Lost in Space is a sci-fi show. It follows Robinson family on a wild planet after their spaceship crash. Visuals are stunning. Plot twists keep you guessing. Each character adds something special to the mix. They create a fun and engaging group. You will not be bored!

Meet the characters from Lost in Space

Will Robinson

Will is the kid everyone roots for — curious, brave, and annoyingly optimistic in the best way. He’s the small, fierce heart of the family who’ll try to fix anything with tape and a fierce stare, and then promptly ask a million questions. He panics loud and recovers louder (also carries snacks, I swear, or maybe that’s my headcanon). His bond with the Robot is everything: protective, goofy, and somehow also the source of the show’s big emotional beats.

Maureen Robinson

Maureen is the steely mom-engineer who can rewire a life-support system while folding a onesie and brewing coffee with one hand. She’s brilliant, practical, and sometimes so focused she becomes this intimidating force of competence — but then will tuck you in or hand you a thermos like it’s nothing. She’s weirdly competitive (will absolutely beat you in a simulation) and also sings vintage pop while soldering, which somehow humanizes the whole genius vibe. Contrary bits: she’s strict and soft at once, and yes she once cried dramatically over a broken coffee maker, which I will never let her forget.

John Robinson

John is the calm center, the dad you trust to get you off a sinking asteroid while making a terrible pun. Pilot, engineer, and unofficial counselor, he’s the kind of steady presence that can simultaneously direct a rescue and fix a toaster with duct tape and a look. He’s stoic but annoyingly sentimental — ten feet away planning a mission and then completely melted by a family photo. Also, rumor has it he hoards ugly novelty ties and pretends he doesn’t, which is both endearing and deeply him.

Judy Robinson

Judy is the oldest sister who’s tough, capable, and absolutely will KO you in zero-G if you deserve it — then stitch you up with impeccable focus. She’s fierce and competitive, quietly maternal in that “one look and you’re grounded” way, and also an actual action hero who knows how to patch wounds and punch things. She keeps a dog-eared medical manual beside her mixtapes (yes, she makes playlists), and will either silently stare at the stars or break into a ridiculous dance in the mess hall. Tiny contradiction: sometimes emotionally distant, sometimes crying at sunsets, but that just makes her feel real and messy in the best way.

Penny Robinson

Penny is the spunky middle child — fast, fearless, resourceful, and somehow knows which alien plants are edible (handy). She’s the prankster with a heart, always carrying too many hair ties and emergency crackers for reasons she won’t explain, and she’ll MacGyver a gadget out of gum wrappers like it’s nothing. Sweet but impulsive, she’s the glue that keeps the siblings laughing and the one who’ll cheer you up right after stealing your sandwich. Also: she talks to animals? or she would if there were any around — that’s the vibe.

Don West

Don is the charming rogue, a smuggler-with-a-heart-who-swears-he’s only in it for the money — and yet keeps showing up when it matters. Sarcastic, quick-fingered, and always a little shady, he tinkers with engines and bets on everything, including his own survival, apparently. He can be selfish one minute and surprisingly loyal the next, and he has these weird soft spots like naming a rat or losing a lucky coin and pretending not to care. Honestly, he steals your chips and then saves your life while humming off-key, which is his whole chaotic appeal.

Dr. Smith

Dr. Smith is gloriously awful and absolutely fascinating — a schemer, a dramatist, and peak self-preservation wrapped in too much perfume. She lies with theatrical flourish, manipulates like it’s an art form, and somehow remains magnetic even when you know she’s up to no good. Cowardly and cunning by turns, she’ll stab you in the back and then offer you tea, which I swear is a character choice. Also she collects tiny shiny things and has a casserole from before the crash that she treats like a relic, which is both pathetic and kind of heartbreaking.

The Robot

The Robot is the big, mysterious guardian who somehow manages to be both terrifying and heart-melting at the same time. It’s powerful and inscrutable — stomps, smashes, protects, then beeps like an awkward puppy — especially loyal to Will in this almost parental, almost-friend way. It will crush an enemy and then cradle a sapling, stare at a sunrise, and make you question whether metal can feel poetry. Also sometimes it malfunctions and does a weird little dance? maybe I dreamt that, but either way it’s the softest, scariest protector you’ll ever see.