What is Primal about?
A caveman forms a bond with a dinosaur as they struggle to survive in a hostile world.
A prehistoric man and a dinosaur forge an unlikely bond while battling for survival in a brutal world.
A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Primal parents guide
Heads up on extreme gore and brutal violence. That is past what the TV-14 on the box suggests. Beyond that, no sex or nudity and no swearing.
Our estimate: 18 and up, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the gore.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Extreme gore
- Our top level for gore.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- None noted
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Three questions
- Is Primal scary?
- Only a little. Primal has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Primal?
- Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Primal rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated TV-14. Expect brutal violence and extreme gore, so it suits teens more than kids.
Cast and crew
Created byGenndy Tartakovsky
StarringAaron LaPlante
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Primal is on our Goriest, Survival, 2010s, Max and Action on Max lists.
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