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The Lost Room

2006 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery · 1 season · ★ 7.7

EndedSyfy
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Synopsis of The Lost Room

Joe Miller is a Pittsburgh detective who stumbles upon the existence of an impossible room: room number 10 at the abandoned Sunshine Motel, on the outskirts of Gallup, New Mexico. On May 4, 1961, at 1:20, something erased the room and everything in it, an event everyone simply calls "The Event." The objects that were inside still hold strange powers. When his eight-year-old daughter, Anna, disappears in that room, Joe gets hold of a key that opens any cylinder-lock door in the world and turns it into a portal to the room. To get her back, Joe must locate other objects before those who are hunting them do, while the police suspect he has kidnapped her himself in the middle of a custody battle with his ex-wife. Created by Christopher Leone and aired on Syfy, the miniseries stars Peter Krause and Julianna Margulies.

«Some doors are better left closed.»

1season
3episodes
90 minper episode
7.7audience scoreTMDB · 530 votes
8.1IMDb rating35,397 votes

Seasons of The Lost Room

Season 1Season 12006 · 3 ep. · ★ 8.3

Cast by The Lost Room

Peter KrausePeter KrauseJoe Miller3 episodes
Julianna MarguliesJulianna MarguliesJennifer Bloom3 episodes
Peter JacobsonPeter JacobsonWally Jabrowski3 episodes
Dennis ChristopherDennis ChristopherDr. Martin Ruber3 episodes
Chris BauerChris BauerLou Destefano3 episodes
Elle FanningElle FanningAnna Miller3 episodes
Kevin PollakKevin PollakKarl Kreutzfeld3 episodes
Roger BartRoger BartHoward 'The Weasel' Montague3 episodes
Ewen BremnerEwen BremnerHarold Stritzke3 episodes
Margaret ChoMargaret ChoSuzie Kang3 episodes
Tim GuineeTim GuineeEddie McCleister3 episodes
Chris MonbergLittle Jim3 episodes
April GraceApril GraceLee Bridgewater3 episodes
Ann CusackAnn CusackHelen Ruber2 episodes
Jason DouglasJason DouglasAnthony2 episodes
Nicholas GuilakNicholas GuilakArjun Mehta2 episodes
Harriet Sansom HarrisHarriet Sansom HarrisMargaret Milne2 episodes
Jorge-Luis PalloJorge-Luis PalloIgnacioEpisode 1
Esodie GeigerEsodie GeigerDr.'s ReceptionistEpisode 1
Chris BrowningChris BrowningHospital OrderlyEpisode 1
Benjamin PetryBenjamin PetryIsaac KreutzfeldEpisode 1
Tavia SchwartzConvenient Store PatronEpisode 1
Beth BaileyBeth BaileyArlene ConroyEpisode 1
Gregory ChaseGregory ChaseSheriffEpisode 1
Remy Ryan HernandezRemy Ryan HernandezZoraidaEpisode 1
Lois GearyMabelEpisode 1

Technical Details

Created by
Christopher Leone
Address
Craig R. Baxley, Michael W. Watkins
Writing
Christopher Leone, Laura Harkcom
Music
Robert J. Kral
Photography
David Connell
Production
Paul Kurta
Executive Producer
Richard Hatem
Production companies
Motel Man Productions, Lionsgate Television
Network or Platform
Syfy
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Premiere
December 11, 2006
Last Episode
December 13, 2006 (1x03)
Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
Awards
Nominated for 2 Emmy Awards; 13 nominations in total.
Links
IMDb · TMDB

Trivia about The Lost Room

Leone and Harkcom blended a superpowers concept with a movie project about a magical glass eye. The powers ended up tied to specific objects, and the eye became one of them.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the miniseries has a critics score of 77% based on 13 reviews, and an audience score of 86%.
The miniseries earned two Emmy nominations, for Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie.
David Yates, in a 2023 retrospective, notes that although it has only three episodes of about 90 minutes each, the series packs in more backstory and plot than many shows with entire seasons.
In early 2007, the SCP-173 and The Holder of the End stories appeared on 4chan, shortly after the series premiered. Both led to long-running collaborative horror fiction projects.
In 2012, Craig Ceramist wrote that the series built a huge cult following, and that fans kept searching for copies of the objects that appear in it.
The original plan was a limited eight-hour miniseries, to air weekly after "Battlestar Galactica," but the funding did not arrive in time and the project was cut down to six hours.
"The Lost Room" drew some of the lowest ratings in Syfy's history for a miniseries, a result that helped keep it from continuing as a series.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

Trailer for The Lost Room

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Where to Watch The Lost Room

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does The Lost Room have?

The Lost Room has 1 season and 3 episodes in total.

Where to Watch The Lost Room?

The Lost Room is not currently available on the major subscription streaming platforms (availability may vary by country). It originally aired on Syfy.

Has The Lost Room ended?

Yes. The Lost Room has ended, and its final episode aired on December 13, 2006.

Who's in The Lost Room?

The main cast includes Peter Krause (Joe Miller), Julianna Margulies (Jennifer Bloom), Peter Jacobson (Wally Jabrowski) and Dennis Christopher (Dr. Martin Ruber).

Who created The Lost Room?

The Lost Room was created by Christopher Leone.

How long does it take to watch all of The Lost Room?

With episodes of about 90 minutes, watching all 3 episodes takes approximately 5 hours.

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