Primal (2019)
A caveman forms a bond with a dinosaur as they struggle to survive in a hostile world.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 8 October 2019 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Animation |
| Created by | Genndy Tartakovsky |
| Starring | Aaron LaPlante |
| Seasons | 4 seasons, 30 episodes |
| Episode length | about 22 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 11 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.7/10 |
Where to watch Primal
Primal is streaming on Max ($18.49 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Max, or $18.49 at list price.
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| United Kingdom | Max £9.99 GBP |
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What kind of watch this is
Primal is Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2019 animated action series where a caveman named Spear bonds with a dinosaur to survive a hostile world. It runs 11 hours across 4 seasons, which is roughly the length of a very long, very violent day. The show communicates entirely through grunt, gesture, and impact, stripping away dialogue to let the primal fear do the talking. It is not for those who need a villain to explain their motive.
What the critics said
Critics found a rare thing: a show where silence does the heavy lifting. Rotten Tomatoes reports 100% approval for the first and second seasons, based on 23 and 15 reviews respectively. Metacritic assigns a weighted average of 87 for season one and 97 for season two. Both scores sit under the banner of universal acclaim. Steve Greene of IndieWire called it "elemental storytelling" with real emotional depth. The site’s consensus calls it a stunning feat of visual storytelling.
How it did with audiences
No box office numbers exist for this series, so financial claims are off the table. Instead, we look at how people actually watched it. On TMDB, users rate it 8.7 out of 10. That is a high mark for a show that relies on prehistoric humans and big cats rather than dialogue. It suggests audiences stayed for the tension, not the exposition.
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Sources
- Primal on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q70106936 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Primal (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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