There are many visible skyscrapers, mountains and cliffs, none of which are supposed to be found in the area. The Mountains of Illinois: Although set in Washington D.C.

Fictional Counterpart: Referendia for Wikipedia.

Brotherhood of Funny Hats: The plot revolves around the Freemasons and a secret that a sect within them is holding onto.

Booby Trap: Peter's rooms in the US Capital's sub-basement feature a hallway designed to crush or trap intruders if a special key isn't put back in place.

Ancient Conspiracy: Although Langdon initially says that the Freemasons are just a social club, he soon discovers that they're a secret group that are protecting a secret related to the Bible.

All for Nothing: See Worthless Treasure Twist below.

In the second episode, Katherine mentions Willow, which was directed by Ron Howard, an executive producer on this series and the director of the Tom Hanks Robert Langdon movies

Actor Allusion: More like Producer Allusion.

The character page for the series can be found here. He soon finds himself embroiled in the machinations of a mysterious individual named Mal'akh, who wishes to unlock ancient secrets supposedly held by the Freemasons.Īccording to the production crew, the show is set before The Da Vinci Code. Arriving at the Capitol, Langdon discovers not a symposium, but Peter's severed hand pointing up to The Apotheosis of Washington, a fresco painted on the dome of the Capital Rotunda. Robert Langdon, a professor of Symbology at Harvard, is called to Washington, DC, on short notice to speak at a symposium by someone claiming to be the assistant of his mentor, Peter Solomon. The Lost Symbol is an adaptation of Dan Brown's novel of the same name.

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