Lost in Space

Lost in Space is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS.[3] The series was inspired by the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson. The series follows the adventures of the Robinsons, a pioneering family of space colonists who struggle to survive in the depths of space. The show ran for 83 episodes over three seasons. The first season comprised 29 episodes that ran 1 hour apiece, filmed in black and white. In seasons 2 and 3 the episodes were 55 minutes long and shot in color.

Lost in Space
1967 publicity photo showing cast members Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Bob May (Robot), Jonathan Harris, June Lockhart, Guy Williams and Billy Mumy
Genre	Science fiction
Created by	Irwin Allen
Starring	Guy Williams June Lockhart Mark Goddard Marta Kristen Bill Mumy Angela Cartwright Jonathan Harris Bob May Dick Tufeld
Narrated by	Dick Tufeld
Theme music composer	John Williams
Composers	John Williams Herman Stein Richard LaSalle Leith Stevens Joseph Mullendore Cyril Mockridge Alexander Courage
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	83 (29 in black-and-white, 54 in color) (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Irwin Allen
Cinematography	Frank G. Carson Gene Polito Winton Hoch
Running time	51 minutes
Production companies	Irwin Allen Productions Jodi Productions Inc. Van Bernard Productions Inc. 20th Century Fox Television
Distributor	20th Century Fox Television (original)[1] 20th Television (1995–2020)[2] Disney–ABC Domestic Television (2020–present)
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	black and white (1965–1966) color (1966–1968)
Audio format	mono
Original release	September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15) – March 13, 1968 (1968-03-13)
Chronology
Related	Lost in Space (1998 film) Lost in Space (2018 TV series)