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Genre |
Adventure Drama |
Created by | Eric Kripke |
Starring | see cast below |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company(s) | Laura Ziskin Productions The Gerber Co. Warner Bros. Television |
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Original network | The WB |
Picture format |
480i SDTV 720p HDTV |
Original release | October 5 – November 23, 2003 |
Tarzan is an American television series that premiered on October 5, 2003 on The WB. Based on the Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs and developed by Eric Kripke, the show was set in New York City, depicting a modern-day adaptation on Burroughs' characters. The series was canceled after eight episodes.
NYPD detective Jane Porter's ordinary life is disrupted when a routine case unexpectedly leads her to John Clayton, who prefers to be called Tarzan. After being proclaimed dead for 20 years, John Clayton was found in the jungles of Africa by his billionaire uncle, Richard Clayton, who is the CEO of powerful Greystoke Industries. Held against his will at his uncle's home, Tarzan escapes and prowls all over the city, helping others in need. Upon meeting Jane, he begins to follow her from her home to crime scenes, simultaneously assisting her with her police cases.
Kripke was critical of the show, calling it "a piece of crap" and saying: "I'll stand behind the pilot. It has a beginning, middle, and -- the problem -- it ends. I was hungry to have anything in production, so I wrote a 50-page story that ended. Then it got made and I had something in production and it was all my dreams come true. They said to me, 'Let's do 12 more.' I said, 'Uh, wait! What's the story?' So, Tarzan was a hell ride in every way, and we only did eight before they wisely put us out of our misery."
The series premiered on October 5, 2003 and ended on November 23, 2003 with a total of 8 episodes.
The opening theme song is "Try" by Paloalto.