Scripted series · Adult Swim
Primal
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Aaron LaPlante
Spear (voice)
31 eps
Sebastian Vázquez
Shelton (voice)
1 eps
Tom Kenny
Monkey #1 / Monkey #2 (voice)
1 eps
Jacob Dudman
Charles / Stevens (voice)
1 eps
Giles Matthey
Blakely (voice)
1 eps
Jeremy Crutchley
Lord Darlington / Bertie (voice)
1 eps
Amina Koroma
Ima (voice)
3 eps
Laëtitia Eïdo
Mira (voice)
14 eps
Dee Bradley Baker
Moleman #2 (voice)
1 eps
Jon Olson
Krog / Shaman (voice)
3 eps
Boise Holmes
Shaman (voice)
1 eps
Vanessa Marshall
Female Leper (voice)
1 eps
Fred Tatasciore
Killax / Thag / Brog / Villager 1
6 eps
Dave Fennoy
Chief
1 eps
Debra Wilson
Jabu
3 eps
Phil LaMarr
Lu
2 eps
Tre Mosley
Symka / Abu
3 eps
Lilah Tartakovsky
Spear's Daughter
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Primal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Primal reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A caveman forms a bond with a dinosaur as they struggle to survive in a hostile world.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20202 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201910 episodes
8.7IMDbBest episode · S01E05 Rage of the Ape-Men
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202210 episodes
9.0IMDbBest episode · S02E02 Shadow of Fate
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202610 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S03E10 An Echo of Eternity
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E02
Shadow of Fate
Spear and Fang get separated in a strange new land.
S01E05
Rage of the Ape-Men
An oasis of peace only leads to a brutal attack from a vicious tribe of ape-like men.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by Genndy Tartakovsky, Bryan Andrews
S01E10
Slave of the Scorpion
Spear and Fang are confronted by a far more developed human than they've ever encountered before.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by David Krentz
S01E08
Coven of the Damned
A tribe of mysterious, primitive women seek to further their coven by using dark magic on Spear and Fang.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by Nagisa Koyama, Genndy Tartakovsky
S01E06
Plague of Madness
A relentless dinosaur infected with a terrifying disease pursues Spear and Fang.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by David Krentz
S01E03
A Cold Death
In the harshness of the primordial winter a herd of woolly mammoths hunt for the murderers of one of their own.
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by David Krentz
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
An Echo of Eternity
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by Genndy Tartakovsky
S03E09
The Hollow Crown
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by Genndy Tartakovsky
S03E08
The River of Life
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by Genndy Tartakovsky
S03E07
Heart of the Undead
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by David Krentz
S03E06
Cavern of Horrors
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by Genndy Tartakovsky, Mark Andrews
S03E05
The Dead Cast No Shadow
- Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by David Krentz
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
- Genndy TartakovskyExecutive Producer
- Sam RegisterExecutive Producer
- Shareena CarlsonProducer
Writing
- Nagisa KoyamaWriter
- Genndy TartakovskyWriter
- Don ShankWriter
- David KrentzWriter
- Bryan AndrewsWriter
- Mark AndrewsWriter
Direction
- Genndy TartakovskyDirector
Music
- Tyler BatesOriginal Music Composer
- Joanne HigginbottomOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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