Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestWhen the police finally capture Jane, Tarzan agrees to turn himself in to Richard in exchange for Jane's safety and freedom. With Tarzan in his clutches, Richard attempts to have him declared legally insane so that he can claim legal custody of him and his Greystoke shares. Meanwhile, Kathleen fights to free them both.
From the day two decades ago that young John Clayton's parents died and left him alone in the African jungle, he was raised by apes and has emerged as the fearless Tarzan. Captured by his billionaire uncle, Richard Clayton, the CEO of powerful Greystoke Industries, Tarzan is returned, against his will, to his family's home in New York City. Resisting captivity, he escapes into the concrete jungle of New York City where he encounters the strong-willed NYPD detective Jane Porter. Jane's perfectly ordered life is turned upside-down by Tarzan's dangerous yet profoundly untainted morality. Romantically involved with another member of the force, Detective Michael Foster, Jane is left to choose between reason and instinct, civilization and pure humanity, her head and her heart.
Practical Effects
Travis Fimmel actually learned parkour for this
Production
NYC and Toronto playing NYC, badly
Costume
Tarzan's leather pants: a character study
Creator
Eric Kripke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eric Kripke created this right before Supernatural, and you can FEEL the proto-Winchester energy in Tarzan's daddy issues.
This was WB's desperate attempt to capitalize on Smallville's success — 'what if Superman but also shirtless and in New York?' It lasted 8 episodes.
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