ARK: The Animated Series was first announced with a trailer at the 2020 Video Game Awards and was originally set to premiere in 2022. The second trailer predicted a 2023 debut. Since then, there have been no official updates to the premiere date and no distribution platform announced until tonight's surprise presentation by Paramount+.
The star-studded cast includes Oscar winners Michelle Yeoh and Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Oscar nominees Jeffrey Wright and Elliot Page, Madeleine Madden and Vin Diesel.
ARK: The Animated Series is a riveting saga spanning centuries of human history. When 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (Madden) comes back to life on a mysterious primordial island populated by prehistoric beasts, she must learn to survive with new allies from across the ages while discovering the true nature of their strange new world .
ARK: The Animated Series is a Lost Continent Entertainment and Lex + Otis production and is produced by Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, along with Marc Diana, Doug Kennedy, Jay Oliva, James Baldanzi, Vin Diesel and Samantha Vincent for ONE Race Films, Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel for G-Base Entertainment, and Russell Crowe.
Stieglitz, Oliva, David Hartman and Sebastian Montes serve as directors and the series is co-written by Marguerite Bennett and Kendall Deacon Davis. Ark: Survival Evolved is an original creation from game developer Studio Wildcard.
You can watch the official trailer for ARK: The Animated Series below.
