Created by Lost mastermind J.J. Abrams and written by several of the same scribes, Fringe was the most immediate successor to Lost. It focuses on Olivia Dunham, an FBI agent assigned to investigate paranormal incidents; Walter Bishop, a genius scientist who's become more than a little addled over the years; and Peter Bishop, his sceptical, sardonic, and equally brilliant son. What starts out as a run-of-the-mill supernatural crime series quickly develops into an epic spanning multiple universes — but, like Lost at its best, it keeps the focus on the complicated characters and their equally complex, sometimes devastating relationships.
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