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Primal

TV·2019–present·Adult Swim·Action, Adventure, Thriller·30m·7.8·Created by Genndy Tartakovsky

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Primal is about the unlikely friendship between a dinosaur on the brink his species' extinction, and a caveman at the dawn of his species' evolution, who become each other's only hope for survival in a primitive landscape.

Cast

Aaron LaPlanteAaron LaPlanteSpear (voice)

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