The Lost World (FX Miniseries)

The Lost World is a 2014 British/American three part miniseries and based on the 1912 novel, The Lost World by Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Plot
in 1909, British Zoological Society member Professor George Challenger returns from South America with claims of a lost world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures still live. After being ridiculed by his colleagues, Challengers demands that an expedition is sent to verify the truth of his claims.

Cast

 * Gary Oldman as Professor George Challenger - An English Zoologist who is known for his imposing appearance and terrific temper. He first learned of the Plateau whilst on his last trip to South America, after discovering his old friend Maple White
 * Ansel Elgort as Edward Malone - A young journalist who joins the expedition to impress his love interest Gladys. At first Challenger attempted to violently attack him let he did with all the other reporters but gained Challengers respect after refusing to press charges,
 * Genevieve Gaunt as Enid Challenger - Challengers beautiful daughter and who becomes the love interest of Edward Malone. She stowed away on her fathers expedition after being refused for her safety, after being found Challenger allows her to join the expedition as their artist.
 * Sean Pertwee as Lord John Roxton - A famous British big game hunter who is chosen by Challenger to be the expeditions protector.
 * Alan Rickman as Professor James Summerlee - A colleague of Challengers from the Zoological Society in London.
 * Jason Isaacs as Professor Vladimir Sergi - A Russian scientist
 * Chiewetel Ejiofor as Zambo - An African in South America who lives and works at St. Columba's. He is well educated and knowledgeable on the Amazons plants and
 * Andy Serkis as The Ape King - The Leader of the Ape-men of the Plateau and the main antagonist.
 * Poppy Drayton as Gladys Hungerton - Edward Malone's first love interest and his reason for going on the expedition. She tells Malone that she dreams of marrying a man of action
 * TBA as Jessie Challenger - The wife of George and the mother of Enid.
 * Mark Hamill as Maple White - An American explorer and an old friend of George Challenger. back in 1908 he disappeared whilst on an expedition to the Plateau and wasn't heard from again, a year later in 1909 he wandered badly injured and delirious into a native village where Challenger was also staying in. Before he died from his injuries he told Challenger of the Plateau and gave him his diary which contained a map of the Plateau and where it lay.
 * TBA as Gomez - A South American guide who was hired by the expedition to take them to the Plateau. However its later revealed that he plans to kill them by trapping them on the Plateau, its revealed that he has a huge grudge against Roxton as he killed his brother, the notorious slaver Pedro,
 * TBA as James McArdle - The editor of the London Times and the boss of Edward Malone.
 * TBA as Percy Pots - A clerk and Gladys' husband.
 * TBA as Father Murphy - A kindly Catholic priest who runs a mission in South America.
 * Raoul Trujillo as Accala Chief - The chief of the Accala Indians on the Plateau.
 * TBA as Maretas -
 * Heidi Garcia as Accala Woman - A member of the Accala Indian tribe on the Plateau. She was captured by the Ape-men and held along with Malone, Enid and Summerlee,
 * TBA as Policeman -
 * TBA as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -

Creatures of the Plateau

 * Tyrannosaurus Rex - A famous predatory dinosaur from North American during the late Cretaceous over 65 million years ago.
 * Triceratops - A famous three horned plant eating dinosaur from late Cretaceous North America over 65 million years ago.
 * Stegosaurus -
 * Iguanodon - A giant herbivore from early Cretaceous Europe, Asia and North America 130 million years ago. A small herd is encountered by the expedition when they enter the lost world, it is also the first creature they encounter on the plateau.
 * Troodon -
 * Giganotosaurus -
 * Pteranodon - A large fishing eating Pterosaur from North America during the late Cretaceous 80 million years ago. One appeared briefly in the first episode where it snatches the expeditions dinner whilst it was cooking, in the second episode several more were seen
 * Plesiosaurus -
 * Sarcosuchus -
 * Smilodon - A big cat with two saber-teeth from North and South America during the Pleistocene over 100 thousand years ago.
 * Megatherium - A giant ground from South America during the Pleistocene 100 thousand years ago.

Creatures outside the Plateau

 * Caiman -
 * Tapir -
 * Jararaca -

Locations

 * London - The capital of England and the home of the miniseries main characters.
 * The Natural History Museum -
 * South America -
 * St. Columba - A mission located in South American run by Father Murphy.
 * Jararaca Swamp - A swamp inhabited by highly aggressive Jararaca snakes located near the Plateau.
 * Bamboo Grove - A grove of sharp bamboo located at the base of the Plateau and below Ape-town. The Ape-men sometimes throw captive Accala Indians onto it for enjoyment, it is also where the expedition finds the remains of Maple White's assistant James Glover.
 * The Plateau - A large mesa located in South America. It is feared by many Indian tribes due to being the home of Curupuri, the terrible spirits. It is later revealed that the Plateau is in fact inhabitant by living dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
 * Accala Village - The home of the Accala Indian tribe.
 * Ape-town - The home of the Plateau's Ape-men. It is located above a grove of sharp bamboo which the Ape-men sometimes throw prisoners onto,
 * Lake Gladys - A large lake located on the Plateau and in inhabited by several prehistoric marine reptiles.



Differences from Doyle's Novel
Whilst being faithful to the novel there are also several differences which include:


 * There is a prologue featuring Maple White, there is no such event in the novel.
 * Challenger and Maple White are shown to be old friends, there is no indication of this in the novel.
 * Challengers daughter Enid doesn't appear in the novel, nor does Malone gain a second love interest.
 * Professor Vladimir Sergi was created for the miniseries. The character does not appear in the novel at all.
 * Whilst traveling to the plateau, the expedition is attacked by an enormous Caiman which is then killed by Roxton. No such attack happens in the novel.
 * In the novel, the Indians deliberately call a pair of Allosaurus to the village where they kill and eat them. In the miniseries, the dinosaurs that attack are a pair of Giganotosaurus who are driven to the village by the Ape-men.
 * Zambo doesn't come on the Plateau in the novel. In the miniseries he does and later sacrifices himself to save Challenger.
 * Near the end of the final episode both Malone and Enid are married and expecting their first child when they are shown meeting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and telling him the story of their adventure. This never happens in the novel, as Malone heads back to the Plateau with Roxton.