'Pilot' (Part 1) by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof Story by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof

Out of the blackness the first thing Jack senses is pain. Then burning sun. A Bamboo forest. Smoke. Screams. With a rush comes the horrible awareness that the plane he was on tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island. From there it's a blur, as his doctor's instinct kicks in: people need his help. Stripped of everything, the 48 survivors scavenge what they can from the plane for their survival. Some panic. Some pin their hopes on rescue. A few find inner strength they never knew they had — like Kate who, with no medical training, suddenly finds herself suturing the doctor's wounds. The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers must work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain. But the intense howls of the mysterious creatures stalking the jungle fill them all with fear. Fortunately, thanks to the calm leadership of quick-thinking Jack and level-headed Kate, they have hope. But even heroes have secrets, as the survivors will come to learn...

Matthew Fox (Doctor Jack Shephard), Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen), Dominic Monaghan (Charlie Pace), Maggie Grace (Shannon Rutherford), Ian Somerhalder (Boone Carlisle), Harold Perrineau (Michael Dawson), Jorge Garcia (Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes), Josh Holloway (James ‘Sawyer’ Ford), Malcolm David Kelley (Walt Lloyd), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin Kwon), Yunjin Kim (Sun Kwon), Naveen Andrews (Sayid Jarrah ), Terry O'Quinn (John Locke), Emilie de Ravin (Claire Littleton), Fredric Lehne (Marshal), L. Scott Caldwell (Rose), Greg Grunberg (Pilot), Kimberley Hawryluk (Flight Attendant #1), John Dixon (Flight Attendant #2), Michelle Arthur (Flight Attendant #3), Geoff Heise (Man), Barbara Vidinha (Woman), Dale Redomski (Touriquet Man), George Alan (Flight Attendant)

Directed by J.J. Abrams
Produced by Sarah Caplan
Executive Producers J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk

TX (US): 22nd September 2004

Notes:
*Introducing Jack, Kate, Locke, Charlie, Sayid, Sawyer, Shannon, Boone, Michael, Walt, Hurley, Jin, Sun and Claire