Primal

**Primal** (Also known as **Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal**) is an American adult animated television series on Adult Swim by *Dexter's Laboratory* and *Samurai Jack* creator Genndy Tartakovsky. The series consists of twenty half-hour episodes. The first half of the series had a five-night premiere starting October 7, 2019, with the second half premiering on October 4, 2020.

On September 3, 2020, the series was renewed for a ten-episode second season that premiered on July 21, 2022.

On June 16, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, and has started production.

## Premise

*Primal* features a caveman at the dawn of evolution. A dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival in a violent, primordial world.

## Cast

* Aaron LaPlante as Spear, Ape-man #3, Big Gorilla, Screaming Caveman, Viking, Viking C, Constable, Soldier 1, Soldier 2, and Spear's Father
* Tom Kenny as Ape-man #1 and Ape-man #2
* Jon Olsen as Ape Shaman and Krog
* Amanda Troop as Lula and Witches (Baba, Kira, Haga and Deena)
* Laetitia Eido-Mollon as Mira
* Adam Fergus as Celtic Chief
* Myanna Buring as Rikka
* Fred Tatasciore as Viking Chieftain, Eldar, Giroud, Mad-Man, Warrior and Villager
* Darin DePaul as Viking A, Viking B and Viking D
* Jeremy Crutchley as Lord Darlington and Bertie
* Jacob Dudman as Charles and Stevens
* Giles Matthey as Blakely
* Imari Williams as Kamau, Soldier 3 and Soldier 4
* Amina Koroma as Ima and Amara
* Hillary Hawkins as Amal
* Ike Amadi as Warriors 1, 2 and 3
* Stefan Johnson as Warriors 4, 5 and 6
* Dave Fennoy as Mira's Father and Villager
* Noah Bentley as Young Spear
* Ali Zayn as Warrior and Villager
* Lilah Tartakovsky as Spear and Mira's Daughter

## Trivia

* This series is the second television series created by Tartakovsky to air on Adult Swim, the first was *Samurai Jack*. However, *Samurai Jack* initially aired exclusively on Cartoon Network for four seasons.
* The series has almost no dialogue, focusing only on visual storytelling. The only exception is a vocal accompaniment of grunts, screams, and roars.
	+ "Slave of the Scorpion" is the first episode where dialogue in a different language is used.
	+ "The Primal Theory" is the first episode where the English language is used.
* The series is animated by French studio *Studio La Cachette*.
	+ The series uses a similar, if not identical, animation style to *Sym-Bionic Titan*, a sibling show co-created by Genndy Tartakovsky and predecessor to *Primal.*
* One of the goals of *Primal* was to give it a strong horror theme. To accomplish this, the crew drew influence from multiple sources, including *Conan The Barbarian*, Osamu Tezuka, Frank Frazetta, *Moebius*, Ralph Bakshi, and *Heavy Metal* Magazine.
	+ In an homage to *Conan* creator Robert E. Howard, the characters of Spear and Fang allude to the title of Howard's first short story, *Spear and Fang*.
* Tartakovsky has had the idea for the series for eight years, when he was working on storyboards for fun.
* Four days prior to its announcement, the second season trailer was uploaded on July 2, 2022. Adult Swim deleted it shortly after and re-uploaded the trailer the day of the season's official announcement.
* In an interview following the second season finale, Genndy Tartakovsky stated that season 2 concluded Spear and Fang's story, and has expressed interest in exploring other stories with different characters if there are future seasons of *Primal*.

## Videos

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## References

1. ↑ Diaz, Eric (May 14, 2019). "New Genndy Tartakovsky Series PRIMAL Coming To Adult Swim". *Nerdist*.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Den of Geek (May 25, 2019). "Primal (2019) - Genndy Tartakovsky Interview". (Tweet) *Twitter*.
3. ↑ Adult Swim (August 28, 2019). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal | October 7 | adult swim". (Video) *YouTube*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Petski, Denise (May 14, 2019). "Adult Swim Orders Genndy Tartakovsky Animated Series 'Primal'". *Deadline*.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Primal’ Returns This October, Renewed for Season 2". *Collider* (September 15, 2020).
6. ↑ "Adult Swim 2020 premiere slate". (Tweet) *Twitter* (April 1, 2020).
7. ↑ "Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal Confirms Release Window for Season 2".. Comicbook (February 14, 2022).
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Adult Swim (July 6, 2022). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal | Season 2 OFFICIAL TRAILER | adult swim". (Video) *YouTube*.
9. ↑ "'Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal' Renewed for Season 3 on Adult Swim".. Collider (June 16, 2023).
10. ↑ "Genndy TartakGenndy Tartakovsky's Primal Season 3 Announced".. Comicbook (June 16, 2023).
11. ↑ Adult Swim (June 16, 2023). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal | Season 3 Announcement | adult swim". (Video) *YouTube*.
12. ↑ Buchwald (July 12, 2019). "We're so excited for Aaron LaPlante, who voices the only human character on the upcoming Genndy Tartakovsky series #Primal for @adultswim! #buchwald #buchwaldtalent #animation #voiceover #adultswim #aaronlaplante #genndytartakovsky". (Tweet). Twitter.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 James, Tito W. (June 19, 2019). "Annecy 2019: Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Is A Primordial Epic Filled With Visceral Emotion". *COMICON*.
14. ↑ van Der Mer, Sam (October 4, 2019). "NYCC 2019: Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal hits like a Stone Age hammer". *flixist*.
15. ↑ Primal Releases Bloody New Trailer For Season 2. Comicbook (July 2, 2022). Archived from the original on 07-06-2022. Retrieved on July 2, 2022.
16. ↑ "*Primal* creator talks shocking finale and how season 3 could transform the show". *Entertainment Weekly* (September 17, 2022).

## External Links

* Official Website
* Primal on Adult Swim Wiki
* Primal on Wikipedia
* Primal on IMDb