HBO's Burroughs Trilogy

HBO's Burroughs Trilogy is a trilogy of miniseries based up novels of American science fiction fantasy writer Edgar Rice Burroughs produced by HBO. Each installment is based up a novel written by Burroughs, these include A Princess of Mars, Tarzan of the Apes and At the Earth's Core. In the third and final installment, John Carter and the Princess of Mars, it is revealed that the entire trilogy takes place in the same continuity as shown by Edgar Rice Burroughs looking over the stories he has acquired from each source.
== Installments ==
* Edgar Rice Burrough's At the Earth's Core (2014) - Young mining heir David Innes is approached by his late fathers friend, Abner Perry with the plans for a experimental mining drill. However something goes wrong during the test run, as a result David and Abner are taken through the earth's crust to Pellucidar, a vast interworld inhabited by dinosaurs, ice age mammals and various stone age tribes. Both David and Abner are taken captive by the Ape-like Sagoths who take them to their masters, the Mahar, the rulers of Pellucidar. Whilst planning for escape David and Abner befriend the strong caveman Ghak, his son Tanar and Ja. David on the other hand wins the love of the stunning Dian the Beautiful and vows to help free her people and all of Pellucidar from the Mahars and their servants the Sagoths and lizard like Horibs.
* Greystoke: Tarzan of the Apes (2016) - In 1886, a British aristocratical couple are marooned along the West coast of Africa. Following their deaths from the jungle, their orphaned infant son is adopted by the gentle female ape, Kala who raises as her own and gives him the name of Tarzan, killer of lions, leopards and crocodiles. Years later after growing to manhood, Tarzan meets another group of his kind, among them is the beautiful Jane Porter. After rescuing her, Jane and Tarzan fall in love with each other, however Jane soon returns to her home in Baltimore. Tarzan then follows with the help of his new friend d'Arnot and reunites with Jane. However he soon comes to realizes that the laws of man are far different that the laws of the jungle he grew up with.
* John Carter and the Princess of Mars (2018) - In 1868, former Confederate soldier, John Carter is prospecting for gold in Arizona when he is attacked by a group of Apache and injured. Whilst hiding in a cave to escape, he finds a mysterious talisman that transports him to Mars or as the natives call it Barsoom, Once there, he is taken captive by the tall four armed and green skinned Tharks. Eventually he manages to gain the respect and friend of their chief, Tars Tarkas. Eventually the Tharks capture the beautiful princess of the humanoid Red Martians, Dejah Thoris. He soon falls in love with her and soon sets out to return her to her people, however he soon uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the future of not only the Tharks and Red Martians, but the whole of Barsoom itself.
== Emmy Awards ==
* Edgar Rice Burrough's At the Earth's Core (2014) - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
* Greystoke: Tarzan of the Apes (2016) - Primetime Emmy Award Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Costumes for a Series.
* John Carter and the Princess of Mars (2018) - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie.
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