No 3D graphics, but a cartoon look: Ark as a series can only convince many fans to a limited extent. Image source: Paramount/Studio Wildcard
Did you notice that the survival hit Ark: Survival Evolved got its own series? If your answer No
is, you don’t have to be ashamed as a fan of the game, because the advertising activity for the series fluctuates somewhere between zero and less than zero.
In addition, the series does not start in Europey until April 19, 2024. You can watch the adventures of Australian paleontologist Helena Walker on Paramount Plus. But we already have the first reviews for you – both from specialist sites like IGN and from fans on social media.
If you want, you can watch the trailer first before we really get into the topic:
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Ark: TV series based on the survival hit comes with a huge line-up of stars
Hardly advertised, but full of star power
The Ark series was announced in 2020, and after four years the dinosaurs are finally trampling across the TV screen. And although neither Paramount Plus nor the Wildcard studio responsible for the video games are doing much advertising, there are a surprising number of top-class names on the voice acting list, including:
- Jeffrey Wright (Westworld, American Fiction)
- Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Gerard Butler (300, Plane, Olympus Has Fallen)
- David Tennant (Good Omens, Doctor Who)
- Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy, X-Men: Days of Future Past)
- Karl Urban (The Boys)
- Russell Crowe (The Nice Guys, Gladiator)
- and of course: Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious series)
The latter name is not surprising, as Vin Diesel also plays a prominent role in the sequel Ark 2, which was announced for PC and console, and he even appears in the announcement trailer.
The Jurassic World reboot we needed
The above quote comes from IGN editor Rafael Motamayor, who edited the Ark series in his review can gain a lot. He describes the show as a mix of Predators (2010) and the 1997 cult shooter Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.
Ark: The Animated Series is very similar to the video game. The premise is so crazy that you can ignore the fact that it doesn’t exactly offer a novel experience. The star-studded cast is even a bit distracting, but the breathtaking music, the fascinating world and the fluid action choreographies make for an exciting TV season.
On too IMDB The Ark series is still doing well so far. With 445 reviews, the show has a score of 7.1 out of 10. On Rotten Tomatoes
The opinions on Reddit are much more interesting: In a long one Thread Fans discuss what was shown and the reactions here are rather mixed.
The soundtrack, which comes from Gareth Coker, is also praised here. The composer has also already written the music for the video games, which fans will hear when watching the series Aha
moment. The speakers also come off well.
However, the story is criticized. Das Pacing sei sea User Enough terrible
and the well-known characters – such as Helena Walker, Mei Yin and Rockwell – are, in the opinion of solidus927 in the series totally wrong
and therefore presented extremely unsatisfactorily.
You notice: There is no unanimous opinion on the Ark animated series. If you’re still interested, you don’t have to wait too long to form your own opinion. Until then, you can while away the waiting time with our numerous other stories from the world of films and series. You can find an initial preselection in the box above.
