The Lost Symbol (TV series)

Did You Know?

• A collection of six posters, each featuring one of the main cast, was released the day before the premiere.
• In India, the series was picked up by Voot for streaming.
• NBC scheduled the pilot episode to air on its network on November 8, making it the first Peacock original to be broadcast on NBC.

Production

Before it became a TV show, the project was meant to be a movie starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, with Ron Howard directing and producing for Columbia Pictures alongside Brian Grazer and John Calley. Sony Pictures brought in three different writers between 2010 and 2013: Steven Knight, author Dan Brown, and Danny Strong. In July 2013, the studio announced it would instead adapt Inferno, which came out in 2016. In June 2019, the project was reimagined as a TV series, then called Langdon, acting as a prequel to the film series. Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie created the show and served as showrunners and executive producers, with Brown, Howard, Grazer, Samie Kim Falvey, and Anna Culp also executive producing. Imagine Television Studios, CBS Studios, and Universal Television Studios co-produced it, and it was ordered by NBC. In March 2021, Peacock picked it up, and the title Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol was announced on May 17, 2021, alongside a trailer. Dan Trachtenberg directed the first episode and served as an executive producer. Peacock canceled the series on January 24, 2022, after one season. Ashley Zukerman was cast as Robert Langdon in March 2020. In June 2020, Valorie Curry and Eddie Izzard were cast as Katherine and Peter Solomon, with Sumalee Montano as Sato, Rick Gonzalez as Nunez, and Beau Knapp as Mal'akh announced shortly after. Recurring roles for Raoul Bhaneja, Sammi Rotibi, and Keenan Jolliff were announced in June 2021. Principal photography for the first season ran from June 14 to October 20, 2021, in Toronto, Ontario.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series received a 50% approval rating with an average rating of 6.5/10 based on 12 critic reviews. The critics consensus noted that while the premise, locations, and character were promising, flat writing and a strange pace undermined the potential. Metacritic gave a weighted average score of 53 out of 100 based on 5 critic reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews.