Lab 02

Lab 02 is a science fiction action drama produced by Regal Productions, it is similiar to the American drama, Lost. It was the first weekend hotspot programme to be shown nationally on Network Six from Regal Productions as well as being one of Regal's most successful television dramas, as well as being one of the first Regal Productions to be shown nationally.

Season 1
Lab 02 (originally produced by jProductions at the time) was given a lot of promotion prior to airing, it was advertised online with a viral campaign, as well as an increased advertising share on Rowby. The show was a success, meeting the company's expectations for the show, viewings increased over the period of the season, and viewings from the first episode to the season finale had almost doubled.

Season 2
The second season was produced in a short amount of time, and quality was missed out, it's viewings remained high, but viewers felt the season did not meet up to the first, including the finale, which was somewhat of a disappointment. The shows quality was originally blamed on the budget, in which Regal Productions had a small amount of money to fund productions, however in early 2008, the owning company increased the budget of the department to almost three times the original amount.

Season 3
Speculation had been circling about a third season for a long time, considering that the second season had not finished as expected.

Clues to a new season
There had been no official word from the company, an unknown production, with the working name of 'ESCAPE' had been given a large budget for production, which was presumed to be Lab 02 (Lab 02 was based around a company called E.S.C.A.P.E.). Earlier in the year, Kenna James, who played Michelle in the show was quoted in srsly magazine (owned by Regal Publishing) to be returning in the show, which was already in filming. The new season was expected to air in October, and when Forest Media applied for digital channel Sci-Tech, it confirmed that there would be a new season, "We have also had talks with Carte Regal and they have allowed us to broadcast when launched Lab 02 2 weeks after orginal broadcast.".