Dinotrux, which sounds like a mix of Jurassic Park and Transformers but for kids, will be debuting on Netflix in the spring of 2015. From DreamWorks Animation, Dinotrux is set in a prehistoric world and features hybrid dinosaur-construction characters. The series, based on the books by Chris Gall, has been given a three-season run on Netflix.
Dinotrux isn’t the first project from DreamWorks Animation to air on Netflix. The studio also produces Turbo FAST and will be bringing new series about Puss in Boots, Madagascar‘s King Julien, and the VeggieTales gang to the streaming service this year. DreamWorks Animation and Netflix also recently announced DreamWorks Dragons, which will air next year.
“Netflix continues to be an incredible partner, and we’re excited to work with them once again to get this completely original series into the homes of families around the globe,” said Margie Cohn, Head of Television at DreamWorks Animation. “This is a property that creates a new world with stunning visuals and fantastic action combined with great characters and comedy. In Dinotrux, the biggest guy and the smallest creature become best friends and, through their unique partnership, evolve their primitive world – a theme that we think will resonate with kids.”
“DreamWorks has a proven track record of creating beloved characters and we’re excited to be able to bring the Dinotrux friends to our members,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President Originals Content at Netflix. “We know kids and families love discovering new series to watch together and we’re pleased to continue to expand our show line-up from DreamWorks.”
The Plot:
Dinotrux follows the adventures of two unlikely best friends as they navigate the adrenaline-filled mechanical domain ruled by stunning oversize creatures like Tyrannosaurus Trux, Scraptors and Tow-a-constrictors. The show’s heroes are Ty, a massive and fiercely loyal T-Trux with a big vision for a new world, and his best buddy Revvit, a razor-smart Reptool who is the engineering brains of the operation.
Together, they build an incredible world of epic scope populated by groups of Dinotrux and Reptools, each with their own personality and skill set as they unite to defend their community from the biggest and baddest of them all, D-Strux, as he threatens to destroy everything they’ve built.
