Evangeline Lilly reveals why she thinks ABC drama Lost should never be rebooted

Bosses previously said resurrecting hit show would be a 'dream'

Evangeline Lilly is extremely against the idea of rebooting Lost.

The actor, who played Kate Austen in the ABC series from 2004 up until its finale in 2010, was asked by Entertainment Weekly if she thinks the show could return in some form.

“My honest answer is I hope not,” she said. “I really am that person who felt like we could have left well enough alone with a lot of these franchises. I am die-hard fan of the original Star Wars movies, you know, and sometimes I think you can devalue the original content. I think that can happen and I would hate to see that happen with Lost.”

Those hoping for a return to the mystical island filled with hatches, hostiles and Hurley may have to wait a bit longer, although writer Carlton Cuse and co-creator Damon Lindelof have previously said they expect a reboot to occur at some stage in the future – but they won’t be attached.

Cuse said in 2017: “Damon and I are pretty adamant about the fact that we don’t have any intentions of rebooting Lost. I know that there are a lot of shows that have been rebooted lately, but we are not on that path.“

“[I] hope that when that happens, whoever is doing it, doesn’t take the characters from the original Lost and put them in the new one. Because we worked so hard to end that show and to give [the survivors] some level of closure. I know there was some debate as to whether or not there was enough closure.

Cuse’s post-Lost work includes Bates Motel while Lindelof went on to oversee HBO’s little-seen standout The Leftovers which drew to a conclusion in 2017 after a season many hailed as one of the greatest in recent memory. He’ll next tackle an adaptation of Watchmen for the premium cable service.

Last year, Lilly told re-watch podcast The Lost Boys she was left in tears after filming a nude scene on the set of the hit series. The show’s creators, including JJ Abrams, went on to issue her an apology.

The Ant-Man and the Wasp actor is currently promoting her new children’s book The Squickerwonkers: The Demise of Selma the Spoiled.

You can follow along with two of our writers' journey watching Lost together – one for the first time, the other for the eighth time – here.