Miniseries · ABC
Dinotopia
A secret world is about to be revealed.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
David Thewlis
Cyrus Crabb
3 eps
Katie Carr
Marion Waldo
3 eps
Jim Carter
Mayor Waldo
3 eps
Alice Krige
Rosemary Waldo
3 eps
Wentworth Miller
David Scott
3 eps
Tyron Leitso
Karl Scott
3 eps
Geraldine Chaplin
Oriana
3 eps
Hannah Yelland
Romana Denison
3 eps
Colin Salmon
Oonu
3 eps
Lee Evans
Zipeau (voice)
3 eps
Stuart Wilson
Frank Scott
3 eps
Anna Maguire
Samantha Waldo
3 eps
Terry Jones
Messenger Bird (voice)
3 eps
Greg Bennett
Dinotopia Citizen
3 eps
Tasha de Vasconcelos
Tina
3 eps
Christian Simpson
Sunstone Restorer
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dinotopia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dinotopia reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
After a plane crash, two opposing half-brothers find themselves on an amazing, unknown island where enlightened pacifist humans and intelligent talking dinosaurs have created a utopian medieval society. But imminent disaster approaches.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 3 episodes.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Robert Halmi Jr.Executive Producer
- Robert Halmi Sr.Executive Producer
- Dusty SymondsProducer
- William P. CartlidgeProducer
Writing
- Simon MooreWriter
- James GurneyWriter
Direction
- Marco BrambillaDirector
Cinematography
- Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography
Music
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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