The Basics of 'Lost'
By Bonnie Covel, About.com Guide to Lost
Whether learning about Lost for the first time, refreshing your memory on characters and actors, or digging deeper into understanding this mysterious series, start here.
- Cast Profiles
- Creator Profiles
- Interviews with Cast and Crew
- Books, DVDs, and Memorabilia
- 'Lost's Schedule
Background on 'Lost'
These brief articles arm you with the basics to fully enjoy the show.
Character Profiles
Learn or review details of main and secondary characters.
- Kate Austen
- Rose Henderson
- Sawyer
- Sayid Jarrah
- Sun Kwon
- Walt Lloyd
- More Main Character Profiles
- Secondary Characters
'Lost's Terms
With so many terms and mysteries on the island, it is hard to keep everything straight.
- Dharma
- Oceanic Six
- The Hanso Foundation
- The Looking Glass
- The Swan Station
- The Hydra Staion
- The Flame Station
- The Black Rock
- The Hatch
- Tailies
- DriveShaft
- Dark Territory
- The Swan Station Timer
- Orientation
- Mittelos Bioscience
- Santa Rosa Mental Institution
- Turnip Head
- Alphabetical Listing of Terms
Photo Galleries
Revisit favorite, forgotten, and deleted scenes through these photo galleries.
'Lost' Review
Review an entire season of 'Lost' one episode at a time. Each "lesson" contains information on one episode. Receive the emails daily or weekly.
Cast Profiles
Behind our favorite characters are great actors and actresses who bring the characters to life.
- Daniel Dae Kim (Jin)
- Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet)
- Emilie de Ravin (Claire)
- Evangeline Lilly (Kate)
- Harold Perrineau (Michael)
- Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond)
- Jorge Garcia (Hurley)
- Josh Holloway (Sawyer)
- Malcolm David Kelley (Walt)
- Matthew Fox (Jack)
- Michael Emerson (Ben)
- Naveen Andrews (Sayid)
- Terry O'Quinn (Locke)
- Yunjin Kim (Sun)
- Cynthia Watros (Libby)
- Dominic Monaghan (Charlie)
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Eko)
- Maggie Grace (Shannon)
- Ian Somerhalder (Boone)
- Michelle Rodriguez (Ana-Lucia)
Creator Profiles
How do they come up with the plot twists and character development ideas for the scripts and direction? These people are brilliant!
- J.J. Abrams - Co-creator and Writer
- Damon Lindelof - Co-creator and Writer and Producer
- Carlton Cuse - Writer and Producer
- Jeffrey Lieber - Co-creator
Interviews with Cast and Crew
Learn more about the people behind the characters in these interviews with cast and crew.
- J.J. Abrams
- Michael Emerson (Ben)
- Naveen Andrews (Sayid)
- Emilie de Raven (Claire) Audio Interview
- Sterling Beaumon (Young Ben) Audio Interview
- Eric Lange (Radzinsky) Audio Interview
- Melissa Farman (Young Danielle Rousseau) Audio Interview
- Marsha Thomason (Naomi Dorrit) Audio Interview
- Carrie Preston (Ben's Mom) Audio Interview
- Madeline Carroll (Annie) Interview
Books, DVDs, and Memorabilia
Own a piece of the show with memorabilia, or dig deeper into the mystery with these books and DVDs.
- 'Lost' on Twitter
- Season 5 DVD
- Season 4 DVD
- Season 3 DVD
- Season 2 DVD
- Season 1 DVD
- 5-hour Kos Hummer Movie/Lost Adventure Tour on Oahu
- 'Living Lost' Book Review
- 'Finding Lost' Book Review
- 'Bad Twin' Book Review
- 'Unlocking the Meaning of Lost' Book Review
- Action Figure Photos
- 2009 Calendar
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- 'Lost' - The Board Game
- The Official Magazine
- Season 2 Trading Cards
'Lost's Schedule
Find out about Lost scheduling with what is on (episodes, cast interviews, etc.) and when.
