One of the greatest television shows of all time is set to come to Netflix UK and Ireland, with fans buzzing to watch it once again.
Released back in 2004 and running until 2010, the mysterious science fiction drama set on a remote tropical island with polar bears went viral - in the days before going viral was a thing.
Running for 121 episodes and created by J. J. Abrams of Armageddon, Star Trek and Star Wars fame, it follows the survivors of commercial plane Oceanic Flight 815, after it crashes while flying from Sydney to Los Angeles.
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Marooned on a remote island in the South Pacific Ocean, it featured flashbacks and flash forwards that often left the viewers asking even more questions surrounding the mystery of the show that gripped millions around the world. This was a world where people had to wait a whole week for a new episode; there was none of this binging in a weekend.
And with a pilot that cost more than $14 million (£10.9 million) and a huge cast including Matthew Fox, Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings), Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man), and Josh Holloway, nothing about it was cheap. And that showed in the final product, which was ahead of its time looking back at the era in which it was released.
We are, of course, talking about Lost, which will come as no surprise if you've watched it before.
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But for those who haven't, get ready to binge all six seasons as they come to Netflix on Thursday (15 August).
Ranked as the ninth best TV show of all time over on Rotten Tomatoes, only the likes of Game of Thrones, Mad Men, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad are rated higher.
And going by the same list, it is officially ranked as being better than other shows such as Better Call Saul, Ted Lasso, and Stranger Things.
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Announcing the arrival of Lost, Netflix posted on X: "Oceanic Flight 815. LOST comes to Netflix 8/15. Don’t mistake coincidence for fate."
And while some Brits hit out at the American use of the date and month order, others were quick to clock on to one of the show's biggest mysterious - 'The Numbers'. 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Six numbers that often spells for bad news.
One fan said: "I'm so glad Lost came out when the internet was full of passionate nerds on forums poring over every frame of a 40 minute episode.
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"There's no better example than why TV works best weekly - we want to anticipate what's next and obsess over what just happened."
Another wrote: "I don't care what people say, this show is f**king great."
A third posted: "UK folk. Get this watched."
And a fourth said: "One of the best TV shows ever, ESPECIALLY the ending. If you've never seen it, I'd recommend giving it a go."
Topics: Netflix, Rotten Tomatoes, TV, Twitter, UK News
Tom Earnshaw