their Island lives and are ready to let go.
Why did the DHARMA Initiative build the Swan Station, and what was the purpose of entering the Numbers every 108 minutes?
The DHARMA Initiative discovered a massive electromagnetic anomaly beneath the site of the Swan Station and built the hatch to study and contain it after an 'Incident' partially released the energy. The button protocol — entering the Numbers every 108 minutes — was a controlled discharge designed to bleed off the buildup of electromagnetic pressure before it reached a catastrophic level. When Desmond failed to enter the code in time in the Season 2 finale, the resulting discharge was powerful enough to destroy the hatch and was detected as far away as a Penny Widmore's monitoring station in the Arctic.