Gigantosaurus | |
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Genre | Educational |
Created by |
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Based on | Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle |
Directed by | Olivier Lelardoux |
Voices of |
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Opening theme | Gigantosaurus, He's Really Enormous |
Ending theme | Gigantosaurus, He's Really Enormous (instrumental) |
Country of origin | France Canada |
Original languages | French English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 78 (111 segments) [1] ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Helene Maret |
Producer | Pierre Sissmann |
Running time | 11 minutes [1] |
Production companies |
Cyber Group Studios Kaibou [2] Blue Spirit Studio [2] |
Original release | |
Network | France France 5 Worldwide Disney Junior |
Release | January 18, 2019 November 14, 2022 | –
Gigantosaurus is a CGI-animated preschool series created by Franck Salomé, Nicolas Sedel, Fernando Worcel and directed by Olivier Lelardoux based on the book by Jonny Duddle. The series is a co-production between the French animation studio Cyber Group Studios and Kaibou, with animation done by Canadian studio Blue Spirit Studio, [2] with participation from Disney Channel and France Télévisions, and support from other Canadian companies.
The series premiered on January 18, 2019, on Disney Channel as part of the Disney Junior block, airing on its dedicated channel as well. [3]
On December 11, 2019, the series was renewed for a second and third season. [4] The second season premiered on January 4, 2021. The third and final season premiered on August 9, 2021.
Based on the bestselling book by Jonny Duddle and publisher Templar, the series follows four curious young dinosaur friends named Rocky, Bill, Tiny, and Mazu as they go on adventures and learn about the titular dinosaur from the book the series is based on, the biggest, fiercest dinosaur of all: Gigantosaurus. [5]
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 52 | 26 | January 18, 2019 | February 29, 2020 | |
2 | 52 | 26 | January 4, 2021 | June 28, 2021 | |
3 | 52 | 26 | August 9, 2021 | November 14, 2022 |
On May 4, 2017, the series was picked up by France Television and Super RTL. At that time, except for India and Taiwan, Disney Junior had agreed to carry the show starting in 2019. [5] RAI (Italy), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Netflix procured the show by November 14, 2018. [7] The show was premiered on the Disney Channel and DisneyNow in the United States as part of Disney Junior on January 18, 2019. [3] The show premiered on Disney Junior in Canada on January 19, on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 29, on Trans TV in Indonesia, and for French Canada, the show premiered on ICI Radio-Canada Télé on September 19, 2020. It also airs on Tiny Pop in the UK.
In 2020, NCircle Entertainment signed a deal with Cyber Group Studios to secure the North American DVD rights to Gigantosaurus. [8]
A single-disc DVD titled "The Biggest, Fiercest, Dinosaur of All!" was released on January 6, 2020, and contained 8 episodes. Another single-disc DVD titled "Dino Tales" was released on April 21, 2020, and contains 8 more episodes. A Volume set on the first season was released on September 1, 2020, and has the first 26 episodes of the first series. A second volume set was released on June 4, 2021, and contains the rest of Series 1.
The first Series 2 DVD - "We're in This Together" was released on November 15, 2022, once again with eight episodes, followed up with "Adventures of Team Dino!" on January 24, 2023, with eight more episodes, and "Dino Discovery" on May 23, 2023, once again having eight episodes.
The show has merchandising agreements with Jakks Pacific to roll out Gigantosaurus toys in Autumn 2019. [1]
A video game based on the show was announced in July 2019. [9] It was developed by Wild Sphere and published by Outright Games for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in March 2020.
In September 2022, Outright Games announced another title - Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart!. It was developed by 3DClouds and published by Outright Games for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch & Microsoft Windows for release in February 2023. [10]
Gigantosaurus | |
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Genre | Educational |
Created by |
|
Based on | Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle |
Directed by | Olivier Lelardoux |
Voices of |
|
Opening theme | Gigantosaurus, He's Really Enormous |
Ending theme | Gigantosaurus, He's Really Enormous (instrumental) |
Country of origin | France Canada |
Original languages | French English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 78 (111 segments) [1] ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Helene Maret |
Producer | Pierre Sissmann |
Running time | 11 minutes [1] |
Production companies |
Cyber Group Studios Kaibou [2] Blue Spirit Studio [2] |
Original release | |
Network | France France 5 Worldwide Disney Junior |
Release | January 18, 2019 November 14, 2022 | –
Gigantosaurus is a CGI-animated preschool series created by Franck Salomé, Nicolas Sedel, Fernando Worcel and directed by Olivier Lelardoux based on the book by Jonny Duddle. The series is a co-production between the French animation studio Cyber Group Studios and Kaibou, with animation done by Canadian studio Blue Spirit Studio, [2] with participation from Disney Channel and France Télévisions, and support from other Canadian companies.
The series premiered on January 18, 2019, on Disney Channel as part of the Disney Junior block, airing on its dedicated channel as well. [3]
On December 11, 2019, the series was renewed for a second and third season. [4] The second season premiered on January 4, 2021. The third and final season premiered on August 9, 2021.
Based on the bestselling book by Jonny Duddle and publisher Templar, the series follows four curious young dinosaur friends named Rocky, Bill, Tiny, and Mazu as they go on adventures and learn about the titular dinosaur from the book the series is based on, the biggest, fiercest dinosaur of all: Gigantosaurus. [5]
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 52 | 26 | January 18, 2019 | February 29, 2020 | |
2 | 52 | 26 | January 4, 2021 | June 28, 2021 | |
3 | 52 | 26 | August 9, 2021 | November 14, 2022 |
On May 4, 2017, the series was picked up by France Television and Super RTL. At that time, except for India and Taiwan, Disney Junior had agreed to carry the show starting in 2019. [5] RAI (Italy), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Netflix procured the show by November 14, 2018. [7] The show was premiered on the Disney Channel and DisneyNow in the United States as part of Disney Junior on January 18, 2019. [3] The show premiered on Disney Junior in Canada on January 19, on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 29, on Trans TV in Indonesia, and for French Canada, the show premiered on ICI Radio-Canada Télé on September 19, 2020. It also airs on Tiny Pop in the UK.
In 2020, NCircle Entertainment signed a deal with Cyber Group Studios to secure the North American DVD rights to Gigantosaurus. [8]
A single-disc DVD titled "The Biggest, Fiercest, Dinosaur of All!" was released on January 6, 2020, and contained 8 episodes. Another single-disc DVD titled "Dino Tales" was released on April 21, 2020, and contains 8 more episodes. A Volume set on the first season was released on September 1, 2020, and has the first 26 episodes of the first series. A second volume set was released on June 4, 2021, and contains the rest of Series 1.
The first Series 2 DVD - "We're in This Together" was released on November 15, 2022, once again with eight episodes, followed up with "Adventures of Team Dino!" on January 24, 2023, with eight more episodes, and "Dino Discovery" on May 23, 2023, once again having eight episodes.
The show has merchandising agreements with Jakks Pacific to roll out Gigantosaurus toys in Autumn 2019. [1]
A video game based on the show was announced in July 2019. [9] It was developed by Wild Sphere and published by Outright Games for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in March 2020.
In September 2022, Outright Games announced another title - Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart!. It was developed by 3DClouds and published by Outright Games for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch & Microsoft Windows for release in February 2023. [10]