The Land That Time Forgot (FX Miniseries)

The Land That Time Forgot is a 2018 British/American three part miniseries and based upon the 1918 novel, The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It first aired on September 12, 2018, conceding with the centennial of the original novels publication and concluded on September 26, 2018. It also received two Emmy Awards, one Primetime for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and one Creative for Outstanding Special Visual Effects

Plot
During World War 1, a young American man named Bowen Tyler is traveling with his fiancée, Lys La Rue, his Airedale Terrier Nobs and Lys aunt and uncle, Mary and Thomas aboard the RMS Lusitania when it is attacked and sunk by a German U-boat. Fortunately they survive and are picked up by a British tugboat, whilst attempting to return to England

Cast and characters

 * Nicolas Hoult as Bowen Tyler - A young American who was traveling to France to join the Lafayette Escadrille with his fiancée, Lys La Rue and his his Airedale Terrier Nobs.
 * Ivana Baquero as Lys La Rue - A beautiful young British woman and Bowen's beloved fiancée.
 * Crown Prince Nobbler - Bowen's loyal Airedale Terrier who is affectionately named Nobs.
 * Alexander Skarsgård as Baron Friedrich von Schoenvorts - A ruthless Imperial U-boat commander and the main antagonist of the miniseries. He and Lys were once engaged to be married, until Lys broke it off due to his abusive behavior and cruel personality.
 * Julianne Moore as Mary La Rue - Lys' socialite aunt and the wife of Thomas.
 * Jeremy Irons as Prof. Thomas La Rue -
 * Andrew Lee Potts as John Bradley - A lieutenant in the British who becomes a strong ally to Bowen.
 * Noel Clarke as Olson - A strong and loyal British sailor who becomes a strong ally to Bowen.
 * Andy Serkis as Ahm - A friendly Bo-Lu (Neanderthal) native to Caprona. He was captured
 * TBA as Wilson -
 * TBA as Benson - A treacherous member of the British crew with a deep hatred against Bowen and his family. It was revealed that he used to work for Bowen's father at his shipyard in Santa Monica, until he was both fired and locked out of California for reasons unknown.
 * TBA as To-jo the Terrible -
 * TBA as So-al -
 * TBA as Unfortunate German -
 * TBA as Caproni -

Dinosaurs

 * Diplodocus - A huge 67 to 76 foot long sauropod from the late Jurassic Morrison Formation 150 million years ago. One appeared in the first episode where it was seen browsing on some trees by the side of the river by the crew of the U-33.
 * Iguanodon - A giant herbivorous dinosaur from early Cretaceous Europe, Asia and North America 126 million years ago. A small herd appeared in the second episode where they were seen grazing by Fort Dinosaur.
 * Stegosaurus - A famous plated backed and spiked tailed dinosaur from the late Jurassic Morrison Formation 150 million years ago. A pair appeared in the first episode where they were seen drinking from the river by the crew of the U-33.
 * Styracosaurus - A well known horned dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation 75 million years ago. A pair appeared in the second episode where they attacked and chased Bowen, Lys, Nobs, Thomas and von Schoenvorts back to Fort Dinosaur, they were fired upon by the U-33's deck cannon, killing one and forcing the other to retreat.
 * Triceratops - A famous three horned dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation 65 million years ago. One appeared in the third episode where it encountered Bowen and Nobs being chased by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, after a brief duel, the Triceratops was killed by the T-Rex who tore its head off.
 * Tyrannosaurus Rex - A famous theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation 65 million years ago, It is shown to be the top predator in Caprona, one appeared in the third episode where it encountered Bowen and Nobs as they were searching for Lys, it then chased them until they encountered a Triceratops. Both dinosaurs began to fight each other, the T-Rex then won by pinning down the Triceratops and tearing its head off.

Prehistoric Reptiles

 * Dimetrodon -
 * Ichthyosaurus -
 * Plesiosaurus - A large long necked marine reptile from early Jurassic England 200 million years ago. One appeared near the episode of the first episode where it was soon menacing Lys whilst she was bathing in the river, in the second episode it attempted to attack her, however it was hounded off by a pair of Ichthyosaurus.
 * Pteranodon - A large fish eating Pterosaur from late Cretaceous North America 75 million years ago. One at the beginning of the first episode where it attacked Caproni's ship and caused it to crash against some rocks,
 * Pteranodon - A large fish eating Pterosaur from late Cretaceous North America 75 million years ago. One at the beginning of the first episode where it attacked Caproni's ship and caused it to crash against some rocks,

Prehistoric Mammals

 * Megaloceros -
 * Smilodon -
 * Woolly Mammoth -
 * Woolly Rhinoceros -

Tribes of Caprona
Caprona is home to several tribes of prehistoric humans,


 * Bo-Lu - A tribe of Neanderthals who are called the "Club Men" because they wield clubs. Ahm was a member of the Bo-Lu until he was captured by the expedition.
 * Sto-Lu - A tribe of missing links whose name means "Hatchet Men" due to the sharp stone hatchets they wield.
 * Band-lu -
 * Galu (Mentioned) -

Locations of Caprona

 * Caprona/Caspak - A uncharted island located near Antarctica that was first described by the (fictitious) Italian explorer Caproni in 1721. The island is surrounded by high cliffs, making it inaccessible to all but the most determined explorers.
 * Fort Dinosaur -

Episode 1: The Adventure Begins

 * Lys is seen stripping naked and going skinny dipping in a river, her buttocks is seen.

Differences from the original novel
Whilst mostly been faithful to the novel, the miniseries contains several changes to the story:


 * Bowen and Lys are engaged to be married. In the original novel, they both met after the U-33 sunk their boat.
 * In the miniseries Olson is dark skinned. In the original novel he was Irish.

Trivia

 * Tim Haines and Andrew Lee Potts both previously worked together on the ITV show Primeval, which starred Potts as Connor Temple.