John Carter and the Princess of Mars

John Carter and the Princess of Mars is a 2018 five part science fiction miniseries and based upon the novel A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is the third and final installment in HBO's Burroughs Trilogy, following Edgar Rice Burrough's At the Earth's Core and Greystoke: Tarzan of the Apes.
== Plot ==
== Cast and Characters ==
* Chris Zylka as John Carter - A Confederate veteran of the American Civil War and the main protagonist of the miniseries. He was prospecting in Arizona with his friend until they were attack by hostile Apache, after stumbling into a cave Carter found a mysterious amulet that transported him to Barsoom. 
* Violett Beane as Dejah Thoris - The very beautiful princess of Helium and the love interest of John Carter. She meet Carter after was captured by the Thark Green Martians whilst on a scientific mission regarding Barsooms air, until her airship was attack by the Tharks, Although she was hostie to Carter at first, the two of them eventually fell deeply in love with each other.
* Andy Serkis as Tars Tarkas - A strong Green Martian warrior of the Thark tribe. Unlike the rest of his race, Tars has the ability to feel emotions like friendship and love. He becomes one of John Carter's strongest friend and ally whilst on Barsoom and later becomes chief of the Tharks after Tardos' death.
* Emma Watson as Sola - A female Green Martian and the daughter of Tars Tarkas and Gozava who becomes a friend of John Carter. She teaches Carter the language and history of Barsoom, as well as the truth of her parentage. 
* Kit Harrington as Sab Than - The ruthless prince of Zodanga and one of two main antagonists of the miniseries. He came to Helium, supposedly to broker peace between Helium and Zodanga by asking for Dejah's hand in marriage. But in truth, he planned to kill Tardos and take over Helium for his father.
* Benedict Cumberbatch as Tal Hajus - A cruel Green Martian who is the chief of the Tharks and one of two main antagonists of the miniseries. He is a ruthless tyrant who is secretly in league with Sab Than.
* Helena Bonham Carter as Sarkoja - A Green Martian woman and the loyal advisor of Tal Hajus. It was revealed that she was responsible for the death of Tars' lover and Sola's mother, Gozava.
* Temuera Morrison as Tardos Mors - The Jeddak (king) of the Red Martian city of Helium and the grandfather of Dejah Thoris.
* Tommy Knight as Kantos Kan - A Red Martian warrior of Helium. He was imprisoned along with John Carter in a Warhoon prison until the latter invoked a prisoner uprising, afterwards he became a good friend and ally to Carter.
* Ewan McGregor as Capt. James K. Powell - A Confederate veteran of the American Civil War and a good friend to John Carter. Whilst prospecting for gold in Arizona they were both attacked by hostile Apache's, Carter managed to escape to Barsoom whilst Powell was killed. 
* Paul Bettany as Edgar Rice Burroughs - A famous American writer and the author of the Tarzan and Pellucidar novels. At the start of the miniseries, he was seen reading a mysterious that was left to him by John Carter. In the final scene of the miniseries, he helps John Carter return to Barsoom and reunite with Dejah.
== Races of Barsoom ==
* Red Martians - The dominate race on Barsoom who are organized into a system of imperial city states. They resemble Earth humans, but are red skinned, oviparous and whose average lifespan is 1'000 years.
* Green Martians - A race of green skinned humanoids who are 15 feet tall, have two sets of arms and a pair of small tusks protruding from the side of their faces. They are nomadic, warlike and barbaric, do not form families, have little concept of love or friendship and even enjoy inflecting torture on their victims.
== Fauna of Barsoom ==
* White Apes - A race of semi-intelligent gorilla like creatures who are among the most feared creatures on Barsoom. They have white fur, hence their name, and an extra set of arms.
* Calot - Barsoom's equivalent of canine. They have a frog like mouth, three rows of sharp teeth and ten short legs. Calot's can also become very loyal pets to whomever they bond with. 
** Woola - A friendly Calot who becomes the pet of John Carter.
* Thoat - Eight-legged horse like creatures who are Barsoom's equivalent of Earth horses. They are domesticated as mounts by both the Green and Red Martians, despite that Thoats are also vicious.
* Banth - The Barsoom equivalent of Earth's lions.
== Barsoom Locations ==
* Barsoom/Mars -
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* Earth -
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== Episodes ==
Episode Number Overall	Episode Title	Director 	Episode Airdate
1. 	 	J.J. Abrams	September 5th, 2018
 	 	 	
2. 	 	J.J. Abrams	September 12th, 2018
 	 	 	
3. 	 	J.J. Abrams	September 19th, 2018
 	 	 	
4. 	 	J.J. Abrams	September 26th, 2018
 	 	 	
5. 	 	J.J. Abrams	October 3rd, 2018
 	 	 	
== Differences from the novel ==
== Parents Guide ==
== Trivia ==
Category:Edgar Rice Burroughs Media
Category:HBO
Category:Science fiction
Category:Action/Adventure
Category:Romance
Category:Miniseries