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I'm currently watching again the series. I just love it. But as the end is pretty pathetic, and I heard even the writers only ended it because there wasn’t any money for a new series, I started to wonder:

Is there any successor to Lost?

This may include:

  • books
  • films
  • series (maybe they just renamed it for copyright issues?)
  • background literature (like the Silmarillion of the Island)
  • (video) games

Canon would be preferred, but fan-made stories would also fit.

I know that video games have been made, but I haven't looked into them. Maybe one of your answers can tell if they just re-tell the story or if they provide more information.

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  • “even the writers meant that this has been only made because they had to” — I’m not clear what this sentence means. – Paul D. Waite May 12 '15 at 07:42
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    (And I think we all just quietly agreed to pretend that Lost never happened.) – Paul D. Waite May 12 '15 at 07:42
  • Well the creators stated that the ending has been made because they didn't have money to do another season. So maybe they have made up the story in games or something. :) – Trollwut May 12 '15 at 12:19
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    ah okay. I thought they announced that they’d only do six seasons like three years in advance, and that that was because the producers didn’t want it to run any longer: http://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/lost-set-for-three-more-years-1117964371/ Have you got a source that contradicts that? – Paul D. Waite May 12 '15 at 12:27
  • I recalled that the ending has been a last-minute decision. But I could be wrong. – Trollwut May 12 '15 at 12:42
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    Sure looks like it! (Do you mean the actual ending they produced wasn’t quite what they wanted to do, due to budget limitations?) – Paul D. Waite May 12 '15 at 12:44
  • Well it just feels that the show has been cut off, as the only thing that has been solved is the personal issues from the Lostie's. But every other question or riddle in the show has been left unanswered. That's why I look for successors. :D – Trollwut May 12 '15 at 13:33
  • “every other question or riddle in the show has been left unanswered” — I don’t think that’s quite true. Try watching it again. Maybe make some notes. – Paul D. Waite May 12 '15 at 14:10
  • It is true. Sorry, that not EVERY question hasn't been answered, but many of them. What's with the Tawaret statue? What exactly is the core/light of the island? What are the rules of the island? Why is birth so complicated? There are many other examples. That's why I want to know more about it outside of the series. – Trollwut May 13 '15 at 11:06
  • Every question answered will simply lead to another question. You should rest. Just be grateful you're alive. – Paul D. Waite May 13 '15 at 11:22
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    You mean I haven't been dead since the beginning of the series? – Trollwut May 13 '15 at 11:24
  • Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Paul D. Waite May 13 '15 at 11:29
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    @PaulD.Waite: You are right. They knew three years in advance that it will end after six seasons. This deal was a special wish of the producers, so that they won't need last minute changes. – Chris May 13 '15 at 13:37
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    There's no successor but there is a precursor called Gilligan's Island... – TylerH May 13 '15 at 14:00

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There were a handful of Alternate Reality Games.

The following were tie-in books.

There was also a companion book.

There was one non-ARG video game.

There was one special epilogue episode included on the Season 6 box set and the Complete Series set. It is the only content dealing with the time set after the main TV series.

With the exception of The New Man In Charge, all of this content was produced and released during the production of LOST. Nothing new has been created or released since the end of the show.

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