The Best of Dinosaur TV Shows
by Stevensmovies | created - 14 Oct 2012 | updated - 25 Aug 2021 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Documentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.
Stars: Nikolay Drozdov, Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks, Craig Sechler
Votes: 6,881
2. Primeval (2007–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future.
Stars: Andrew Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller, Juliet Aubrey
Votes: 15,433
3. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1993–1994)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the human survivors in a future dinosaur dominated world.
Stars: David Keeley, Susan Roman, Bruce Tubbe, Dawn Greenhalgh
Votes: 477
4. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Six teens attending an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar must band together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc on the island.
Stars: Paul-Mikél Williams, Kausar Mohammed, Raini Rodriguez, Jenna Ortega
Votes: 10,469
5. Terra Nova (2011)
TV-14 | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Centers on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.
Stars: Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams, Allison Miller
Votes: 86,063
6. Primeval: New World (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Canadian spin-off of Primeval (2007). A new team of scientists from the Cross Photonics company in Vancouver track down dangerous creatures emerging through anomalies in time.
Stars: Niall Matter, Sara Canning, Danny Rahim, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Votes: 4,865
7. Gogs (1995– )
Unrated | 5 min | Animation, Comedy
Grungy, in-your-face claymation comedy about a family of cavemen in prehistorical times, as they struggle to survive in a dangerous world, armed only with their wits - or half of them, ... See full summary »
Stars: Gillian Elisa, Josie Lawrence, Rob Rackstraw, Dafydd Emyr
Votes: 436
8. Prehistoric Planet (2002–2003)
127 min | Documentary, Animation
Dripping with kid friendly sarcasm, this series presents various animals from several periods that thrived during the age of dinosaurs and explains how they thrived, reproduced and co-existed.
Stars: Christian Slater, Ben Stiller
Votes: 191
9. The Lost World (1999–2002)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The adventures of a band of explorers stranded in a mysterious land inhabited by dinosaurs and other dangers.
Stars: Peter McCauley, Rachel Blakely, Jennifer O'Dell, William Snow
Votes: 4,482
10. Dinosaur Planet (2003– )
Not Rated | 192 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
A four-episode animated series charting the adventures of four dinosaurs - each on a different continent in the prehistoric world: a lone female Velociraptor in Asia; a young male ... See full summary »
Stars: Christian Slater, Scott Sampson, Beau van Erven Dorens, Lutz Riedel
Votes: 567
11. Prehistoric Park (2006)
60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Nigel Marven travels back in time to rescue exotic creatures on the brink of extinction. CGI is used to create animals no longer seen on earth, from woolly mammoths, and T Rex, to dinosaur-eating crocodiles.
Stars: Rod Arthur, Suzanne McNabb, Nigel Marven, David Jason
Votes: 1,776
12. Dinosaur Train (2009–2023)
TV-Y | 28 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Friendly dinosaurs climb aboard a train to visit different times throughout the prehistoric age, learning about dinosaurs and having fun adventures.
Stars: Ian James Corlett, Erika-Shaye Gair, Claire Margaret Corlett, Ellen Kennedy
Votes: 1,681
13. Dinotopia (I) (2002–2003)
60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The show serves as a sequel to Dinotopia (2002) and adds a new threat to the world of Dinotopia in the form of outlaws knows as the Outsiders, as well as more dinos.
Stars: Michael Brandon, Jonathan Hyde, Georgina Rylance, Shiloh Strong
Votes: 1,668
14. The Land Before Time (2007–2008)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The further adventures of Littlefoot and his friends learning about the world of dinosaurs.
Stars: Aria Noelle Curzon, Cody Arens, Jeff Bennett, Anndi McAfee
Votes: 938
15. Jurassic Fight Club (2008)
Documentary, Action, Adventure
Jurassic Fight Club depicts how prehistoric beasts hunted their prey, dissecting these battles and uncovering a predatory world far more calculated and complex than originally thought.
Stars: Erik Thompson, George Blasing, Thomas Holtz, Lawrence Witmer
Votes: 476
16. Land of the Lost (1974–1977)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A family finds themselves fighting to survive in a land populated by dinosaurs and otherworldly beings.
Stars: Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, Spencer Milligan, Phillip Paley
Votes: 3,339
17. Land of the Lost (1991–1992)
Not Rated | 23 min | Adventure, Family, Comedy
A family is trapped in a dinosaur dominated alternative world and must struggle to survive it.
Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jenny Drugan, Robert Gavin, Ed Gale
Votes: 1,019
18. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This show follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have televisions, refrigerators, et cetera. The only humans around are cavemen, who are viewed as pets and wild animals.
Stars: Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman, Jessica Walter, Leif Tilden
Votes: 21,717
19. Dinosaucers (1987)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Two factions of warriors from outer-space crash land on Earth; a good one in light blue armor and an evil one of red dinosaurs in dark blue armor . The good join forces with several Earth ... See full summary »
Stars: Len Carlson, Rob Cowan, Marvin Goldhar, Dan Hennessey
Votes: 772
20. Dino-Riders (1988)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Pursued by intergalactic warlord Krulos and his Rulons, human Valorians fly through a wormhole and end up on the prehistoric Earth. Krulos follows and becomes stuck in prehistory as well. Both sides build dinosaur armies and engage.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Christopher Collins, Wally Burr, Dan Gilvezan
Votes: 1,429
21. Dino Squad (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation
Five quirky teenagers become dinosaurs to fight crime.
Stars: Sarah Heinke, Dana Donlan, Kelcey Watson, John Michael Lee
Votes: 179
22. Extreme Dinosaurs (1997)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the present, a team of four anthropomorphic dinosaurs created by aliens, must stop three anthropomorphic velociraptors, who want to cause a cataclysm that would speed up global warming and make Earth's climate pleasant for dinos again.
Stars: Scott McNeil, Cusse Mankuma, Garry Chalk, Terry Klassen
Votes: 728
23. Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–1976)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Animation
American science teacher John Butler along with his wife Kim and their two children Katie and Greg, as well as their dog Digger, are on a rafting trip on the Amazon river. As they are going... See full summary »
Stars: Shannon Farnon, Mike Road, Kathy Gori, Margaret Richey
Votes: 230
24. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
TV-G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 41,000
25. Barney & Friends (1992–2010)
TV-Y | 30 min | Family
From pretending to be a pilot on a make-believe airplane to pretending to be a pirate in search of buried treasure, Barney's friends discover that creativity lets them soar in the wings of imagination!
Stars: Bob West, Julie Johnson, Patty Wirtz, Jeff Ayers
Votes: 8,229
26. Primal (2019– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A caveman and a dinosaur bond over shared tragedy and work together to survive in a perilous prehistoric world.
Stars: Aaron LaPlante, Laëtitia Eïdo, Fred Tatasciore, Imari Williams
Votes: 20,711
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