Posted in: ABC, TV | Tagged: ABC, lost, tca

ABC Programming Chief Teases 'LOST' Reboot, But Not Really

Published Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:35:19 -0600

Last updated Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:48:13 -0600

USAToday's TV Editor Gary Levin tweeted that ABC Network President Karey Burke commented that she "wouldn't mind seeing" a LOST reboot at ABC during the network's TCA (Television Critics Association) Winter Press Tour panel.

ABC programming chief on #Lost: "That is a reboot I'd be interested in seeing."

— Gary Levin (@GaryMLevin) February 5, 2019

Levin quickly followed up his tweet saying that Burke was just "musing":

No, it's actually not. She was musing about it after showing a clip of ABC's greatest hits. https://t.co/4hv6f1ZPAW

— Gary Levin (@GaryMLevin) February 5, 2019

Daniel Fienberg, TV critic for The Hollywood Reporter and President of the TCA commented:

"I would like that very much. That is a reboot I would be interested in seeing," Karey Burke says of "Lost," making sure that every headline from this press conference will be "ABC Open To 'Lost' Reboot." Sigh. #TCA19

— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) February 5, 2019

The context of Burke's "Lost" comment was a clip package that included the "We have to go back" scene and a reporter asking if we should take anything from that. No "Lost" reboot is *actually* in development [except that I'm sure 150 writers in Hollywood have one in a drawer].

— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) February 5, 2019

This isn't the first time news of a possible LOST reboot has been discussed in the last year, as Carlton Cuse commented about what would make him interested in a revisit:

"I would be fine if ABC hired somebody who  had a good idea involving other characters that go to the island at some other point  in time. I would be less excited if they wanted to use the characters that we had in our show."

ABC's TCA is happening now, keep an eye out for updates.

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!