The Legend of King Kong (Miniseries)

The Legend of King Kong is a 2013 miniseries by HBO that was created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the original King Kong film.

Plot
In 1963 famous b-movie film maker Carl Denham charts a ship to an unknown island located in the Indian Ocean

Cast

 * Lily James as Ann Darrow - A beautiful young woman who is an actress and the niece of Carl Denham. She is put out of work when the theater she works at is closed, she then joined her uncle on the voyager for his new film. Whilst on the island she was kidnapped by the islands natives and offered as a sacrifice to Kong, although she's scared of him at first she soon warms up to him.
 * Jai Courtney as Jack Drischoll - The first mate on board the Wanderer and Ann's love interest. He meets Ann whilst she and Carl are filming on board the Wanderer, as they voyage dragged on they both eventually fell in love with each other. After she was kidnapped he leads a search party in order to rescue her, eventually he is forced to rescue her on his own.
 * Liam Neeson as Carl Denham - A famous b-movie director who is known for his use of exotic locations. He is also the uncle of Ann Darrow, having raised her ever since her parents died at pearl harbor, he also cares deeply for her. When Ann is taken by Kong, Denham abandons his film and sets out to rescue her. He eventually decides to capture Kong and take him back to New York City.
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Captain Englehorn - The captain of the tramp steamer, the Wanderer. He is somewhat uneasy about Denham's location as its not on any known map and due to the stories he's heard about it, he is also learned in different languages as he was able to translate the natives of Skull Islands language.
 * David Boreanz as Bruce Thompson - An actor who Denham hires for his film. He is an incredibly rude and selfish who seeks only to further his career, whilst on the Wanderer his attitude quickly earns him the dislike of the crew, including Carl.
 * Justin Berfield as Damian - A comedic member of the Wanderer crew. He likes to have a good laugh and tell jokes. After Ann is taken by Kong he joins the party to rescue her, whilst going through the jungle he tries to keep up everyone's spirits by telling jokes. He is eventually killed after being impaled by a stampeding Triceratops.
 * James Earl Jones as Native Chief -
 * TBA as Dying Native -
 * TBA as Norwegian Captain -

Creatures of Skull Island

 * King Kong - A giant 40 ft ape resembling a Gorilla, he lives on a tropical island located west of Sumatra. He is worshiped as a god by the island Natives who once in a while make sacrifices to him, in the third episode it is revealed that he is the last of his species.
 * Tyrannosaurus Rex - The largest predator on Skull island. One appears in the third episode when it tried to devour Ann, Kong then confronted it and after a lengthy battle managed to kill it by breaking its jaws.
 * Triceratops - In the second episode Kong and Ann encounter a herd of them on a volcanic plain. Kong fights and kills the led bull before throw rocks at the herd causing them to stampede impaling a member of the Wanderer.
 * Lambeosaurus - One appeared in the second episode where it spooked the rescue party who shot it to death.
 * Velociraptor - A pack appeared in the third episode where they attacked Kong and Ann, Kong managed to kill most of them whilst the rest fled.
 * Spinosaurus -
 * Pteranodon -
 * Plesiosaurus - One appeared in the second episode where is encountered the rescue party in the swamp. It capsized their raft and devoured a few sailors before disappearing back into the water.
 * Arsinoitherium - One appeared in the second episode where it chased the rescue party onto a log bridge and kept them trapped between it and Kong.
 * Giant Spider -
 * Megalania - Two were seen in the third episode where they attack and devour sailors who fell into a crevice.
 * Brontoscorpio - A group appeared in the second episode where they devoured the sailors after they had fallen into a crevice.

Locations

 * New York City - A city located on the East Coast of the United States of America.
 * Empire State Building -
 * Yankee Stadium -
 * Skull Island - An island located in the Indian Ocean, as its name implies it has a mountain in the shape of a human skull. It is the home of Kong, the natives and several prehistoric creatures,
 * Native Village - A village that is inhabitant by the human tribe of Skull Island.
 * Kong's Lair -
 * Ruins -

Episodes

 * Episode 1: The Journey Begins - A Norwegian barque picks up a canoe full of native tribesmen with only one alive, the captain draws a map from the natives description before he dies her mutters a warning "Kong".

Trivia

 * The miniseries is set thirty years later in 1963.
 * Carl Denham is Ann's uncle who has raised her ever since her parents died in Pearl Harbor, in the original film and 2005 remake they are not related at all.
 * In the miniseries Ann Darrow is brunette rather that blonde.
 * Captain Englehorn is African American in the miniseries rather than Caucasian.
 * The ship is called the Wanderer like in the 1932 novelization of King Kong, in both the original and remake the ship is called the Venture.
 * Like the 1976 and 2005 Ann grows to care for Kong and is devastated when he dies.
 * Skull Island is mentioned to have several people visit it over the centuries.
 * Instead of Bi-Planes Kong is killed in the end by Jet Fighters.
 * Kong is put on display in the Yankee Stadium rather than on Broadway.
 * The miniseries was filmed in Kauai, Hawaii.