LOST is set for three more years or, in LOST time, another one-hundred twenty days... or so. After promising viewers that the show would have its series finale two seasons from now, it looks like they have changed their mind. Well, not really.
Lost for Three More Seasons
Though LOST showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse forced ABC to set a two-season wrap date as a condition for staying, it looks like all three parties have come to a compromise. Instead of two 24-episode seasons, LOST will now be aired as three 16-episode seasons. The same amount of time will pass, but it will now just take a whole bunch longer for us to see it happen.
Unlike the second but very much like the third season of LOST, the three final seasons will be aired without repeats.
"In considering the powerful storytelling of 'Lost,' we felt this was the only way to give it a proper creative conclusion," ABC Entertainment prexy Steve McPherson said.
"I always said that we would allow the series to grow and give viewers the most compelling hour possible," he added. "And, due to the unique nature of the series, we knew it would require an end date to keep the integrity and strength of the show consistent throughout, and to give the audience the payoff they deserve."
Though J.J. Abrams has been away from LOST ever since he defected to Warner Bros., he shares Lindelof and Cuse's sentiment of giving the show a proper end date. The director is currently working on Star Trek XI for Paramount.
The final episode of LOST -- number 119 -- will air during the 2009-10 season. It has been predicted that the show's fourth season won't air until January of February of next year.
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