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The '''sixth''' and final '''season''' '''of''' the American [[Television program|television series]] ''[[Lost (TV series)|'''Lost''']]'' began broadcast in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] on February 2, 2010.<ref name=Nov19PR>{{cite web |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=111909_04(contracted; show full)itle=''Lost'' Fans Will Get an Uninterrupted Season 5 |work= [[TV Guide]] |date=December 18, 2008 |accessdate= 2009-04-12}}</ref> However, on June 29 it was announced that the final season would feature an additional hour, making the number of episodes 18.<ref name="zap2it">{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/06/lost-will-last-a-little-longer.html |title=''Lost'' will last a little longer |author=Porter, Rick |publisher=
''[[Zap2it]]'' |date=June 29, 2009 |accessdate=August 17, 2009 |archive-date=July 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728055735/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/06/lost-will-last-a-little-longer.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

(contracted; show full)009/06/02/lost-masterminds-carlton-cuse-and-damen-lindelof-dop-hints-about-how-abc-hit-drama-will-end-66331-23767193/ |archivedate=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> the reason the Dharma periodic resupply drops continue after the purge,<ref name="ecomiccon">{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/25/comic-con-what-we-learned-about-losts-final-season/ |title=Comic Con: What We Learned About Lost's Final Season |author=Quigley, Adam |date=July 25, 2009 |publisher=
''[[/Film]]'' |accessdate=Oct 4, 2009 |archive-date=November 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112153209/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/25/comic-con-what-we-learned-about-losts-final-season/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the "bird" from "[[Exodus (Lost)|Exodus Pt. 2]]" and "[[Live Together, Die Alone|Live Together, Die Alone Pt. 1]]".<ref name = seattle>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/416049_tvgif1.html |title=Thirteen Clues About the End of ''Lost'': Does Ilana Age? Who's Coming Back? Who Isn't? |author=Abrams, Natalie |work=[[Seattle Post Intelligencer]] |date=March 1, 2010 |accessdate=March 20, 2010}} {{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> While the destruction of the four-toed statue of Taweret was revealed in the [[Ab Aeterno|ninth episode of the final season]], Lindelof hinted that the identity  of the statue's builders would not be addressed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/2010/02/02/fans-search-on-waikiki-for-answers-to-lost/ |title=Fans search on Waikiki Beach for answers to 'Lost' |author=Song, Jaymes |date=February 2, 2010 |publisher=''[[Philly.com]]'' |accessdate=February 2, 2010}} {{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> The producer also indicated that [[Walt Lloyd|Walt]]'s unusual abilities may be explained, although not necessarily with the character's direct involvement.<ref name=lostqausatoday>{{cite news |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2009/10/a-lost-qa-damon-lindelof-tackles-your-questions/1 |title=A 'Lost' Q&A: Damon Lindelof answers (most of) your questions! |author=Matheson, Whitney |wo(contracted; show full)as also claimed that a third of the way through the final season, the two timelines would be "solidified into one" and "will be very linear – no more flashbacks, nothing;" however this was still not the case by the season midpoint.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b128606_matthew_fox_tells_us_how_lost_ends_how.html |title=Matthew Fox Tells Us How ''Lost'' Ends (and How Season Six Begins) |author=Abdolian, Lisa |publisher=
''[[E!]]'' |date=June 10, 2009 |accessdate=August 17, 2009}}</ref> He also claimed to be the only cast member to know the ending of the series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a96650/matthew-fox-keeps-quiet-on-lost-ending.html?rss|title=Matthew Fox keeps quiet on 'Lost' ending|publisher=''[[Digital Spy]]''|author=Ben Rawson-Jones|date=May 29, 2008|accessdate=November 11, 2008|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsHIDt9?url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a96650/matthew-fox-keeps-quiet-on-lost-ending.html?rss|archivedate=March 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> though Lindelof has clarified that Fox only knew things that were relevant to his character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/lost-season-five-interview-with-carlton-cuse-and-damon-lindelof/|title=Lost season five: Interview with Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof|publisher=''Unreality Primetime''|author=McGarry, Lisa|date=October 22, 2009|accessdate=October 25, 2009|archive-date=October 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025145404/http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/lost-season-five-interview-with-carlton-cuse-and-damon-lindelof/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During [[Comic-Con International|Comic-Con 2009]], numerous sixth-season reports were made. Carlton Cuse stated both the time travel and flash-forward seasons were over, and they were moving into something different for the sixth season.<ref name=ecomiccon/> Josh Holloway stated his character Sawyer would revert to his old self after the loss of Juliet.<ref name=ecomiccon/> Though Cuse and Lindelof stated that the [[Dharma Initiative]] would no longer play a large role in the show,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a167283/live-lost-panel-at-comic-con.html |title=Live: 'Lost' panel at Comic-Con |accessdate=October 25, 2009 |author=Wilkes, Neil |date=July 25, 2009 |publisher=''[[Digital Spy]]'' |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/65fJbloUi?url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a167283/live-lost-panel-at-comic-con.html |archivedate=February 23, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> they have said that the "Dharma-Michigan connection" would play a significant role in season six.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-05-15-universities-hollywood_N.htm |title=Hollywood, universities share benefits of name-dropping |accessdate=October 25, 2009 |author=Househ(contracted; show full)n/news/2009-11-10-mitchell10_ST_N.htm |title=Elizabeth Mitchell tight-lipped about 'Lost,' emotive about 'V' |author=Thompson, Arienne |work=[[USA Today]] |date=November 10, 2009 |accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b148010_gossip_threesome_lost_scoop_best_thing.html |title=Gossip Threesome and Lost Scoop! The Best Thing You'll Read Today |author=[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]] |publisher=
''[[E!|E! Online]]'' |date=October 8, 2009 |accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/losts-final-season-will-a.php |title=Lost's final season will answer everything. Mostly. |author=Topel, Fred |publisher=''SciFi Wire'' |date=November 17, 2009 |accessdate=November 17, 2009}}</ref>  Lindelof has also emphasized that the flashes-sideways are important, stating "People are saying [they] don't need these stories and all we can say is they're absolutely 100 percent necessary to tell the story of Lost, and hopefully by the end of the season it will be more obvious as to why."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/ |title=Lost Producers: What It Means to Be a Candidate, What's the &(contracted; show full)}</ref> [[Elizabeth Mitchell]] returns as fertility specialist Dr. [[Juliet Burke]]. Mitchell has stated that her return is "instrumental to the story".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iesb.net/extensions//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7581:interview-elizabeth-mitchell-fights-the-qvq-in-abcs-new-series&catid=44:interviews&Itemid=172 |title=Interview: Elizabeth Mitchell Fights the "V" in ABC's New Series |author=Radish, Christina |publisher=
''IESB'' |date=October 5, 2009 |accessdate=October 25, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsJSCDW?url=http://www.iesb.net/extensions//index.php?option=com_content |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dominic Monaghan]] returned as rock star [[Charlie Pace]] in four episodes. [[Jeremy Davies (actor)|Jeremy Davies]] returned as [[physicist]] Daniel Faraday in multiple episodes. [[Ian Somerhalder]] also returned as Flight 815 crash survivor [[Boone Carlyle]] in several episodes. [[(contracted; show full) following a brief cameo in the fifth season. [[Maggie Grace]], who portrays [[Shannon Rutherford]], Boone's stepsister, was asked to return at the beginning of the season, but Grace was unable due to her schedule;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b151772_maggie_grace_not_confirmed_return_lost.html |title=Maggie Grace ''Not'' Confirmed to Return to ''Lost'' |author=[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]] |publisher=
''[[E!]]'' |date=November 3, 2009 |accessdate=November 3, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsNqRDr?url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b151772_maggie_grace_not_confirmed_return_lost.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> she appeared later in the season, instead. Furthermore, the producers wished to bring back the character of [[Walt Lloyd]], however [[Malcolm David Kelley]], who portrays Walt, has aged significantly and the producers are working to overcome (contracted; show full)ican Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. Retrieved August 13, 2009. {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/65ISNvKba?url=http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/itunes/LOST_2008%20ComicCon_audio_podcast_43d56421-8030-48a4-a2ef-75de6920e61c_1749705.mp3 |date=2012-02-08 }}</ref><ref name="randy">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvovermind.com/lost/lost-spoiler-another-blast-from-the-past/10662 |title=''LOST'' Spoiler - Another Blast From The Past |author=SpoilerGuy |publisher=
''TV Overmind'' |date=October 4, 2009 |accessdate=October 5, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsOy3Cu?url=http://www.tvovermind.com/lost/lost-spoiler-another-blast-from-the-past/10662 |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=[[The Panel (Irish TV series)|The Panel]] |credits=Guest: [[Fionnula Flanagan]] |season=9 |number=5 |airdate=December 3, 2009}}</ref> [[Mark Pellegrino]] returns in his role as Jacob, the mysterious figure in charge of the island,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.popstar.com/Article/1354 |title=Exclusive Interview: Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural, Lost), Part II |author=Spelling, Ian |publisher=''PopStar'' |date=November 17, 2009 |accessdate=November 17, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsSCdzC?url=http://news.popstar.com/Article/1354 |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while [[Titus Welliver]] also reprises his role as the mysterious unnamed character, known only as "[[Man in black (Lost)|The Man in Black]]", who appeared to be antagonistic to him in the [[The Incident (Lost)|season 5 finale]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Fee, Gayle | author2=Raposa, Laura (contracted; show full) the principal of the school where Ben works. [[Sheila Kelley (American actress)|Sheila Kelley]] has been cast in a recurring role that was initially described as "Kendall" and later confirmed to be "Zoe".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b156956_sexy_crossover_alert_new_lost_star.html |title=Sexy Crossover Alert! New Lost Star Teaching Teri Hatcher to Strip for Desperate Housewives |author=[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]] |publisher=
''[[E!|E! Online]]'' |date=December 8, 2009 |accessdate=December 9, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsVnO8B?url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b156956_sexy_crossover_alert_new_lost_star.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Episodes==
:''Also see: [[List of Lost episodes]]''.
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==References==
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