ABC has put in development a spinoff of the landmark series Lost, which ended some 4 years ago. The spinoff, tentatively titled "Lost: Dr. Linus", is written/executive produced by Elizabeth Sarnoff and directed by veteran Lost director Jack Bender.
The series, which will focus on the adventures of Dr. Linus in the flash-sideways timeline of the final season, is eyeing 8 series regulars. Michael Emerson will lead the ensemble cast, with Tania Raymonde (Alex Rousseau) Daniel Roebuck (Dr. Leslie Artz) and William Atherton (Principal Don Reynolds) also returning. Four new characters have yet to be cast, while former Lost actors Terry O'Quinn, Henry Ian Cusick and Mira Furlan could potentially recur.
I hear the series, which is being eyed for the 2016-17 TV season, will have 15 or 16 episodes per season. That number is in line with that of the latter seasons of Lost, which was a demand from the show's developers. It comes as no surprise since both worked on the series' third season, which had 23 episodes and which many fans and critics considered to be the worst season of the show. Therefore, it is only logical that the spinoff will have shorter seasons. All episodes are rumored to have the standard 42-minute length, but supersized finales, which Lost frequently used, are considered likely.
With Emerson currently starring in the CBS series Person of Interest, the project had to be pushed back even though the producers came up with the idea several years ago. But with Person of Interest's ratings waning, sources close to the series say its all-but guaranteed fifth season is considered to be the last. Should the series continue to run after that, Emerson's character might be written off the show but it's far too early to speculate on that.
The series, which will focus on the adventures of Dr. Linus in the flash-sideways timeline of the final season, is eyeing 8 series regulars. Michael Emerson will lead the ensemble cast, with Tania Raymonde (Alex Rousseau) Daniel Roebuck (Dr. Leslie Artz) and William Atherton (Principal Don Reynolds) also returning. Four new characters have yet to be cast, while former Lost actors Terry O'Quinn, Henry Ian Cusick and Mira Furlan could potentially recur.
I hear the series, which is being eyed for the 2016-17 TV season, will have 15 or 16 episodes per season. That number is in line with that of the latter seasons of Lost, which was a demand from the show's developers. It comes as no surprise since both worked on the series' third season, which had 23 episodes and which many fans and critics considered to be the worst season of the show. Therefore, it is only logical that the spinoff will have shorter seasons. All episodes are rumored to have the standard 42-minute length, but supersized finales, which Lost frequently used, are considered likely.
With Emerson currently starring in the CBS series Person of Interest, the project had to be pushed back even though the producers came up with the idea several years ago. But with Person of Interest's ratings waning, sources close to the series say its all-but guaranteed fifth season is considered to be the last. Should the series continue to run after that, Emerson's character might be written off the show but it's far too early to speculate on that.
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OMG Awesome!
ReplyDelete"You guys got any milk?"
ReplyDeleteSeriously so psyhed about this! Been missing Lost since I binged it last summer and Ben is my favourite character. This spinoff can't come fast enough!
Yes 1000% to this. Ben was the best LOST character.
ReplyDeleteWat.
ReplyDeleteSad about POI but YES!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen more than the pilot of lost, should I bother binging before checking this one out?
ReplyDeleteSad about POI losing another regular.
I said POI would end after a fifth season anyways, so this doesn't surprise me with the news about POI. I'd rather the series go out with a bang than just wither and die.
ReplyDeleteHa, well since you won't have seen Ben in the pilot it might be worth it
ReplyDeleteThis is unreal! Very sad about POI but LINUS!
ReplyDeleteyes Yes YES !!!
ReplyDeleteFlight #816 / #823 / #842 here we come.
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ReplyDeleteApril 1st
ReplyDeleteApril Fools already?
ReplyDeletesomeone's a few hours early I guess
ReplyDeleteFor a moment there I thought, no way. And than I remembered the date.
ReplyDeletehttps://31.media.tumblr.com/57a68297c398ed2c5d4af10fcab66dcd/tumblr_mym4uqlPFc1ris3g9o1_500.gif
ReplyDeleteUnless this is a cruel joke!
OH MY GOD I HATE EVERYONE THIS IS CLEARLY AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE.
ReplyDeleteYou realize this is just an April Fools joke, right?
ReplyDeletewell, ir depends where you are I guess :P
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely worth watching! I binged through the series last summer and the show is now one of the best I've ever seen.
ReplyDeletethis isn't the worst one yet, I saw one saying Stephen Amell is going to be on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2...
ReplyDeleteHere we go!! Round 1 of this year's April Fools pranks.
ReplyDeleteAh, I see what you did there.
ReplyDeleteDark is a cruel cruel man for posting this! 😜
ReplyDeleteNooo this is too cruel. Do not bring Lost into jokes :P I am still way too sensitive on the subject as I still miss it a lot
ReplyDeleteI hope that's an April's Fool joke, because fjc he doesn't need to be on a Michael Bay movie it's a crappy thing if it's not for the money(wich i think he doesn't need, tbh).
ReplyDeleteThat's a prank too?!?! I literally hate this day so much haha. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the title because LOST has always been near and dear to my heart so I was extremely excited for a Linus spinoff (easily one the best parts of the show) and then come to realize it was all a cruel joke :(
ReplyDeleteNice try but this is obviously a bad April Fool's joke. Claiming a source like Deadline was your way making it seem legit but this just weak. Try again later.
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree! Life isn't the same without LOST.
ReplyDelete"Source: Deadline"
ReplyDeleteYou almost got me, Man!
I haven't seen Lost but I've been thinking of giving it a try.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a prank, didn't see the first one but I heard it was awful. I think Stephen deserves better, that's all. Maybe I'm wrong and it's true!
ReplyDeleteIt's brilliant
ReplyDeleteGood one lol
ReplyDeleteI looked at the end first to see the source and for a sec there, my heart sank (as a POI fan) when I saw Deadline, dreading that this was true.
ReplyDelete"Posted by DarkUFO at Wednesday, April 01, 2015"
ReplyDeleteIt is still march 31st, isn't it?
Dammit forgot tomorrow is april fools day. Need to stay off the internet tomorrow. I was definitely fooled. Unless this is really real???
ReplyDeleteOn which side of the country? ;)
ReplyDeleteMaybe where you are.
ReplyDeleteIt's all in good fun!
ReplyDeleteStop living in the past. :P ;) :)
ReplyDeleteNoooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletedark, Dark, DARK you are so So So SO CRUEL. :(
And now begins the bad tradition of stupid April Fool's Day jokes on this site. These usually aren't creative and are just plain dumb. Could you knock it off before it really begins?
ReplyDeleteA little early for April fools day huh? Really glad about that, otherwise this would really suck.
ReplyDeleteI honestly see POI stopping at season 6 so I wouldn't be opposed to a LOST spinoff with Linus (even though I love POI immensely). But damn, SpoilerTV got me GOOD with this one. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteOver 1/2 the world is already on 1st April :)
ReplyDeleteSame here,this was way too cruel and not fun at all!
ReplyDeleteSome people seem to have had a humour transplant.
ReplyDeleteNormally the ones who got fooled ;)
You got me !! Ugh- I was so exicted
ReplyDeleteI still think ABC will reboot one day given Heros Reborn/ X-Files revival
Since it's not April first here on Chile yet for a second there I honestly thought this was true. I even told my best friend - a big Lost fan - about it before I hit click on the post. Now he hates me xD.
ReplyDeleteBut in all honestly, good prank! I totally fell for it xD. Especially with all the remakes they are doing lately
No fair. It's not April's Fools here yet. I fell for it for a minute.
ReplyDeleteI read at the first of the article, so finally grinned when I saw a "Source"
ReplyDeleteLmao Dark! Not even 30 minutes into April Fools Day here!
ReplyDeleteI tried Lost but couldn't get through season 3 (or maybe 4, I can't remember) and dropped it.
Didn't fool me at all. I just don't humor like that funny. I thought I had a second comment on here but it mysteriously vanished. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteLOST is an all time classic man!
ReplyDeleteJesus I knew this was coming and I totally forgot so for a couple of seconds I was opening the article like "ooo" but then I realised and felt a bit silly.
ReplyDeleteEarly start on AFD, huh? *coughlamecough*
ReplyDeleteYou do realise that the world consists of just more of where you live?
ReplyDeleteOver half the world is already on 1st april
I bet you get kinda tired of explaining this every April 1st LOL
ReplyDeleteI was a little sensitive on the idea of POI getting cancelled/Emerson leaving the show, lol.
ReplyDeleteNormally with the classics or really popular shows/movies, I just don't like them, TWD, Lost, GOT, Doctor Who, Star Wars, LOTR...Star Trek is the only largely popular show/movies that I like.
ReplyDeleteYep :)
ReplyDeleteI'm still not sure if that is true or not lol
ReplyDeleteIndeed I am ;)
ReplyDeleteThe whole spoilertv team voted on around 10 choices this year and this one came out a a big favoruite ;)
ReplyDeleteNo it's all in poor taste!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the time where you are? Did you post at exactly midnight? I can just picture you waiting at the screen rubbing your hands with an evil laugh!
ReplyDeleteJust stop now. Your probably the most humourless person I've come across.
ReplyDeleteAlso considering this is the only place with the news blast.
ReplyDeleteI think i've encountered a really rare person in the form of you who dislikes TWD,GoT & LOST all at the same time.Good for you!
ReplyDeleteMaybe in another lifetime, brotha
ReplyDeleteNice one, almost got me :)
ReplyDeletehttp://img.pandawhale.com/post-39018-Theoden-so-it-begins-gif-Imgur-YB8r.gif
ReplyDelete@Randy Sherman or should I say Ralph?
ReplyDeleteLooks like you created another account to troll with.
Looking forward to seeing your next account.
LOL, Just after midnight. It's was scheduled and I actually forgot when I saw it appear in my twitter lol
ReplyDeleteLol, I really hate not liking them though, I feel so left out! I gave GOT several chances and stuck with Lost as long as I could. I did enjoy seasons 1&2 of TWD though.
ReplyDeleteWell, we all have different taste, so it's all good, but man! If you enjoyed those as we do it would be a great ride! Especially Lost and GoT for me gave me an incredible thrilling ride!
ReplyDelete:)
ReplyDeleteI don't know wethere to laugh or cry... I don't even know if I mean that in a good or a bad way... I'm... lost...
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way with Mad Men & The Good Wife-Just couldn't get past that pilot.I tried really hard but just couldn't!
ReplyDeleteSo,i get what you're saying.It's great we all have so many different shows to choose from!
Laughter and cry are not mutually exclusive, so join the club of those who are doing both - population so far: me
ReplyDeleteMad Men is the one show I honestly wanted to love, but couldn't. Watched the pilot and didn't feel compelled to come back at all.
ReplyDeleteThe Good Wife is a case in which it was great that I watched it regularly with my mom and my sister; what started out as a procedurial merely used as an excuse to hang out with them, became so much more. I'm still a bit far behind - season 5 -, but I have loved the ride so far. I would have never thought I'd enjoy the show so much on season 1
I just started watching the show for the 5th time today. so that's extra cruel for me :(
ReplyDeleteWell, then I guess now we're two ;-)
ReplyDeleteWait, is this an April fools day joke? In my country we're still on the 31, but in other parts of the world it's already April 1st...
Not to worry people, Coca-Cola is handing out free drinks on Facebook to console us all:
ReplyDeleteI know Just the person to try this on!
ReplyDeleteAnd so begins the one day a year I actively avoid the internet. When I was a little lad the rule was you had to do the April fools before 12 in the afternoon, otherwise you'd be the fool. But damn, the internet man. Freaking timezones.
ReplyDeleteDeadlime obviously stole the news from somebody else without giving credit. Just like Deadline.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried Mad Men since I know it wouldn't be my type of show. I used to put TGW on when nothing else was on but I stopped.
ReplyDeleteI know it's great there's so much to choose from, I noticed though that my favourite genre is one of the rare ones and least likely to succeed, dark space opera's like BSG or SGU. I'm hoping The Expanse and Dark Matter can deliver and do well :)
GOT is a very odd one for me, on paper it sounds like a show I'd kill to watch every week but I could just never get into it for some reason.
ReplyDeleteI guess its April 1st somewhere... so sad!
ReplyDeleteFor a second there I actually got interested. Then I remembered what today is. :D
ReplyDeleteAlmost fell for it... almost...
ReplyDeleteWell played Andy.
You know your audience! Hats off sir!!
Happy April Fools' Day everyone!
ReplyDeleteFell for it at first but about halfway through the article I remembered what day it is tomorrow!!!!
ReplyDeleteHa! Even though i had completely forgotten it was April Fools' Day, it took only 3 seconds to realize this is a joke. It sounded too good to be true... It was a nice one anyway.
ReplyDeleteWOW. LOOK AT THE DATE.
ReplyDeleteSame. I'm so entertained right now :P
ReplyDeleteSeason 3, by my reckoning was the best. (Give or take a season 1) Yeah okay the first 6 episodes were rubbish, but after that it was amazing.
ReplyDeleteAlso as a huge Lost Fan, this sounds awful
Haha guess alot got fooled, I know I wasn't.
ReplyDeleteIf that Stephen Amell in TMNT 2 is a April Fools joke then it's one alot of sites are being fooled by and spreading it around. I've seen it reported on about 4 different sites.
ReplyDeleteI ll be rhe first to say no thanks i like linus but i want a sawyer or better a hugo and charlie spin off
ReplyDeleteWait Season 5 might be Person of Interest's last? Yes the ratings have dropped a little but it is still averaging close to 10mil live viewers per episode, is one of the best serialized shows on TV & co-run by 'Interstellar' producer/writer Jonathan Nolan who has plenty of pull (it's not like PoI is having SHIELD-like abysmal ratings anyway). Pretty sure Deadline is making stuff up cause Michael Emerson can do both the Lost spinoff & the 6th season of PoI the writers have been hinting at might be the final one.
ReplyDeleteDidn't expect this so early but you are in tomorrow already. Didn't get fooled for one second.
ReplyDeleteWait I'm confused is this real or an April Fools joke?
ReplyDeleteWell played, DarkUFO. Well played.
ReplyDeleteOk this is gonna be great, but sounds like a April 1st joke hahahaahha, but I like the idea.
ReplyDeleteWhy?, I say no.
ReplyDeleteThis would be a good show to bad it's an April Fool's joke
ReplyDeleteit said "Deadlime"
ReplyDeleteIt's a damn April Fools joke, bastards
ReplyDeleteWell, you just totally wrecked my feelings! For the record, I only believed in it for a few minutes because it's still March 31st for me. Well played, well played. LOL!
ReplyDeleteNicely done... but while you were at it, you could've included Lapidus as potentially recurring.
ReplyDeleteThis Article was publish on April 1st, so APRIL FOOLS!
ReplyDeleteThe website says deadlime instead of deadline, how the freak did i miss that one?
ReplyDeleteApril fools!
ReplyDeleteNeither in Brazil; guess I expected it to be april's first, though. Might add that I think it was a good one xD
ReplyDeleteOhhh, April fools Joke, that's cute. Almost had me there, cause i was like whatttttt? lol funny. Although it's still Tuesday for me. Wed. "April Fools" is in two hours.
ReplyDeleteWhy is someone deleting my post? Jerks.
ReplyDelete2017!!!! Im very excited but yea A year and a half
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't fun! I had already add it on facebook :(
ReplyDeleteNOOO!! GUYS THIS IS NOT FUNNY I WAS SO EXCITED BEN IS MY FAV CHARACTER EVER WHYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!. Awesome prank Spoiler TV :)
ReplyDeletelmao. Deadlime.
ReplyDeleteWell I am just devastated. I actually would have liked some version of this. I'm still laughing, even though I'm hurt. This was a good one guys!
ReplyDeleteOMG Yeeeeeeeeeeeees!
ReplyDeleteLol I never watched lost.. April Fools :D
ReplyDeleteNOOOOO WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??? I mean, I only believed it for about 42 seconds until I realized what the date is tomorrow, but COME ON. Ben was probably the most intriguing character on the show, a spinoff would be amazing!
ReplyDeleteI actually believed this until I read the comments.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one to notice the numbers in sequence: 4,8,15,16,23,42.
ReplyDeleteWell played dark, Well played!
ReplyDeleteWriter you Bastard HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME
ReplyDeleteHOW DARE YOU
Source: DeadliMe ;)
ReplyDeleteApril Fools will believe anything :) Never say never but I suspect we will never see a LOST spinoff anytime soon. The original will always remain as something unique and special in television history that could never be duplicated or imitated successfully. Good one, Spoiler!
ReplyDeletethe april fools joke is on dark not on us
ReplyDeleteNot sure whether this is serious or just a mean April Fool's joke. Kinda like that fake Legend of Zelda movie trailer.
ReplyDeleteOh thank God no offence to Lost fans (which apparently this site started as) but Finch not on POI would be awfully sad.
ReplyDeleteso happy this is awesome im so happy,
ReplyDeleteSadly this must be Aprils Fools. Wish it was true though, I would watch anything related to Lost.
ReplyDeletee an official facebook page or no?
ReplyDeleteif it is, the joke is on spoiler tv not on us
ReplyDeleteSmells like desperation ABC. Don't know what to expect from the show especially with the side flashways, didn't enjoy those at all.
ReplyDeleteNo! This is worst news ever!
ReplyDeleteIf they start doing this and offer Emerson ton of money to join then PoI is over!
And I'd far rather have more PoI than some desperate attempt to get Lost back.
Well spotted! And I think you're the first one (or the first person who wrote it) to see it.
ReplyDeleteYou do realize it is Aprils joke, right? :D
ReplyDeleteReally???? Ohhh I'm such a naive fool. #Blushing
ReplyDeleteANGRY!!!!!!!!! Who posted this!?
i read this right after i woke up and did not realize it is April 1st. either. I was so happy, i mean the article was pretty believable and then i saw DeadliMe and comments here :(
ReplyDeleteDid the same! Just didn't read the comments except the first 2, which obviously were a set up.
ReplyDeleteThan I posted my comment and went watching The Flash.
April fools :)
ReplyDeleteIf you want to see this become more than an April Fool's Joke, then head over to ABC's Official Bring Back L O S T page on FB and like it https://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Bring-Back-Lost/234170933286770?fref=ts
ReplyDeleteI know its a joke but god I would watch it!
ReplyDeleteOnce everyone realized where they were in the Flash-Sideways, they started to move on, but not Ben. What possible reason could he want to stay for?
ReplyDeleteEvery answer will just lead to another question
ReplyDeleteThere is always the possibility that a new FB page will pop up that will give a slight clue what's going on. Hopefully @Jorge Garcia will tweet back sometime before 2016
ReplyDeleteTell me tomorrow again and maybe I'll believe it! xp
ReplyDeleteI always thought Ben stayed because he knew in his hearts of hearts he wasn't ready to move on, that he wasn't 'worthy'. Even though this spin-off is a Aprils Fools if they did ever do this show I could see it as Ben redeeming himself and helping people even if its a weird afterlife place.
ReplyDeleteI want a full series of Sawyer and Miles LAPD.
ReplyDeleteHappy April's Fool day, for you too Spoiler TV! :D
ReplyDeleteImagine if the news was real and everyone cannot comprehend how stupid this decision is and the only explanation for it is that it's a prank
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened to Lapidus in the flash-sideways. We never saw him there or heard what he was up to.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty awesome. Might likely be with Daniel & Jorge to return too if they are going to e filming in Hawaii again if H50 gets a 6th season
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for Daniel. He never left Hawaii long-term since starting on Lost 10 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI hope this is not an April Fool's day hoke.
ReplyDeleteGood one, guys XD
ReplyDeleteHaha! April's Fools Day!
ReplyDeleteI knew this was a joke since i saw the source Deadlime lol.
ReplyDeleteIts not on Dark or Spoiler. Every year on this day they do something like this.
ReplyDeleteWhy would that be bad for him? Doesn't he live there with his family? If he is happy on Hawaii, why would he leave?
ReplyDeleteAs much as I adore LOST, I am not stoked about this idea, A story about Ben in the "afterlife" does not excite me at all.
ReplyDeleteI would MUCH rather see some sort of LOST spin off/connection be set in the "real" world, ie about the earliest Island inhabitants, or young Widmore's rise to leadership, or an in depth look at the origins of the Dharma initiative, Now those would excite me.
am i in heaven right now ? too much awesomeness is coming back and i can't wait
ReplyDeleteCheck the date!
ReplyDeleteNo we didn't. While we're at it, we didn't see Richard either. But then again, it was probably cause the agelessness thing didn't apply in that timeline.
ReplyDeleteI guess you're right. But sometimes, things never stay the same. What if the next show he books after Hawaii 5-0 ends has to be somewhere far away from Hawaii, like say either New York, Vancouver, or Atlanta? He may have no choice but to relocate his entire family.
ReplyDeleteCount me in too. I'm not a fan of TWD, LOST, or GoT either.
ReplyDeleteLol, that time when your longtime jokes become real.
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean POI is in danger? Emerson would probably be done with it after the 2015-16 season.
April Fool's?
ReplyDeleteToo late my emotions have already been engaged. If this turns out not to be real I will just die.
lol, i mean in general
ReplyDeleteApril fools lol
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I thought it was true and was happy, but also pissed about Person of interest.
ReplyDeleteConflicted over the POI comments as I was hoping for another one - two seasons. Think that should be all for it but will be very sad to see one of the best ever TV shows depart. That said, love the idea of the Linus spinoff.
ReplyDeleteI was on the verg of screaming "NO," but then I remembered that it's April Fools...
ReplyDeleteThe funny part about this joke is that the ratings for POI are truly waning and there probably won't be a season 5. LOL
ReplyDeleteI believed it and was excited for a minute, but I laughed so hard afterwards because I realized it's an april fools joke. Good one, I like it! ;)
ReplyDeleteI wish this was true at least for Tanya to be able to see her again.
ReplyDeleteNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
ReplyDeleteWTF WHY! I loved lost But....
ReplyDeleteThis better be after and Harley became protectors of the island.
fucking shit Just saw the date, please be fake to the death.
ReplyDeleteTwisted And Cruel.......... and yet Totally Awesome! lololol
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this! Michael Emerson in LOST as Ben Linus was amazing and he definetely deserves this.
ReplyDeleteApril Fools!
ReplyDeleteGuys its April Fools Day...
ReplyDeleteNever fails, every damn year you get me. My only saving grace is that it's taking less time each year for me to realize when it's an AFD post :-)
ReplyDelete"SOURCE: Deadlime"
ReplyDeleteCruel, but you nailed it.
That was awesome, thanks! I like a good April Fools joke
ReplyDeleteI won't watch it, because the writers will include storylines that contradict the endings.
ReplyDeleteI know it's past April Fool's but I still fell for it. I'm just excited for anything LOST-related these days. How gullible I can sometimes be... *sigh*
ReplyDeleteDid anyone take the time to look at the date this was posted? It was posted on April 1st. This is clearly a cruel April Fool's joke. I feel sorry for the people that got their hopes up. So sad that this is a joke. But it is, so all I can do is this. :(
ReplyDeleteI cant believe ! This is real ?
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