One of the most cinematic shows on television is Lost. If you watch the series on a HD feed this readily becomes apparent. Blu-ray releases for Season 3 and 4 – Seasons 1 & 2 are also slated for release – take the Lost experience to the highest level currently possible. The Season 3 and 4 releases are technical marvels and contain some of the best drama currently on TV today.
Season 5 has taken the show in a new direction and with the end game in sight – Season 6 is the last one – the show has been revitalized and has taken on a renewed sense of urgency. The press release below lists early details. Subsequent updates will provide a more detailed list of goodies to look forward to come this December.
The Island’s Secrets Are Revealed as Television’s Ultimate Mystery UnfoldsLOST:
THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON
Coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def with Exclusive Content
Also on DVD December 8, 2009“LOST is one of TV’s best series” – USA TodayBurbank, California, April 6, 2009 – Viewers can bring home the most sensational season to date of TV’s most intriguing series when LOST: The Complete Fifth Season comes to Blu-ray Hi-def and DVD on December 8, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. All 17 episodes of the season fans and critics alike are calling the best ever are available to watch again and again in a five-disc set packed with never-before-seen bonus material, including revealing cast interviews and behind-the-scenes features, including exclusive content only available on the Blu-ray. The mystery, action and intrigue that have made LOST one of the most influential shows of the decade gather speed as the show nears its highly anticipated final season. The ultimate addition to every TV lover’s collection, LOST: The Complete Fifth Season is perfectly timed for holiday gift giving.
The show that revolutionized primetime proves once again why it is television’s most addictive and creative series, as the epic story of LOST twists, turns and spirals through time in its brilliant fifth season. Destiny sends the Oceanic 6 back to the Island and into the heart of the enigmatic Dharma Initiative. The reason they had to return and the fate of all those who were left behind is revealed as the momentum builds toward the much anticipated series finale in 2010. Some of LOST’s most pressing questions are finally answered in a spectacular 5-disc collection, packed with deleted scenes, exclusive interviews, as well as Blu-ray exclusive content.
LOST stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet and Terry O’Quinn as Locke.
LOST was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof. Abrams, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Carlton Cuse serve as executive producers. LOST, which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii and premiered on September 22, 2004, is from ABC Studios.
A fan favorite and critical darling since its 2004 premiere, LOST is “an epic big-screen adventure done for the small screen,” according to USA Today. “You will want to be there,” proclaims the Kansas City Star. TV Guide says, “You’d be crazy not to watch.” The San Francisco Chronicle raves that the show is “massively creative and always entertaining.”
STREET DATE: December 8, 2009
Direct prebook: September 29, 2009
Distributor prebook: October 13, 2009
Pricing: DVD: $59.99 (US), $79.99 (Canada)
Blu-ray Disc: $79.99 (U.S.), $94.99 (Canada)
Rated: US: ‘TV – 14’; Canada: TBDTechnical specifications may only apply to feature
