High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lost is an American serial drama television series that premiered on September 22, 2004 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The series was created by J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, based upon an original pilot script titled Nowhere written by Jeffrey Lieber. Six seasons of the show aired, in addition to numerous clip shows to recap previous episodes. ABC announced that Lost would end after six seasons, having produced a total of 121 episodes.