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Primeval

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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews

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Universal acclaim based on 4 Ratings

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Primeval: SEASON 3

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Primeval

Series Details & Credits

BBC America | ITV | INGTV | Release Date: February 10, 2007

Starring: Alexander Siddig, Ciarán McMenamin, Andrew Lee Potts, Ben Miller, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Mansfield, Ruth Kearney

Summary: Primeval, a high-budget series, follows Professor Nick Cutter and his team as they investigate anomalies in time found in the Forest of Dean. An unfortunate side-effect of the anomalies is that dinosaurs are moving through them and into the present time, making the team's investigations that much more stressful. Cutter's wife alsoPrimeval, a high-budget series, follows Professor Nick Cutter and his team as they investigate anomalies in time found in the Forest of Dean. An unfortunate side-effect of the anomalies is that dinosaurs are moving through them and into the present time, making the team's investigations that much more stressful. Cutter's wife also disappears while investigating the anomalies and he makes it his mission to find and save her.

This series originally aired on ITV and begins on BBC America on August 9, 2008.… Expand

Creator: Adrian Hodges and Tim Haines

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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S5:E6. Series 5, Episode 6
Air Date: June 28, 2011
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S5:E5. Series 5, Episode 5
Air Date: June 21, 2011
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Air Date: June 14, 2011

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Critic Reviews

80

Orlando Sentinel

Hal Boedeker

Season 1 Review: With its campy humor, poignant drama and potent scares, Primeval will appeal equally to adults and children. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Ray Richmond

Season 1 Review: Dinosaurs are certainly alive and well in Primeval, a crackling-good new BBC America sci-fi series thriller that's packed with vivid CGI prehistoric predators galore and a story line that's almost plausible. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune

Maureen Ryan

Season 1 Review: Though it’s kid-friendly, there are things for adults to enjoy. Henshall is a quietly appealing actor, the pace is crackling and the dialogue has its share of witty asides. Read full review

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Boston Herald

Mark A. Perigard

Jan 3, 2011

Season 4 Review: Primeval (which has already been renewed for a fifth season) doesn't ask you to think, just to enjoy the mayhem that follows when a rampaging behemoth is set loose anywhere in the United Kingdom. It's hard to find fault with a formula like that. Read full review

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The New York Times

Ginia Bellafante

Season 1 Review: The camp factor churned out is fairly high, and with Primeval, a new series starting Saturday on BBC America, it climbs up Big Ben and right on over the top of the London Eye. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Season 1 Review: The soapy elements are generally a rollicking snooze, and in the premiere, one worries that too many of the dinosaurs will resemble those in "Land of the Lost," stampeding around but never really doing much. Yet the investigation surrounding the anomalies--and Cutter's personal story--does thicken as the series progresses, and many of the computer-animated visuals are striking, especially given the TV budget. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara

Season 1 Review: Almost from the get-go there's far more galumphing than trotting going on, and not all of it done by prehistoric feet. Things pick up in the third episode and there are dodos in the fourth, but it's not enough, no, not nearly enough. Read full review

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Wanda013

Jul 8, 2021

This is a really great science fiction series. A series that gives hours of entertainment and excitement to its audience until the end. A series with great visual effects and an amazing script that announces an amazing series with its powerful start. I definitely suggest you show it.

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CoreGamer1408

Aug 29, 2020

This nerdy sci-fi series started strong. Then certain things happen near the end of the second season and it all goes down hill. Let's just say the introduction of action man Danny was a fail. Should of kept it nerd centric focused. I do have to credit the actors in this series who legitThis nerdy sci-fi series started strong. Then certain things happen near the end of the second season and it all goes down hill. Let's just say the introduction of action man Danny was a fail. Should of kept it nerd centric focused. I do have to credit the actors in this series who legit look scared at the monsters. It just, became generic action fodder after season two which was a shame.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: May 24, 2011
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  S5:E6. Series 5, Episode 6
  Air Date: June 28, 2011
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  S5:E5. Series 5, Episode 5
  Air Date: June 21, 2011
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  S5:E4. Series 5, Episode 4
  Air Date: June 14, 2011
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  Air Date: June 6, 2011
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  Air Date: May 31, 2011
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  Air Date: May 24, 2011
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  Air Date: January 1, 2011
Season 3

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  Air Date: March 28, 2009
Season 2

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  Air Date: January 12, 2008
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 10, 2007