Over 25 years after it first aired, Walking with Dinosaurs is coming back to screens in a rebooted series, ready to reawaken a love of dinosaurs with a new generation of watchers.
First broadcast in 1999 and narrated by Kenneth Branagh, Walking with Dinosaurs was revolutionary in its use of CGI to depict dinosaurs, and it spawned loads of spin-offs including Walking with Beasts and Walking with Monsters. But nearly 25 years after the end of the original dino series, the BBC has announced that it's making a new version of the original show.
The rebooted series is simply called Walking with Dinosaurs, though we've added a '2025' on the end to differentiate it from the original show. It's a highly anticipated piece of dino media in a year also bringing us Jurassic World: Rebirth.
So here's what you need to know about the rebooted Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 including what it'll look at and who's in it.
Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 potential release date
We're in the dark as to when Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 will air, beyond the BBC confirming that it'll come out in 2025. We'll update you when that changes.
The show will come out via the BBC in the UK, so on one of its channels and streaming on iPlayer. It was co-produced by PBS so we'll likely see it air on the PBS Channel in America.
Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 trailer
When it announced the return of Walking with Dinosaurs, the BBC shared an incredibly brief teaser for the show, but that was replaced nine months later with the full trailer for the show:
This 60-second clip shows us plenty of dinosaurs, more than just the six the series will focus on (more on that later). Fans may not have been impressed by the CGI of the trialer but it's hard to deny that it has a big scope.
Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 confirmed dinosaurs
Each of the six episodes of Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 will focus on the life and times of one 'classic' dinosaur, giving a more specific focus than the original.
Here are the five creatures confirmed so far:
- Spinosaurus
- Triceratops
- Lusotitan
- Albertosaurus
- Pachyrhinosaurus
- ????
You probably know what a Triceratops is, and Spinosaurus is quite well-known too (if only from Jurassic Park 3) but the Lusotitan isn't as well known. It's a sauropod, or a giant four-legged creature, and you'll learn more about it during its episode.
The Albertosaurus is a lesser-known relative of the T-Rex while the Pachyrhinosaurus is a four-legged herbivore, and both are perhaps best known now for being in several video games.
These creatures will bump into more famous dinosaurs, with the Triceratops set to have a showdown with a T-Rex.
While one dinosaur remains unknown, it's worth flagging that the trailer shows both aquatic and flying creatures. Maybe the final dino could be a water- or sky-based on, or perhaps those animals simply appear in parts of other episodes.
Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 narrator
Narrating Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 is British actor Bertie Carvel, taking over from Kenneth Branagh in the original.
Carvel is perhaps best known for his roles in British dramas Dalgliesh, The Crown or Doctor Foster, but he's also set to act in upcoming Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Everything else we know about Walking with Dinosaurs 2025
The BBC has confirmed that Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 was created with reference to modern science, so we should see more scientifically accurate creatures than those in the likes of Jurassic Park or Jurassic World.
Each episode will be one hour long so we'll see lots of dino action.
The show was created by the BBC for its own broadcast but also for PBS in America, so US dino fans will have a way to watch it too.
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