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Ark: The Animated Series drops a surprise release, with Michelle Yeoh and Russell Crowe along for dino funSeriously, this cast is stacked

Seriously, this cast is stacked

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Image credit:Paramount/Studio Wildcard

A character aims a bow at the viewer while riding on the back of a dinosaur in Ark: The Animated Series

Remember whenArk: Survival Evolvedwas announced to be getting an animated series with a star-studded cast including the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Russell Crowe, Elliot Page, David Tennant and Malcolm-bloody-McDowell? I sure didn’t!That was over three years agoduring the heights of a worldwide pandemic, though, so I think we can forgive ourselves a little. Anyway, Ark: The Animated Series has now arrived out of the blue, dropping its first six episodes on streaming service Paramount+.

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ARK: The Animated Series Season 1 TrailerWatch on YouTube

ARK: The Animated Series Season 1 Trailer

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Those six episodes make up the first part of Ark: The Animated Series’ first season, with another seven due to land sometime in the future. You can give them a watch now if you’re in the US and Canada - you’ll need to be subscribed to Paramount+, obviously - while the rest of us will have to wait until April 19th for a wider international premiere.

The surprise release of the animated series - which had been due to arrive last year, but hadn’t seen any updates on a date since then - follows thesimilarly sudden releaseof the game’s remakeArk: Survival Ascendedlast October. Its full-on sequel,ARK 2, meanwhile is planned to arrive before the end of 2024. At least you’ve now got something to watch in the meantime.