World of Giants full-sized partner, Agent Bill Winters. Thompson set up the premise in the show's opening voiceover: "World of Giants" was produced by Ziv Television Programs, the company responsible for such hit TV series as "Highway Patrol", "Sea Hunt", and "Bat Masterson". Not a success, this series only lasted through its initial production order of 13 episodes. Thompson later went on to star in the (much more) successful CBS TV series "Daktari" (1966-1969). Nearly a decade later, in 1968, a similarly-themed Irwin Allen TV series, entitled "Land of the Giants", starring Gary Conway and Don Marshall, ran on ABC. Two years prior
Land of the Lost (1974 TV series) to be aired extensively through syndication. Based on that success, a remake of the series began in 1991 and ran for two seasons. On June 5, 2009 a feature film based on the 1974 TV series opened in U.S. theaters. Unlike the original series, which was a serious take on the story, the film was a comedy/parody (more likely inspired by the unsuccessful 1991 series reboot). It was directed by Brad Silberling and starred Will Ferrell, with the Krofft brothers serving as co-producers. Although the original series was aimed for children, the film's target audience was adults. In 2015 it