List of Lost characters

Out of the 324 people on board Oceanic Flight 815, there are 71 initial survivors (70 humans and one dog) spread across the three sections of the plane crash.

[2] Before it was decided that Jack would live, Kate was to emerge as the leader of the survivors; she was originally conceived to be more like the character of Rose.

Dominic Monaghan auditioned for the role of Sawyer, who at the time was supposed to be a suit-wearing city con man.

The producers enjoyed Monaghan's performance and changed the character of Charlie, originally a middle-aged former rock star, to fit him.

Entertainment Weekly praised the show's fourth season for its "captivating minor characters (tortured Sayid, scheming Juliet, savvy Ben)".