Miguel Nunez as Detective Sam SullivanMiguel plays the role of detective Sam Sullivan on this new Warner Brothers series. The concept of the show is that the timeless legend of Tarzan turns the tale into a modern day adventure intertwined with mystery and love.
Young John Clayton’s parents died and left him alone in the African jungle to be raised by apes and has now emerged as the fearless Tarzan (newcomer Travis Fimmel). Captured by his billionaire uncle, played by Richard Clayton Tarzan is returned, against his will, to his family’s home - New York City. Resisting captivity, he escapes into the concrete jungle of New York City where he encounters NYPD detective Jane Porter played by Sarah Wayne Callies. Jane’s life is then turned upside-down by Tarzan's dangerous morality. is from produced by executive producers Laura Ziskin (“Spider-Man,” “Pretty Woman”), David Gerber (“The Lost Batallion“), P.K. Simonds (“Party of Five,” “Beauty and The Beast”), writer/co-executive producer Eric Kripke (“Truly Committed”) and director/executive producer David Nutter (“Smallville,” “Without A Trace”) for Warner Bros. Television.
2003-2004 PILOTS latest info as of 3/27/2003 12:26 PM
TARZAN
(The WB) Drama
(pilot commitment)
Starring
TRAVIS FIMMEL Tarzan
(newcomer; Calvin Klein print ads)
SARAH WAYNE CALLIES Jane Porter
(newcomer; performed with Denver Center Theatre Company)
MIGUEL A. NÚÑEZ JR. Sam
("Scooby-Doo," "Juwanna Mann," "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate")
SARAH JANE POTTS Bonnie Porter
("Felicity")
MITCH PILEGGI Richard Clayton
("The X-Files," "In Search of")
Credits
Executive Producers: DAVID GERBER
("Police Story," "George Washington," "The Lost Battalion")
LAURA
ZISKIN
("Spider-Man," "Fail Safe," "Pretty Woman")
P.K.
SIMONDS
("Party of Five," "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "Beauty and the Beast")
DAVID
NUTTER
("Band of Brothers," "Without a Trace," "Smallville")
Pilot written by: ERIC KRIPKE
("Battle of the Sexes," "Boogey Man," "Truly Committed")
Pilot directed by: DAVID NUTTER
This thrilling contemporary take transforms the classic tale of TARZAN into a rapid-fire adventure, an intriguing mystery and, most of all, a fiery love story. Strong-willed NYPD detective Jane Porter's perfectly ordered life turns upside down when a routine case unexpectedly leads her to primal and passionate Tarzan, now loose in the urban jungles of New York City. After plucking the mysterious feral man from his wild home, Tarzan's billionaire uncle, the CEO of powerful Greystoke Industries, stops at nothing to "civilize" Tarzan in his own image. And, inexorably attracted to Tarzan's dangerous yet profoundly innocent nature, Jane wrestles with reason and instinct, civilization and savagery, her heart and her head...
