The Film Led to the Creation of "Lost"
ABC Entertainment chairman Lloyd Braun was seeking out a pitch based on his favorite film, "Cast Away," and eventually the studio picked up a script for "Cast Away - The Series." It focused on a group of 10 people stranded on a Pacific island. Eventually, J.J. Abrams got his hands on the script, and he threw in the supernatural element that is "Lost" as viewers know it today.