Greystoke: Tarzan's Return

Greystoke: Tarzan's Return is a 2016 six part miniseries by HBO and based on the novel The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the sequel to his previous novel to Tarzan of the Apes. The miniseries is the sequel to 2013's Greystoke and like it is the most faithful adaptation of the novel so far, each episode is 1 hour long and it aired from from January 1 to March 5. Like its predecessor it revived critical acclaim for its writing and acting but it only won one Primetime Emmy Award for Outsanding Miniseries. It was followed in 2018 by Greystoke: Tarzan in Pellucidar

Plot
Two months have passed since Tarzan left Jane to return to Africa, on the way home he stopped off at Paris with his friend Paul d'Arnot before continuing on back to the Jungle. However he will have to extend his stay in France for a while as he and d' Arnot are drawn into the affairs of Count Raoul de Coude and his wife Countless Olga de Coude as they are both attacked by a group of thugs lead by the treacherous Nikolas Rokoff.

It turns out that Nikolas Rokoff is looking for the map to Opar, a legendary lost African City that is supposed to being full of treasure. Tarzan makes it back to Africa before Rokoff does and goes off in search of the lost city and on the way he befriends the mysterious Waziri tribe who are trying to reclaim their vilage from Arab ivory hunters, however once they reach Opar they meet the priestess La who is suspicious with 'pale-faces' due to when some slew her parents.

Meanwhile Tarzan's love Jane Porter is beginning to regret her engagement to Cecil who has since Africa become overconfident and now wishes that she and stayed with Tarzan is hopping that a return to Africa will freshen her up, whilst on the way there she and Cecil meet the mysterious Monsieur Thuran who is later revealed to be Nikolas Rokoff in disguise. However their ship soon sinks and she is once again stranded where she was last time, eventually Rokoff reveals his true colors and stabs Cecil to death who lives just long enough to tell Jane that Tarzan is the Lord of Greystoke before dying.

Eventually Tarzan and Jane reunite and Rokoff is defeated when La throws both herself and him into a pool of crocodiles. Tarzan and Jane then marry and return to England where they get married and have a son,

Cast and Characters

 * François Arnaud as Tarzan/John Clayton - The orphaned son of Lord John and Lady Alice Greystoke who was raised by Apes following his parents death. He was on his way back to Africa, when he became involved with the affairs of Countess Olga and her sinister brother Nikolas Rokoff who was in search of the lost city of Opar. Eventually he and Jane are reunited and after Rokoff's death, they return to England where they marry and have a baby boy named Korak.
 * Sarah Ramos as Jane Porter - A beautiful young American woman from Balitmore Maryland and Tarzan's love interest. She met Tarzan whilst on an expedition in West Africa and fell in love with him, however she was uncertain if their love for one another could have endured to them being raised in different worlds. Eventually she and Tarzan are reunited and return to England where they marry and have a baby boy named Korak.
 * TBA as Korak - The son of Tarzan and Jane who was born at the end of the last episode.
 * Jason Isaacs as Nikolas Rokoff/ Monsieur Thuran - The main antagonist of the miniseries and the brother of Countess Olga.
 * Daniel Radcliffe as William Cecil Clayton - Tarzan's cousin and the fiancee of Jane. After learning that Tarzan was indeed his long lost cousin, however he kept it from Jane due to him being in love with her as well. However Jane soon learned and ended their engagement much to his despair, later he is brutally stabbed by Rokoff and dies but not before asking Jane for forgiveness.
 * Zoe Saldana as Queen La - The queen of the lost city of Opar. She was the high priestess of the cities blood cult who survived through the centuries by a combination of inbreeding, mating with apes and culling weak babies. She fell in love with Tarzan when he showed up, however was heartbroken when he told her that he loved only Jane. She is overthrown by Rokoff, but later sacrifices herself by throwing both herself and Rokoff into a pool of crocodiles.
 * Noel Clarke as Busuli - A warrior of the Waziri tribe who becomes an ally to Tarzan. He first appeared after being saved from some Arab slavers by Tarzan, they then free his tribe from some Belgium soldiers and aides Tarzan in his search for Opar.
 * Evan McGregor as Paul d'Arnot - Tarzan's friend from the French navy who'd been promoted to captain.
 * Ian McShane as Prof. Archimedes Q. Porter - Jane's father and a respect professor from Baltimore, Maryland.
 * Freema Agyeman as Esmeralda - Jane's maid and friend and sister-figure. Falls for Busuli and marries him.
 * TBA as Countess Olga de Coude -
 * TBA as Count Raoul de Coude -

Episodes
Episode 1: The Voyage Home, aired January 7, 2016 -

African Animals Featured

 * Black Rhinoceros (Buto) -
 * Congo Lion (Numa) - 
 * Nile Crocodile (Gimla) -
 * Plains Zebra (Pacco) -
 * Spotted Hyena (Dango) -

Locations

 * French West Africa -
 * Wazuri Village -
 * Opar - A legendary lost city supposedly in West Africa. It was known for having vast hordes of diamonds, many expeditions went in search of Opar, only never to be seen again.
 * Paris, France -
 * England -
 * Greystoke Manor -
 * Greystoke Manor -