Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

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 (DPW) 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 (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1), 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 after losing her left forearm. Kelly replaces Jenna Ortega who previously voiced the character on Camp Cretaceous.

Recurring

Sumalee Montano as The Handler (seasons 1, 3; guest season 2), a silent woman hired to hunt the Nublar Six using a group of Atrociraptors under her control

Eugene Cordero as Mateo (season 1), a DPW truck driver who aids the Nublar Six

Steve Blum as Jensen (season 1; guest season 2), a corrupt DPW officer who illegally transports dinosaurs to sell on the black market

Blum also voices Carl (guest season 1), Sammy's ill-tempered neighbor, who has a strong hatred for dinosaurs

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Dudley Cabrera (season 1), a corrupt DPW regional director

Carmen Moore as Ronnie (season 2; guest season 1), a DPW sergeant, paleo-vet, and Darius' former boss

Anaiya Asomugha as Zayna Mballo (season 2), a teenage girl who lives on a rice farm with her parents in Senegal

Cherise Boothe as Aminata Mballo (season 2), Zayna's mother, who runs their family farm

Boothe also voices Dr. Munnerlyn (guest season 4), a Biosyn scientist who works with Dr. Samuelson to train Atrociraptors

Dichen Lachman as Soyona Santos / The Broker (seasons 2–3), 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 (season 3), 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.

Guest

Benjamin Flores Jr. as Brandon Bowman (season 1), Darius' older brother. Flores reprises his role from Camp Cretaceous.

Alan Trinca as Mike (season 1), a DPW trainee and Ronnie's partner

Brock Powell as Mo (season 1), a gas station attendant in Texas

Andrew Kishino as Daniel Kon (seasons 1–2), 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 (season 1), the proprietor of a dinosaur-themed roadside attraction

Chris Jai Alex as Jared (season 1), a corrupt DPW officer working with Jensen

Stephen Fu as Captain Lang (season 2), the captain of a cargo ship who smuggles dinosaurs out of North America for the Broker

Gideon Emery as Sullivan (season 2), the first mate onboard Lang's ship

Skyler Gisondo as Earnest (seasons 2, 4), the leader of Dinosaur Liberation Now (DLN), a group of vigilantes who set captive dinosaurs free. He later reappears as a Biosyn employee.

Samba Schutte as Ousmane Mballo (season 2), Zayna's father, who works away from his family's farm

Ike Amadi as Dr. Sarr (season 2), the head of a secret dinosaur cloning facility in Senegal who works for the Broker

Sendhil Ramamurthy as Chuck Desai (season 3), Ben and Gia's former university professor and an advisor to the UN

Episodes

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 (2022), 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 [of dinosaurs] 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. Like Brooklynn, Kiersten Kelly has a limb difference, an intentional decision by the creators, who wanted to cast an actor with a limb difference so long as it did not interfere with performance quality.

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 six critic reviews for the first season. Randy Myers of Mercury News gave the first season 3 out of 4 stars, noting that "Showrunners Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley archive something the later Jurassic films lacked: giving us characters that are just as compelling as the action sequences." Felipe Rangel of Screen Rant complimented the series' increased stakes and greater focus on horror compared to its predecessor, but noted that the change in Brooklynn's voice actor was noticeable.

For the second season, Daniel Hart of Ready Steady Cut praised the writers' choice to make Brooklynn a complex character rather than returning to the Nublar Six's old status quo. For the third season, Danielle Solzman of Solzy At The Movies gave it a 4/5 score and applauded the additional lore given in the show that was excluded from the Jurassic World films. For the fourth season, Nicholas Brooks of CBR commended the intensity and focus on characters, but criticized its struggle to tie into the Jurassic franchise's films and the canonically-concurrent Jurassic World: Dominion.