Science fiction fanatics buckle in because an iconic, mind-boggling drama is expected to return to Netflix next month.
2004 was arguably one of the golden years of television; the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series premiered, Veronica Mars made its debut and Stargate: Atlantis began its five-year run.
The year also saw a sci-fi adventure, created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. K. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, airing on ABC for the first time.
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The show, which ran for six seasons between 2004 and 2010, starred Matthew Fox as troubled surgeon Jack Shephard while Canada’s Evangeline Lilly portrayed fugitive Kate Austen.
Alongside the duo, actors such as Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway and Maggie Grace were also billed.
Inspired by the 2000 Tom Hanks film Cast Away and the reality TV series Survivor, the programme followed travellers on Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 who were forced to pick up the pieces after their plane crashed on what appeared to be an uninhabited tropical island.
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If you haven’t guessed by now, the show is called Lost, and it’s heading to Netflix in July.
Check out the trailer for the first season of Lost below:
The first series of Lost is set directly after a Boeing 777 carrying 324 passengers deviated from its original course from Sydney to Los Angeles.
Travellers were scattered across a mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean - with the front half of the plane landing on one beach, and the back on another.
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Each team was tasked with surviving and adapting to their new lives.
During Lost’s tenure, its characters faced ravenous polar bears, smoke monsters and the mysterious ‘Others’ who lived on the island.
Lost, which concluded in early 2010, consists of 121 episodes so it’s perfect for a Netflix binge when it lands on the streaming service on July 1.
Following news that the adventure show - which has a solid 86 percent rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer - would return to the platform, fans have taken to social media to have their say.
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One user of X, formerly known as Twitter, typed: “Still one of the best shows to ever exist.”
A second said: “After you binge the best show of all time, you'll finally get the ending if you watched it on TV.”
“This show lives rent free in my head,” wrote another.
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A fourth claimed: “This series is a masterpiece of the 2000's like I’m out of words its that good.”
“Best show with the best ending in television history,” said another.
If you’re ready to dive back into the world of Lost, then all six seasons of the legendary programme will be available to stream from July 1.