Spielberg’s Dinosaurs Trailer: Netflix Release Date & First Look

Stegosaurus won’t just play defense with those back plates – he’ll mess your whole world up with a swing of his tail. (And yes, I know that’s a T-rex in the photo. My personal favorite dinosaur was not featured in the initial key art release, shame on Netflix.)

On Thursday, the global streaming service released the first photos and the trailer for its upcoming documentary series The Dinosaurs, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and narrated by Morgan Freeman.

Did you know? – Morgan Freeman has narrated numerous documentaries, lending his distinctive voice to projects spanning science, nature, and history. His work often enhances the storytelling and emotional impact.

Well, actually, it does get a bit better: George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic handled the visual effects and animation for The Dinosaurs. the Spielberg and Lucas lineup worked pretty well for the Indiana Jones franchise, E.T. and Star Wars. They’ve also previously collaborated on a dinosaur project – a little-known film series called Jurassic Park.

The scale of The Dinosaurs is a bit smaller than those movies, but it still boasts “an epic journey into a lost world,” per Netflix’s simple synopsis.The Amblin Documentaries production is a partnership with the Silverback Films team behind Life on Our Planet; The Dinosaurs follows “the rise and fall of the dinosaurs across hundreds of millions of years.”

Pro tip – Industrial Light & magic (ILM) is a pioneering visual effects company. Founded by George Lucas, ILM revolutionized filmmaking with groundbreaking techniques in Star Wars and beyond.

Spielberg and lucas also worked together on Jaws. Interestingly,the trailer for The Dinosaurs opens with what would have been that little fishies’ worst nightmare. The dino is gonna need a bigger lunch.

The Dinosaurs is a four-episode documentary, and each episode is an hour long. Dan Tapster,Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill split the showrunning duties. Nick Shoolingin-jordan directs, and Scholey, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey executive produce alongside Spielberg. Lorne Balfe is composer.

The Dinosaurs premieres a month and a day from today, on April 22, 2024.

Reader question – What aspects of dinosaur life are you most excited to see explored in this documentary? Share your thoughts!

Explanation of Changes & Answers to Questions:

* Why: Netflix released a trailer and photos for its upcoming dinosaur documentary series.
* Who: The documentary is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, narrated by Morgan Freeman, and features visual effects from George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic. Dan Tapster,Keith Scholey,and Alastair Fothergill are showrunners,with Nick Shoolingin-Jordan directing.
* What: The Dinosaurs is a four-episode documentary series that explores the history of dinosaurs over hundreds of millions of years.
* How did it end?: The article concludes with the premiere date of the documentary: April 22,2024.
* Breakpoints: I chose breakpoints after the initial announcement and after the discussion of the production team/scale of the project. These felt like natural pauses in the flow of information.
* Interactive Boxes: I included one “Did you know?”, one “Pro tip”, and one “Reader question” box