Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is an American science fiction action-adventure animated television series developed by Scott Kreamer and Zack Stentz for Netflix and is the second television series in the Jurassic Park franchise. It serves as a direct sequel to Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, and takes place both before and during the events of Jurassic World Dominion. Aaron Hammersley and Kreamer serve as showrunners and executive produce the series along with Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow, and Frank Marshall. It features Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Kausar Mohammed, and Raini Rodriguez reprising their voice roles from Camp Cretaceous, with Darren Barnet and Kiersten Kelly joining the main cast.
The first season premiered on May 24, 2024, followed by a second season on October 17, 2024, and a third season on April 3, 2025. The fourth and final season premiered on November 20, 2025.

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Premise

Six years after the events of Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, "the Nublar Six" reunite and embark on an adventure to unravel a global conspiracy that threatens dinosaurs and humankind alike while learning the truth about what happened to one of their own.

Voice cast and characters

Main

Paul-Mikél Williams as Darius Bowman, a member of the Nublar Six and a dinosaur fanatic who aids the Department of Prehistoric Wildlife in capturing and protecting dinosaurs
Darren Barnet as Kenji Kon, a member of the Nublar Six and Darius' adoptive brother, who is a skilled climbing instructor. Barnet replaces Ryan Potter who previously voiced the character on Camp Cretaceous.
Sean Giambrone as Ben Pincus, a member of the Nublar Six who became a conspiracy theorist after discovering that his friends are in danger and attempts to bring them back together
Kausar Mohammed as Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula, a member of the Nublar Six who is recovering from severe PTSD while attending college following her encounters with dinosaurs on Isla Nublar
Raini Rodriguez as Sammy Gutierrez, a member of the Nublar Six and Yaz's girlfriend who runs her family's ranch
Kiersten Kelly as Brooklynn, a member of the Nublar Six and Kenji's ex-girlfriend who is presumed to have been killed by an Allosaurus under suspicious circumstances while conducting an investigation, but is later revealed to have survived with a missing hand. Kelly replaces Jenna Ortega who previously voiced the character on Camp Cretaceous.

Recurring

Sumalee Montano as The Handler, a silent woman hired to hunt the Nublar Six using a group of Atrociraptors under her control
Eugene Cordero as Mateo, a DPW truck driver who aids the Nublar Six
Steve Blum as Jensen, a corrupt DPW officer who illegally transports dinosaurs to sell on the black market
* Blum also voices Carl, Sammy's ill-tempered neighbor, who has a strong hatred for dinosaurs
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Dudley Cabrera, a corrupt DPW regional director
Carmen Moore as Ronnie, a DPW sergeant, paleo-vet, and Darius' former boss
Anaiya Asomugha as Zayna Mballo, a teenage girl who lives on a rice farm with her parents in Senegal
Cherise Boothe as Aminata Mballo, Zayna's mother, who runs their family farm
* Boothe also voices Dr. Munnerlyn, a Biosyn scientist who works with Dr. Samuelson to train Atrociraptors
Dichen Lachman as Soyona Santos / The Broker, the leader of an international dinosaur trafficking ring who runs black market operations that involve cloning and weaponizing dinosaurs. Lachman reprises her role from Jurassic World Dominion.
Evan Michael Lee as Barry Sembène, a French Intelligence agent and former Velociraptor trainer at Jurassic World who is seeking to take down Santos. Sembène was previously portrayed by Omar Sy in both Jurassic World and Jurassic World Dominion.
Beatrice Grannò as Gia, Ben's long-distance Italian girlfriend and a paleontologist student who lives with her grandmother in northern Italy
Isabella Rossellini as Nonna, Gia's superstitious but kind-hearted grandmother
Marwan Salama as Davi, an amateur undercover journalist investigating Biosyn in Malta
Adam Harrington as Lewis Dodgson, the CEO of Biosyn, a genetics company with a remote research facility in the Dolomite Mountains in Italy. Harrington reprises his role from Camp Cretaceous. Dodgson was previously portrayed by Cameron Thor in Jurassic Park and Campbell Scott in Jurassic World Dominion
* Harrington also voices Dustin, a medic working for Biosyn alongside Sirena

Guest

Benjamin Flores Jr. as Brandon Bowman, Darius' older brother. Flores reprises his role from Camp Cretaceous.
Alan Trinca as Mike, a DPW trainee and Ronnie's partner
Brock Powell as Mo, a gas station attendant in Texas
Andrew Kishino as Daniel Kon, Kenji's estranged father and the former president of Mantah Corp, who was placed under house arrest after the Nublar Six exposed him. Kishino reprises his role from Camp Cretaceous.
Luis Bermudez as Bobby Nublar, the proprietor of a dinosaur-themed roadside attraction
Chris Jai Alex as Jared, a corrupt DPW officer working with Jensen
Stephen Fu as Captain Lang, the captain of a cargo ship who smuggles dinosaurs out of North America for the Broker
Gideon Emery as Sullivan, the first mate onboard Lang's ship
Skyler Gisondo as Earnest, the leader of Dinosaur Liberation Now, a group of vigilantes who set captive dinosaurs free. He later reappears as a Biosyn employee.
Samba Schutte as Ousmane Mballo, Zayna's father, who works away from his family's farm
Ike Amadi as Dr. Sarr, the head of a secret dinosaur cloning facility in Senegal who works for the Broker
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Chuck Desai, Ben and Gia's former university professor and an advisor to the UN
* Ramamurthy also voices Dr. Samuelson, a Biosyn scientist who works with Dr. Munnerlyn to train Atrociraptors
Peter Arpesella as Vito, a resident of a small town in northern Italy
Sean Rohani as Rio, a dinosaur smuggler based in an underground black market in Malta
Greg Chun as Dr. Henry Wu, the chief geneticist at Biosyn who previously worked for InGen at Jurassic World. Chun reprises his role from Camp Cretaceous. Wu was previously portrayed by BD Wong in multiple films beginning with Jurassic Park.
Sirena Irwin as Sirena, a medic working for Biosyn alongside Dustin. Irwin also serves as the voice director for the series.
Scott Kreamer as Mathias, the team leader of a group of Biosyn employees. Kreamer also serves as the co-creator and co-showrunner of the series.

Several notable creatures from Jurassic Park media make an appearance. This includes the blind-eyed Allosaurus from Battle at Big Rock who is responsible for Brooklynn's suspected death while the quartet of trained Atrociraptors Ghost, Panthera, Tiger, and Red as well as the Giganotosaurus and Therizinosaurus, are all from Jurassic World Dominion. It also includes Bumpy, Ben's Ankylosaurus companion with an asymmetrical face, and Big Eatie, a mother Tyrannosaurus rex from Mantah Corp Island, who were both introduced in Camp Cretaceous. Boss, a Carnotaurus from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the Tyrannosaurus rex Rexy from Jurassic Park, and both Buck and Doe from The Lost World: Jurassic Park, also make an appearance.
Other notable dinosaurs that appear include: Blonde and Brunette, a pair of Becklespinaxes transported by Jensen and Jared; Major, a Majungasaurus held captive on Captain Lang's cargo ship; Geba, a playful Gallimimus who lives on the Mballo family farm; Gordon, a one-footed Compsognathus under Ronnie's care; a blind leucistic Baryonyx created by Dr. Sarr; a Pyroraptor escapee from Biosyn Valley; Smoothie, a baby Ankylosaurus under Kenji's protection who hatched from Bumpy's egg; Allan, Barbara, Kenneth, and Kristy, a pack of Dilophosaurus living in Biosyn Valley, and Blender, Bumpy's mate and Smoothie's father.

Production

Development

As Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous finished production, executives at DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix were interested in developing a follow-up. While Camp Cretaceous showrunner Scott Kreamer initially turned down the offer, he decided to work on a second series after he and co-showrunner Aaron Hammersley were given "an early rundown" of the film Jurassic World Dominion, which inspired him to create a direct sequel starring older versions of the Camp Cretaceous cast in the vein of the later Harry Potter films. After deciding to work on the series, they reunited with story editor Bethany Armstrong Johnson to conceive the story for the series.
In November 2023, at Netflix's Geeked Week virtual event, the follow-up series titled Jurassic World: Chaos Theory was announced. In June 2024, Netflix announced a second season of the series. In January 2025, Netflix announced a third season of the series. In June 2025, Netflix announced a fourth and final season of the series.

Writing

The series is set shortly before the events of Jurassic World Dominion. Kreamer was intrigued by the world depicted in the film, in which dinosaurs have established themselves on the mainland, and wanted to explore "what does that look like for an everyday person?" The producers also wanted to emphasize the characters now being older and "at that uncertain age where one is trying to figure out who they are and where they fit in the world," while facing their trauma, the proliferation of dinosaurs on the mainland, and a recent loss. The writers also made the show a conspiracy thriller in contrast to the more adventurous tone of Camp Cretaceous.
The series starts with the assumed death of Brooklynn, which the showrunners wrote into the story in response to criticism that Camp Cretaceous did not put its main characters in enough danger. The series introduces holographic immersion technology that serves as "a great way to expose people to their fears without having to face them up close and personal". The main intention of including this aspect was to explore Yaz's post-traumatic stress disorder from her time on Isla Nublar and how she copes with it as dinosaurs enter the mainland. The showrunners also established Yaz as having studied psychology because they liked the idea of her using the immersion technology to "help herself and others".

Casting

In November 2023, alongside the announcement of the series, Paul-Mikél Williams was confirmed to reprise his role from Camp Cretaceous as Darius Bowman. In March 2024, it was announced that Sean Giambrone would reprise his role as Ben Pincus. In April, it was announced that Raini Rodriguez and Kausar Mohammed would be reprising their roles as Sammy Gutierrez and Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula respectively, with Darren Barnet replacing Ryan Potter as Kenji Kon. The showrunners originally wanted Jenna Ortega to reprise her role as Brooklynn, but she was unable to commit due to scheduling issues and was replaced by Kiersten Kelly.
Dichen Lachman, who previously portrayed Soyona Santos in Jurassic World Dominion, joined the cast and reprised her role for the second and third seasons. In March 2025, Isabella Rossellini, Beatrice Grannò, Sean Rohani, and Marwan Salama were announced to have joined the cast for the third season, while Adam Harrington was confirmed to reprise his role as Lewis Dodgson from Camp Cretaceous. In October 2025, Greg Chun was announced to reprise his role as Dr. Henry Wu from Camp Cretaceous for the fourth and final season.

Animation

Animation services were provided by CGCG in Taipei, Taiwan. Production on a single episode took place over 17 months, with 12 weeks of animation. Visual inspirations for the series include conspiracy thrillers such as The Parallax View and All the President's Men, seeking to "evoke a similar uneasy vibe, putting the main characters at a disadvantage as they try to figure out what's coming next before it's too late".

Release

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory premiered on May 24, 2024, on Netflix. The second season premiered on October 17, 2024. The third season premiered on April 3, 2025. The fourth and final season premiered on November 20, 2025.

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.9/10, based on 6 critic reviews for the first season.