Last May, Amazon Prime Video obtained the rights to broadcast the series Lost: the missing. This is the perfect opportunity to rediscover the mythical series that has inspired so many others. Released in 2004, Lost: The Missing was a revelation for the general public. Directed by two big names in cinema, J.J Abrams (Star Wars VII and IX, Armageddon) and Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers), the series attracted fifteen million viewers. She has been awarded 19 times, including a Golden Globe in 2006. Beyond being one of the most popular series, it has been a springboard for many actors, such as Evangeline Lilly (Hobbit, Avengers), Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings), Naveen Andrews (Sense 8) and Ian Somerhalder (Vampire Diaries).Eleven years after the final episode, many current series can boast of being the children of Lost. 
A series between fantasy and adventure
While Oceanic 815 was flying over the Pacific towards Los Angeles, the plane encountered some problems and ran aground in the middle of an island. It is at first sight deserted and listed on no map. The survivors are then left to fend for themselves and desperately try to contact the outside world so that they can be rescued. Quickly understanding that no one is looking for them and that their chance of being found is almost nil, they decide to tame the island to try to survive. Nevertheless, the island, with its calm and paradisiacal appearance, is less and less attractive and becomes the scene of many disturbing phenomena. Survivors are gradually realizing that they are not alone. At first glance, the series seems to be a kind of survival stage where the characters will have to adapt and help each other in order to leave this island. Over the episodes, we realize that the adventure mixes with the fantastic, making it darker than we initially imagined. If Lost : The Missing has been so successful, it is precisely because it goes beyond our expectations and has fun surprising us. The series constantly keeps us in suspense by dealing with the past history of each of the protagonists. The end is not predictable and thus, the viewer goes from surprise to surprise without being tired. 
From left to right: Matthew Fox (Jack Shepard), Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen) and Jorge Garcia (Hugo Reyes).
A series that continues to be a model for current series
If Lost: the missing ended about ten years ago, the series continues to be a reference in the field. The Wilds, The I-Land, The 100 … All have the same theme: survival in unknown land. Indeed, The Wilds (Amazon Prime) and The I-Land (Netflix) tell the daily life of many castaways on an island. The 100 (Netflix) is also about survival in hostile environments. However, the location differs. Here, juvenile delinquents are sent to Earth to find out if it is habitable again. Thus, in all three series we follow the fate of the protagonists in a land hitherto unexplored. If the three shows take radically opposite paths, there are however many nods to Lost. The series is a real source of inspiration for current authors. Many series try to match Lost. And for good reason, it has managed to bewitch us by using all the keys to success. Over the course of multiple seasons, each character is developed with precision. There are regular flashbacks to tell their story before arriving on the island. One of the peculiarities of this series is that there are not 2 or 3 main characters but about twenty. The range of characters is very wide. Everyone can "shop" and attach themselves to the one who attracts the most empathy. This made it possible to reach a wider spectrum of viewers. Although the theme of the island lost in the middle of the ocean was not born yesterday, Lost was one of the first television series to deal with the subject in a dark and scary way. J.J Abrams and Damon Lindelof have managed to embark us on a dark epic that makes us want to binge-watch all night to discover the end of this great adventure. The directors of Lost master the workings of the attachment mechanism over several years of a viewer to a series. And that's why many directors still draw on the legacy of the star series. Another interesting series: The Wilds. To learn more it's here
