“Lost” alumnus Dominic Monaghan is joining the cast of ABC’s new fall drama “FlashForward.”

Based on Robert J. Sawyer’s novel, the Joseph Fiennes-starring series chronicles the aftermath of a global event in which everyone blacks out for two minutes, 17 seconds and has mysterious visions of six months into the future.

The network confirmed Monaghan’s casting Friday at the Comic-Con pop-culture convention. There had been speculation that he would be added to the action drama ever since he was featured in the “ABC House” promotional campaign this spring, despite the fact that his character on “Lost” had drowned.

ABC has been so confident about “FlashForward,” slated to premiere Sept. 24, that it began airing promos for it during “Lost” before the show was officially picked up as a series in May.

Co-starring on the series are John Cho, Jack Davenport, Courtney B. Vance, Sonya Walger , Brian F. O’Byrne, Christine Woods, Zachary Knighton and Peyton List.

Besides the role of Charlie Pace on “Lost,” Monaghan is known for playing Hobbit Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. He recently appeared in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and guest starred on the series “Chuck.”

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