Production for the third season of ABC’s hit series “LOST” began yesterday.

If you don’t want to know in advance what is in store from many of the characters on “LOST” and prefer to have not even one little clue about the plotlines for next season then do not continue with this article. ABC has offered up some clues to the storylines for the third season of the acclaimed show.

Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) open the season in captivity as prisoners of the Others. Just who these Others are and what they want are primary questions season three will explore. Michael Emerson will return as a regular cast member with his ongoing role as Henry Gale, leader of the Others.

Romance looms on the horizon as Jack’s interests veer toward a mysterious new woman, whose motives may be questionable. Sun (Yunjin Kim) and Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) will continue to celebrate their pregnancy, but is the child really Jin’s? Locke (Terry O’Quinn) and Sayid (Naveen Andrews) will band together with some of the other survivors and journey across the island in an attempt to free Jack, Kate and Sawyer. Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) will attempt to return into the good graces of Claire (Emilie de Ravin) and her baby, Aaron, but can he be trusted to stay clean and sober? The fates of Locke, Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) and Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) in the aftermath of the implosion of the hatch are answered.

Penny Widmore’s role will be expanded as she continues her search for the island and Desmond, the man she loves.

Kiele Sanchez will join the cast as a woman named Nikki, who is possibly a love interest for a new character played by Rodrigo Santoro. In addition, Elizabeth Mitchell joins the cast as Juliet.

“LOST” returns on October 4th 9PM ET/PT for six episodes before going on hiatus for 13 weeks, then returns in winter with all new episodes.