''Gigantosaurus'' is a CGI-animated preschool series created by Franck Salomé, Nicolas Sedel, Fernando Worcel and directed by Olivier Lelardoux based on the book by Jonny Duddle. The series is a co-production between the French animation studio Cyber Group Studios and Kaibou, with animation done by Canadian studio Blue Spirit Studio, with participation from Disney Channel and

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, and support from other Canadian companies. The series premiered on January 18, 2019 on Disney Channel as part of the

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block, airing on its dedicated channel as well. On December 11, 2019, the series was renewed for a second and third season. The second season premiered on January 4, 2021. The third and final season premiered on August 9, 2021.

Premise

Based on the bestselling book by Jonny Duddle and publisher Templar, four dinosaur friends interact with the viewer and explore their world and seek out and learn about the titular dinosaur from the book the series is based on, the biggest, fiercest dinosaur of all: Gigantosaurus (not to be confused with the real species of dinosaur,

Giganotosaurus ''Giganotosaurus'' ( ) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina, during the early Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 99.6 to 95 million years ago. The holotype specimen was discovered in th ...

Characters

Main

* Gigantosaurus/Giganto (voiced by Vincent Tong) is the titular character, a huge ''

''. Despite his seemingly vicious personality, he often aids the four little dinosaurs in their adventures. Giganto mainly communicates with growls and roars, but in "Goodbye, Giganto! Part 2", the friends discover he can speak. * Rocky (voiced by Dylan Schombing) is a spunky young '' Parasaurolophus''. He is initially unable to say the names of dinosaur species correctly, especially his own kind, but that issue is fixed in "The Singing Chef". His crest can be used as a traffic horn. * Bill (voiced by Nicholas Holmes) is a timid young ''

Brachiosaurus ''Brachiosaurus'' () is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic, about 154to 150million years ago. It was first described by American paleontologist Elmer S. Riggs in 1903 from fossils found in th ...

'' who likes to eat. * Tiny (voiced by Áine Sunderland) is a playful young ''

Triceratops ''Triceratops'' ( ; ) is a genus of herbivorous chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, about 68 million years ago in what is now North America. It is one ...

'' who likes to draw pictures and tell jokes. * Mazu (voiced by Nahanni Mitchell) is an inquisitive young ''

Ankylosaurus ''Ankylosaurus'' is a genus of armored dinosaur. Its fossils have been found in geological formations dating to the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 68–66 million years ago, in western North America, making it among the last of the n ...

'' who likes to study and build things.

Supporting

* Hegan (voiced by

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)is a clumsy '' Pteranodon''. * Trey (voiced by Vincent Tong) is a teen ''Triceratops'' who is Tiny's older brother. * Archie (voiced by

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) is a flightless '' Archaeopteryx''. * Rugo (voiced by Asia Mattu) is a ''

Rugosodon ''Rugosodon'' is an extinct genus of multituberculate (rodent-like) mammals from eastern China that lived 160 million years ago during the Jurassic period. The discovery of its type species and currently only known species ''Rugosodon eurasiaticu ...

'' with a big appetite and multiple eponymous cousins, as well as an odd one out named Larry, who can chew through rock. * Ignatius (voiced by Adam Kirschner) is an unusually large ''

Compsognathus ''Compsognathus'' (; Ancient Greek, Greek ''kompsos''/κομψός; "elegant", "refined" or "dainty", and ''gnathos''/γνάθος; "jaw") is a genus of small, bipedalism, bipedal, carnivore, carnivorous theropoda, theropod dinosaur. Members o ...

''. * Ayati (voiced by Joanne Willson) is a 200-year-old (as of "Ayati's Big Birthday") ''

''. * Dilo (voiced by

) is a ''

Dilophosaurus ''Dilophosaurus'' ( ) is a genus of theropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now North America during the Early Jurassic, about 193 million years ago. Three skeletons were discovered in northern Arizona in 1940, and the two best preserve ...

'' with a mischievous sense of humor. * Marsh (voiced by Benjamin Jacobson) is a young ''

Stegosaurus ''Stegosaurus'' (; ) is a genus of herbivorous, four-legged, armored dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails. Fossils of the genus have been fou ...

''. He is the only young dinosaur who walks on all fours. Despite being younger than the main characters, he is as big as the adults of his species. While most of the characters find stinky flowers repulsive, Marsh finds the smell pleasant. * Patchy (voiced by

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) is a '' Pachycephalosaurus'' with poor eyesight, and short arms that cannot reach his head. * Dragonfly is a ''

Meganeura ''Meganeura'' is a genus of extinct insects from the Late Carboniferous (approximately 300 million years ago). They resembled and are related to the present-day dragonflies and damselflies, and were predatory, with their diet mainly consisting o ...

'' who is friends with Mazu. * Weird Fish are a school of '' Eusthenopteron'' who are friends with Bill. * Dino Bees are a swarm of honeybees. * Leon (voiced by Brenden Sunderland) is an '' Archelon'' who appears in Seasons 2 & 3. *Plink, Plonk & Plunk (voiced by Caitlyn Bairstow, Tabitha St. Germain and

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, respectively) are three friendly ''

Ichthyosaurus ''Ichthyosaurus'' (derived from Greek ' () meaning 'fish' and ' () meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian), with possible Late Triassic record, from Europe ( Belgium, England, Germany, ...

'' that live in the lake. The purple-marked Plink is very athletic, the blue-marked Plonk is very creative and the green-marked Plunk is very smart. They appear in Seasons 2 & 3. *Rolo (voiced by Asia Mattu) is a baby ''Parasaurolophus'' who is Rocky's baby cousin who appears in Seasons 2 & 3 following his debut appearance in "The Lost Egg". *Lena is a baby ''Brachiosaurus'' who is Bill's baby sister. She appears in Seasons 2 & 3. *Tori is a baby ''Triceratops'' who is Trey and Tiny's baby sister. She appears in Seasons 2 & 3. *Zack is a baby ''Ankylosaurus'' who is Mazu's baby brother. He appears in Seasons 2 & 3. *Pride & Joy are Baby ''Pteranodon''s who are Hegan's children. Pride is the purple boy and Joy is the pink girl. They first appear in the Season 3 episode, "Adventures In Egg-Sitting". Although Joy was born first, Pride always gets top billing. *Missy (voiced by

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) An eccentric '' Incisivosaurus'' who first appears in the Season 3 episode, "The Tooth Fairy".

Antagonists

* Cror & Totor (voiced by

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and Samuel Vincent, respectively) are a pair of ''

Velociraptor ''Velociraptor'' (; ) is a genus of small dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 75 million to 71 million years ago. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the p ...

'' siblings who like to pick on the other characters. Cror is the smarter and stingier green female, while Totor is the more dimwitted and incompetent red male. * Termy (voiced by Jennifer Cameron) is a villainous '' Terminonatator'' who owns the residents' lake. She often tries to take over the savannah. Mistaken for a ''

Plesiosaurus ''Plesiosaurus'' (Greek: ' ('), near to + ' ('), lizard) is a genus of extinct, large marine sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Early Jurassic. It is known by nearly complete skeletons from the Lias of England. It is distinguishable b ...

''. * T-Rex (voiced by

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) is a mean ''

Tyrannosaurus rex ''Tyrannosaurus'' is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The species ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (''rex'' meaning "king" in Latin), often called ''T. rex'' or colloquially ''T-Rex'', is one of the best represented theropods. ''Tyrannosaurus'' live ...

'' who likes to show off, and thinks he’s better than Giganto. He first appears in the Season 2 episode, "A New Best T". *Spino — A massive, villainous ''

Spinosaurus ''Spinosaurus'' (; ) is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa during the Cenomanian to upper Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous period, about 99 to 93.5 million years ago. The genus was known first f ...

'' who is intent on terrorizing. First appears in the Season 2 episodes, "A New Big Guy" & "Battle of the Titans". * Scorpion is a '' Pulmonoscorpius''. They often appear in Season 1, then once in Season 2 and twice in Season 3.

Additional

* ''

Arthropleura ''Arthropleura'' () is a genus of extinct millipede arthropods that lived in what is now North America and Europe around 345 to 290 million years ago, from the Viséan stage of the lower Carboniferous Period to the Sakmarian stage of the lower ...

'' * Carnivorous plant * ''

Diplocaulus ''Diplocaulus'' (meaning "double caul") is an extinct genus of lepospondyl amphibians which lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian of North America and Africa. ''Diplocaulus'' is by far the largest and best-known of the lepospond ...

'' * Grasshopper * '' Microceratus'' *

Horseshoe crab Horseshoe crabs are marine and brackish water arthropods of the family Limulidae and the only living members of the order Xiphosura. Despite their name, they are not true crabs or crustaceans: they are chelicerates, most closely related to ar ...

Episodes

Broadcast

On May 4, 2017, the series was picked up by France Television and

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. At that time, except for India and Taiwan, Disney Junior had agreed to carry the show starting in 2019.

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(Italy),

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and

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procured the show by November 14, 2018. The show was premiered on the Disney Channel and

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in the United States as part of

on January 18, 2019. The show premiered on

in Canada on January 19, on

in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 29, on

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in Indonesia, and for French Canada, the show premiered on ICI Radio-Canada Télé on September 19, 2020. It also airs on

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in the UK.

Merchandise

Home media

In 2020, NCircle Entertainment signed a deal with Cyber Group Studios to secure the North American DVD rights to ''Gigantosaurus''. A single-disc DVD titled "The Biggest, Fiercest, Dinosaur of All!" was released on January 6, 2020, and contained 8 episodes. Another single-disc DVD titled "Dino Tales" was released on April 21, 2020, and contains 8 more episodes. A Volume set on the first season was released on September 1, 2020, and has the first 26 episodes of the first series. A new single-disc DVD titled "We're in This Together" is being released in November 2022. But the second and the third haven’t been announced on Volume set releases yet.

Toyline

The show has merchandising agreements with

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to roll out Gigantosaurus toys in Autumn 2019.

Video games

A video game based on the show was announced in July 2019. It was developed by Wild Sphere and published by Outright Games for the PlayStation 4,

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, Nintendo Switch, and PC in March 2020. In September 2022, Outright Games announced another title - ''Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart!'', for release in 2023.ttps://www.cybergroupstudios.com/2022/09/29/gigantosaurus-dino-kart-roars-onto-pc-and-consoles-in-2023/

References

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