Paramount+ UK has set an April UK premiere date for ‘Ark: The Animated Series‘, an animated adaptation of the massively popular video game ARK: Survival Evolved, which also comes with a ridiculously star-filled voice cast including multiple Oscar winners/nominees and a former Doctor!
‘Ark: The Animated Series’ is a sweeping saga spanning aeons of human history. When 21st-century palaeontologist Helena Walker (Madden) finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primaeval island populated by prehistoric beasts, she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time, while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.
The animated series voice cast includes Oscar winners Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Russell Crowe (The Loudest Voice), Gerard Butler (Plane), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Oscar nominees Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) and Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy), Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time), and Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious franchise).
A production of Lost Continent Entertainment and Lex + Otis, the series is executive produced by Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, alongside Marc Diana, Doug Kennedy, Jay Oliva, James Baldanzi, Vin Diesel and Samantha Vincent for ONE Race Films; Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel for G-Base Entertainment; and Russell Crowe. Stieglitz, Oliva, David Hartman and Sebastian Montes serve as directors, and the series is co-written by Marguerite Bennett and Kendall Deacon Davis. ARK: Survival Evolved is an original creation of game developer Studio Wildcard.
The first six episodes of ‘Ark: The Animated Series‘ premiere Friday, 19th April 2024 on Paramount+ UK and other international markets. The episodes are available to stream now exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. Part two of the season will debut with seven new episodes at a later date.
