Lost is considered to be one of the division among Under the Dome's audience, but the intriguing premise still makes it worth watching, particularly if you enjoyed Lost.

The first season of Under the Dome immediately generated high ratings and a strong positive reception. Despite King's devoted fanbase, his works don't always receive glowing reviews, and adapting them for other mediums presents an even greater challenge. Stephen King's books have been widely adapted into film and television, and it's rare for the author to approve of many such projects. Unlike King's often controversial views on adaptations, Under the Dome wasn't as polarizing, with the author even revealing he thought "the first few episodes were great," in an interview with The New York Times.

Under The Dome Is A Great Mystery Series For Lost Fans

While Under the Dome echoes the central mystery that defined Lost, its narrative is confined to the isolated town of Chester's Mill, contrasting with the much wider scope of Lost's island setting. However, the underlying themes are largely consistent as Under the Dome unravels the mystery of the sphere that has inexplicably encased the town. Needless to say, the strength of Lost lies in its compelling mystery. Given that Under the Dome also revolves around a substantial mystery, it taps into themes that Lost fans already enjoy and are familiar with — making it the ideal series for fans.

In both series, characters are driven by self-preservation and the struggle to survive with scarce resources. There are, of course, a number of striking differences between the two shows. The mysteries in Lost continued to expand across its six seasons and became increasingly complex, while Under the Dome is considerably more focused. Despite these differences, the core elements of a significant unfolding, and character-driven, mystery with an air of the unexplained, ensure Under the Dome is a series that could very well have widespread appeal among a variety of viewers.

Like Lost, Under the Dome Gets Stranger As It Goes On

Under the Dome Changes Aspects Of Stephen King's Novel

Lost took a bizarre turn after the initial premise of the plane crash, which spiraled into encounters with a smoke monster, and time travel. Under the Dome adhered closely to the book in its first season. However, the subsequent second and third seasons embraced far more creative freedom and deviated drastically from King's original novel. Similar to Lost, the 2013 series gradually introduces elements that lean towards the extraterrestrial, which include supernatural features such as visions, powers that start to develop in certain characters, as well as the dome communicating with the town in unconventional ways.

The series sets up an unsettling premise from the get-go, with the realization that no signals can be transmitted through the dome, meaning the townspeople are effectively cut off from the rest of civilization with no access to the internet, TV, or radios.

Given that Stephen King heavily incorporates horror elements into his writing, the escalating strangeness of Under the Dome is not all that surprising, even with the significant deviations from the original work. The series sets up an unsettling premise from the get-go, with the realization that no signals can be transmitted through the dome, meaning the townspeople are effectively cut off from the rest of civilization with no access to the internet, TV, or radios. This lays the foundations for future expansion and allows the creators to significantly enhance the show's eerie atmosphere throughout three seasons.

Source: The New York Times