<P> Toby Stephens, speaking about the distinction between the original series and the new show: </P> <P> "It's a very clever, modern reworking of a great story . Lost in Space is Swiss Family Robinson in space, so it was a story that existed before Lost in Space . The fundamental story is that it's a family that is lost in a difficult, life - threatening situation and how it challenges them and brings them closer together . That is essentially what the story of this is, it's just the context is a lot more modern . It's a more modern take on the' 60s version . If you look at it now, it's charming, but it seems so innocent . Whereas this is a version that is for our time . I'm hoping it will still have humour and humanity in it, but it has obviously gotta be for a modern audience ." </P> <P> Production on the first season began in January 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and concluded in June 2017 . </P> <P> The series was released on April 13, 2018, on Netflix . On March 31, 2018, the pilot of the series was screened at Awesome Con in Washington, D.C., followed by a Q&A session with series executive producers and writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless . </P>

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