Irwin Allen's Lost in Space: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Robinson family was supposed to set off on a five-year mission to explore a distant planet, but an act of sabotage by the scheming Dr. Zachary Smith - who managed to get himself trapped aboard the spaceship - leaves them adrift in space for three years. The Robinsons, pilot Don West, Dr. Smith and their trusty robot move from planet to planet, always searching for a way to return to Earth.

Series details

• Title: Irwin Allen's Lost in Space
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1965-09-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1968-03-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 1483

Cast and credited roles

• Guy Williams — Professor John Robinson
• June Lockhart — Dr. Maureen Robinson
• Jonathan Harris — Dr. Zachary Smith
• Bill Mumy — Will Robinson
• Dick Tufeld — Narrator
• Dick Tufeld — Robot
• Bob May — Robot
• Marta Kristen — Judy Robinson
• Angela Cartwright — Penny Robinson
• Mark Goddard — Major Donald West

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1965-09-15; final listed air date 1966-04-27; episode order: 29.
• Season 2: premiered 1966-09-14; final listed air date 1967-04-26; episode order: 30.
• Season 3: premiered 1967-09-06; final listed air date 1968-03-06; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Irwin Allen's Lost in Space on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.