Warning: There are spoilers ahead for From season 3.

Since debuting in 2022, From's cast of characters in the role of Boyd Stevens. Lost's Jack Bender, who was one of the show's executive producers and a director of iconic episodes like "Walkabout" and "The Constant," is also an executive producer and frequent director of From.

Beyond the overlap in creative talent, there are similarities between From and Lost's premises and their overall narrative approaches. There is an overarching sense of mystery and intrigue, and while many Lost and From season 3's ending, both stories are unafraid to kill off characters who have been prominent since the first episode. From is a deeply original story, but it does repeat the essence of some Lost story beats and plot twists.

8 From & Lost's Characters Are All Trapped In An Isolated, Unidentified Location

The Mysterious Settings Practically Become Their Own Characters

From's premise is that the characters are trapped in the mysterious Town that they are unable to escape. Meanwhile, Lost begins with its main characters being stranded on the mysterious Island after the plane crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. Much of the mystery in both series revolves around why the characters were brought to the Town and to the Island, both in of literal answers and as part of a larger thematic exploration of faith and destiny.

The Town and the Island practically become their own characters as more details about their backstories and evolution over time are gradually revealed. From's characters largely stick to the Town itself before venturing into the forest, where they discover shocking secrets, and realize the area surrounding the Town is far more expansive than they ever realized. The same concept applies to Lost, where the Oceanic 815 survivors largely stick to their camp on the beach before venturing further into the jungle and deeper into the Island.

7 Harold Perrineau's Characters In Lost & From Become Trapped With Their Estranged Son

Only One Show Allows Father And Son To Reconcile

Perrineau's Lost and From characters, Michael and Boyd, are stranded with their respective estranged sons, Walt Lloyd (Malcolm David Kelley) and Ellis Stevens (Corteon Moore). Before crashing on the Island, Michael and Walt are already estranged, as Michael's ex-wife Susan Lloyd (Tamara Taylor) took Walt and prevented Michael from being part of his son's life. Michael and Walt did not get a chance to truly connect and get to know each other until their time on the Island. In From, Boyd was an integral part of Ellis' life, and they had a good relationship before becoming trapped in the Town.

Boyd and Ellis’ relationship only became strained after Boyd was forced to kill his wife and Ellis' mother, Abby Stevens (Lisa Ryder), when she began shooting and killing the Town's residents, believing that she had to wake them up from the dream they were trapped in. Boyd saved Ellis from being killed by her, and he and Ellis are eventually able to reconcile in From. Unfortunately, after Michael killed two Oceanic 815 survivors, he and Walt never got the opportunity to reconcile.

6 From & Lost Both Introduce Time Travel In Their Mysterious Locations

The Two Shows Follow The Same Overarching Time Travel Rule

From repeats Lost's time travel twist when Julie Matthews (Hannah Cheramy) time travels in season 3, episode 8. Lost gradually began to introduce time travel, primarily through the character of Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick). By Lost season 5, time travel was impacting all the characters in the show, as several characters jumped through time on the Island, until landing in 1974, where they remained for three years and became part of the Dharma Initiative. When the Oceanic Six returned to the Island, four of them ended up in 1977.

Lost's main time travel rule was "whatever happened, happened," meaning that the characters could not change the past. When From officially introduced time travel, the series confirmed it was following the same rule when Julie threw the rope to Boyd. This did not change the past, as Julie was always the one who had thrown the rope to Boyd. This time travel rule was further confirmed when a future version of Julie was unable to prevent her father, Jim Matthews (Eion Bailey), from being murdered despite knowing when and how he would die.

5 From's Man In Yellow Is Similar To Lost's Man In Black

They Are Part Of The Show Before Their Official Introductions

In the From season 3 finale, the MGM+ series introduces a mysterious and villainous figure only known for now as the Man in the Yellow Suit (Douglas E. Hughes). While there is still much to learn about the Man in the Yellow Suit, he appears to be From's overarching villain and at the heart of the Town's dark history. He has been present since season 1, though, as he was the voice on the radio in the season 1 finale that told Jim his wife should not be digging that hole.

This is reminiscent of Lost's the Man in Black (Titus Welliver). He was not confirmed to be Lost's overarching villain until later seasons, but it was clear that he had been present since the first episode as the Smoke Monster. The Man in Black never gets a name, even when his childhood and backstory is fleshed out in season 6. He is locked in an ancient conflict with his brother, Jacob (Mark Pellegrino). If the Man in the Yellow Suit is From's version of the Man in Black, the Boy in White (Vox Smith) may be From's version of Jacob.

4 From & Lost's Season 3 Finales Both End With Major Original Character Deaths

Charlie And Jim Die In Their Respective Season 3 Finales

In Lost's season 3 finale, "Through the Looking Glass," Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) was killed. Charlie had been a major character since Lost's first episode. Even though much of season 3 was spent building up to his death, it was still shocking. Lost had previously killed many important characters, but none as prominent and beloved as Charlie. From follows a similar pattern by having Jim, a central character since the beginning, killed by the Man in the Yellow Suit during the season 3 finale.

The fallout from Jim's death remains to be seen in From season 4, but it feels like a decisive turning point, much like Charlie's death was a critical turning point in Lost's story.

Jim was generally not as beloved as Charlie was, but he was still a major death. From's biggest character deaths prior to this were Father Khatri (Shaun Majumder) in season 1 and Tian-Chen Liu (Elizabeth Moy) in the season 3 premiere, but Jim is still arguably the series' most important character to die yet. The fallout from Jim's death remains to be seen in From season 4, but it feels like a decisive turning point, much like Charlie's death was a critical turning point in Lost's story.

3 From & Lost Have Major Mysteries Surrounding Pregnancies

Pregnancies Take A Dark Turn In The Town And On The Island

Oceanic 815 survivor Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin) was pregnant when she crashed on the Island. When Lost's Others kidnapped Claire because of her pregnancy, it became clear that something much larger was happening with pregnancy on the Island. This mystery continued to expand with the introduction of the Others' fertility specialist Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) and when Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim) became pregnant. Juliet tried to uncover why all the pregnant women on the Island, except Claire, died before they could give birth.

Sun ended up giving birth off the Island.

From has its own pregnancy mystery surrounding Fatima (Pegah Ghafoori). Despite being infertile, Fatima discovers that she is pregnant in season 2. However, in season 3, Fatima's pregnancy takes a twisted turn as she develops an appetite for human blood and rotten vegetables, experiences horrific pain, and is driven to kill the innocent Tillie (Deborah Grover). Fatima is eventually revealed to be pregnant with the Smiley monster (Jamie McGuire), who is being resurrected after temporarily dying in season 2.

2 From And Lost Have Characters Who Reach The Outside World And Return To The Mysterious Locations

Tabitha Matthews Follows A Somewhat Similar Path To The Oceanic Six

In Lost, the Oceanic Six were a group of survivors who escaped the Island. Despite many of these characters spending seasons desperate to escape, after spending three years in the outside world, all of them, except for Claire's son, Aaron (William Blanchette), returned to the Island via Ajira Airways Flight 316. From follows a similar trajectory with Tabitha Matthews (Catalina Sandino Moreno), who escapes the Town in From season 2's ending, only to return in season 3.

From's reincarnation reveal adds another layer to this, as Tabitha realizes that she and Jade Herrera (David Alpay) have lived many past lives both inside and outside the Town. This means that when Tabitha and Jade became trapped in the first episode, they were returning to the Town again, albeit in a different form than the past times they had been there. It is unknown if characters who are not stuck in a reincarnation loop can escape or return to the Town.

1 From's Victor & Lost's Rousseau Are Forced To Survive On Their Own In The Mysterious Locations For Years

This Makes Them Invaluable

The Oceanic 815 survivors encountered a French woman named Danielle Rousseau, who managed to survive on her own for 16 years. Being alone for so long forced Rousseau to adapt and become a consummate survivor, but it also made her paranoid and tragically isolated. From's Victor Kavanaugh (Scott McCord) fulfills a similar role by having to survive on his own in the Town for decades. Victor learned how to survive and became paranoid, but in many ways, he is still a child in the body of a man.

When Lost's characters want to learn more about the Island and when From's characters want to learn more about the Town, Rousseau and Victor's unique experiences make them the ideal individuals to turn to for help. One critical difference is that Victor is a main character, whereas Rousseau's appearances were more inconsistent. Nevertheless, there are still many parallels between Rousseau and Victor, making it another way that From repeats story beats from Lost in a different fashion.