Mysterious TV Shows That Severance Fans Need To Watch

It only makes sense to start with one of the most famous and popular mystery dramas of all time. Created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, "Lost" somewhat reinvented the genre. It added a refreshing spin on serialized television mysteries, using flashbacks in a way that no other series had done before. As is inevitable for a program that breaks new ground, "Lost" certainly isn't perfect, and made mistakes that some viewers haven't been able to forgive or accept ever since. Let's just say that despite its global fame, the last episode of "Lost" angered a lot of people. Still, the way "Lost" evolved its characters and introduced mind-boggling twists throughout its six-season run remains unparalleled.

The story follows a large group of passengers whose flight from Sydney to Los Angeles crashes on a strange island allegedly located somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. The survivors soon encounter the enigmatic and murderous entity known colloquially as the Smoke Monster, and their circumstances only get stranger and more dangerous from there. In each episode, the show's signature flashbacks focus on what individual characters were up to before the crash, essentially showing us the lives they lived and what kind of people they really were before their fateful trip on Oceanic 815.

During its original broadcast from 2004 to 2010, "Lost" won numerous awards, including honors from the Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild.