Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
File:Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous promo.png Promotional poster
Genre	Science fiction Action Drama Adventure
Based on	Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Developed by	Zack Stentz
Voices of	Paul-Mikél Williams Sean Giambrone Kausar Mohammed Jenna Ortega Ryan Potter Raini Rodriguez Jameela Jamil Glen Powell
Theme music composer	John Williams Michael Giacchino
Composer	Leo Birenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Lane Lueras Scott Kreamer Steven Spielberg Colin Trevorrow Frank Marshall
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Universal Pictures DreamWorks Animation Television Amblin Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous is an American animated science fiction adventure web television series. It is part of the Jurassic Park franchise and debuted on Netflix on September 18, 2020. Set before, during and after the events of the film Jurassic World, the series follows six teenagers who become stranded on Isla Nublar after multiple dinosaurs escape their habitats.

Following its release, the show was met with mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Premise

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous follows a group of six teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at a new adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar. But when dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island, the campers are stranded. Unable to reach the outside world, they'll need to go from strangers to friends to family if they're going to survive.

— Netflix

Voice cast

Main

• Paul-Mikél Williams as Darius Bowman, a "whip-smart but slightly withdrawn" camper who is a dinosaur fanatic and leader of the group.
• Sean Giambrone as Ben Pincus, a camper described as being "sensitive and bookish", who cares for a newborn Ankylosaurus he names "Bumpy". In the first season finale, he is apparently killed by Pteranodons after being knocked off of the Jurassic World monorail.
• Kausar Mohammed as Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula, a camper described as the "strongest and most athletically assured of the camp goers".
• Jenna Ortega as Brooklynn, a camper and "the star of the most popular travel and lifestyle vlog on social media".
• Ryan Potter as Kenji Kon, a self-appointed VIP camper described as the "self-proclaimed alpha male of the group".
• Raini Rodriguez as Sammy Gutierrez, a camper described as "gregarious, loud, and filled with enthusiasm for the experience of being at Camp Cretaceous", who is secretly a corporate spy working for Mantah Corp due to their rival Masrani Industries being on the verge of dropping her family ranch's beef-supply contract with Jurassic World.

Recurring

• Jameela Jamil as Roxie, a camp counselor and paleontologist who "keeps things running on schedule".
• Glen Powell as Dave, a camp counselor and paleontologist described as a "gregarious slacker and goofball".

Guest

• Greg Chun as Dr. Henry Wu, the geneticist that recreated the dinosaurs, and the chief genetic engineer of InGen.
• Jeff Bergman as Mr. DNA.
• Keston John as Fredrick Bowman, Darius' deceased father.
• Benjamin Flores Jr. as Brendon Bowman, Darius' brother.
• James Arnold Taylor as Eddie, (season 1), an assistant who had his birthday interrupted by the escape of the dinosaurs. He was killed by the Indominus Rex in Episode 5.
• Secunda Wood as the Park Announcer, the automatic voice in the park and the motorail.
• Roger Craig Smith as Emergency Announcer & Park Worker.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Camp Cretaceous"	Lane Lueras	Zack Stentz Scott Kreamer	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
Dinosaur enthusiast Darius is given the chance to visit Camp Cretaceous after winning a video game. At the camp, he meets head counselors Roxie and Dave, and his fellow campers. Late at night, Darius decides to sneak out after curfew to visit an enclosure containing his favorite "Compy" dinosaurs. He is followed by self-entitled campers Kenji and Brooklynn, and after an incident, the trio mistakenly allows a group of Velociraptors to get face-to-face to Kenji and Darius.
2	"Secrets"	Dan Riba	Sheela Shrinivas	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
After the pair is rescued by Roxie and Dave, Darius and Kenji are tasked with shoveling poop, while the rest of the group visit a genetics lab where they witness the early birth of an Ankylosaurus, nicknamed Bumpy. While Brooklynn is caught entering restricted parts of the lab by Dr. Henry Wu, Darius and Kenji leave their shoveling task to view a newly-made Carnotaurus (later named Toro). The pair manage to return back in time, and Darius and Kenji become friends. Late at night, a hidden drone is sent into Isla Nublar to record the dinosaurs.
3	"The Cattle Drive"	Zesung Kang	Rick Williams	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
The next day, the kids are given the chance to ride Gyrospheres near a group of dinosaurs. After a storm grows nearby, Dave and Roxie ask the kids to stay behind while they investigate. The group ignore the instructions and ultimately cause a stampede of dinosaurs. After an incident, the group manages to return to safety.
4	"Things Fall Apart"	Michael Mullen	M. Willis	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
As the group is left alone once again by Roxie and Dave, Brooklynn begins to suspect that Sammy may be up to something after catching her taking DNA samples from a Sinoceratops. Outside, the group watch as the Indominus rex goes on a rampage through the camp. The group runs back to their bunkers, only to find them completely destroyed by the I. rex. Deciding to find help, the group head south under the command and leadership of Darius, meanwhile, the Indominus Rex arrives at Carnotaurus Paddock, and breaks Toro out.
5	"Happy Birthday, Eddie!"	Zesung Kang	Josie Campbell	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
Heading to the genetics lab, the group reunites with Bumpy. Along with it, the group arrives at the genetics lab, where they find a paranoid scientist named Eddie. After Eddie is killed by the Indominus rex, the group manage to escape in a van. During the drive, Sammy reveals that she stole Brooklynn's phone, causing Yaz to crash the van.
6	"Welcome to Jurassic World"	Michael Mullen	Zack Stentz	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
Sammy reveals to the group that she has been working as a spy for a bioengineering-company called Mantah Corp. After a crashed helicopter causes a swarm of Pteranodons to escape their enclosures, the group head to the main park to look for help. After the group survives an encounter with the Mosasaurus, a siren begins to blare around the park.
7	"Last Day of Camp"	Eric Elrod	Sheela Shrinivas	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
To evacuate the island, the group head to the park's main dock on a train. During the ride, the group is attacked by the swarm of Pteranodons that had escaped earlier in the day. After a wrecked train is spotted on the tracks, Ben completes a railroad switch to prevent the train to derail. While celebrating, a Pteranodon causes Ben to fall off the train, seemingly killing him.
8	"End of the Line"	Zesung Kang	Scott Kreamer	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
Shortly after Ben's fall, the group leaves the train to enter the park's tunnels. Once there, they are attacked by Toro. After a brawl, the group manages to get the dinosaur to run away. The group reaches the dock, only to find out that they've been left behind. Back inside the island, Bumpy approaches a motionless still-twitching Ben.

Production

In mid-2018, Scott Kreamer took over a premise and pilot script by Zack Stentz, and some early design work. When Stentz was trying to "nail in" the characters, Aaron Hammersly came in the start of 2019 to do exactly just that. Both Kreamer and Hammresly recalled watching the 1993 film as a child.

In 2019, it was announced that a Jurassic World CGI-animated series would debut on Netflix in 2020. The series is a joint project between Netflix, Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and DreamWorks Animation. Scott Kreamer, Lane Lueras, and Aaron Hammersley are the series's showrunners. They executive-produced the series along with Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, and Colin Trevorrow, while Zack Stentz served as a series developer and as a consulting producer.

Spielberg did not want the series to be a "kiddy version" of the Jurassic Park films, insisting that the young characters be placed in dangerous scenarios, as in the films. Kreamer and Hammersley joined the project after it was greenlit, and they shared Spielberg's vision. The three were inspired by various Spielberg films which often depicted children facing danger. Unlike the films, in which children are secondary characters rescued by adults, the series instead focuses on the teenagers and their efforts to survive on their own.

The role of Dave was written specifically for Powell. Programs such as V-Ray, Autodesk Maya, and Nuke were used to create the series. The COVID-19 pandemic began during production, and the series crew had to work from home as a result.

The series features original music composed by Leo Birenberg, using themes from the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World soundtracks, composed by John Williams and Michael Giacchino respectively.

Marketing

On July 28, 2020, Netflix released a teaser trailer for the series. This was followed by the release of an official trailer on September 1, 2020, and an interactive site filled with games for children. Additionally, Mattel will produce toys based on the series.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 71% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6.25/10.

Writing for Bloody Disgusting, Meagan Navarro called the series "the perfect Amblin mix of funny, touching, and daring", praising the voice cast and the dinosaur designs, but calling the character designs generic. Jesse Hassenger from The A.V. Club gave the series a grade rating of a C+, calling the show unrealistic and stating that "Camp Cretaceous isn’t especially astute in terms of teenage sociology, but it is clever about portraying the tween-to-teen age where a lot of kids find their dinosaur obsession diminishing.". From Collider, Haleigh Foutch gave the series a rating of an A-, lauding the "believable high stakes, strong character arcs, and some genuinely thrilling set-pieces." Alana Joli Abbott of Den of Geek gave the series a rating of four stars out of five, applauding the animation, cast, and central story in the show.

Empire journalist Ben Travis gave the series a rating of two stars out of five, criticizing the "deeply unlikeable characters" and forced writing. Travis, who was also impressed by the dinosaur animations, called out the show's characters who he stated were "drawn in thin stereotypes and forced dialogue". He concluded that the series "disappointingly limits its own appeal to younger viewers only." On the other side of the spectrum, Beth Elderkin of io9 found the series to be excessively violent, pointing out that "not an episode goes by without at least one kid being put in mortal danger, and that includes before the park goes to hell." However, she noted the consistency throughout the series, stating that "it's rare to find a modern children's show that trusts its audience to handle more intense subject material. In that sense, it's something to admire—even if it's unsettling at times." Having watched the first episode, the crew at Decider hesitantly recommended viewers to stream the series.

External links

• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous on Netflix
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous at IMDb
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous at Rotten Tomatoes
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous at Metacritic
• Interactive site