Arrow Films is giving the 1998 space adventure Lost In Space the fancy 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray treatment this September.
In 1998, mini-major studio New Line bet a considerable sum of money on Lost In Space – a slick update of the 1960s space adventure series of the same name. Giving it a then-considerable $80m budget, New Line hired a cast of none-more-90s actors for the cast, including Matt LeBlanc from Friends and Boogie Nights’ Heather Graham, while the soundtrack includes music from Apollo 440, Fatboy Slim and Propellerheads.
About a dysfunctional family of interstellar travellers who – you guessed it – become lost in space, the film wasn’t much of a hit with audiences or critics, but it remains a fascinating pop culture artefact from the end of the 20th century. Gary Oldman’s good value as the nefarious Doctor Zachary Smith (“The pain! The pain!”), there’s some smooth, almost pebble-like production design, and some fun cameos from the Irwin Allen series’ original cast. Mimi Rogers and the late much-missed William Hurt are also on hand as the new Maureen and John Robinson.
Courtesy of Arrow Films, Lost In Space is now getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release. Besides the restored version of the feature itself, there’s a broad selection of extras, including new interviews with director Stephen Hopkins, cinematographer Peter Levy and art director Keith Pain.
To promote the forthcoming release, Arrow has cut together a new trailer (first revealed by TheWrap), which heightens the drama while gently dialling down the kitsch factor – CGI pet space monkey Blarp is only briefly glimpsed for example. It does highlight just how well some of the other visual effects have aged over the past 28 years though. Oh, and font fans should look out for the use of Friz Quadrata on the re-designed Lost In Space title, which places the movie in the same company as 2014’s The Guest and 2020’s Color Out Of Space.
Lost In Space is out on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray from the 1st September 2025, and is available to pre-order now from Arrow Films’ website.
The full list of extras looks like this:
- 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director Stephen Hopkins
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Archive audio commentary with director Stephen Hopkins and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
- Archive audio commentary with visual effects supervisors Angus Bickerton and Lauren Ritchie, director of photography Peter Levy, editor Ray Lovejoy, and producer Carla Fry
- A Space Odyssey, a newly filmed interview with director Stephen Hopkins
- Lights in the Sky, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Peter Levy
- A Journey Through Time, a newly filmed interview with producer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
- Art of Space, a newly filmed interview with supervising art director Keith Pain
- Crafting Reality, a newly filmed interview with Kenny Wilson, former mould shop supervisor at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
- Sound of Space, a newly filmed interview with sound mixer Simon Kaye and re-recording mixer Robin O’Donohue
- Lost But Not Forgotten in Space, a new video essay by film critic Matt Donato
- Deleted scenes
- Building the Special Effects, an archival featurette with visual effects supervisor Angus Bickerton and animatics supervisor Mac Wilson
- The Future of Space Travel, an archival featurette exploring the film’s vision of the future
- TV Years, a Q&A with the original cast of the TV series
- Bloopers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by critic Neil Sinyard, articles from American Cinematographer and an excerpt from the original production notes
