Courtesy of the team at Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Animation, we have a brand-new look at the third season of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous – which is set to debut on Netflix in just under a month, on May the 21st, 2021.
Join me as I pick out some of my favourite moments from the trailer and share a healthy dose of speculation for the upcoming season!
Right from the start of the trailer, we can get the sense that the children have now been on Isla Nublar for an extended period of time – with Darius’s hair feeling subtly slightly longer than when we left him at the end of the second season. The trailer opens with the gang, now reunited with Ben, attempting to escape from the island on a makeshift raft before a wave and increasing winds ultimately causes them to find themselves stranded in the remnants of Jurassic World once again.
The third season also looks set to explore more of the island than the previous instalment – a criticism I had with the second season. At 00:29 in the season, we can see the kids heading into a building which appears to use some of the old Jurassic Park style of architecture – although I’m not fully convinced that this is the old visitor centre given the flat nature of the building’s exterior. With that said, the design language is incredibly similar here – so this is definitely something from the original 1993 park which gets me very excited.
00:31 also shows us a building with interesting light features – implying that perhaps we are seeing inside the Hotels at long last, or, possibly, maybe John Hammond’s long forgotten Mansion on Isla Nublar. We would not be surprised if elements from other non-canon sources, like Trespasser, are retroactively added to the island in this series. The interesting note here is the dinosaur silhouette – which appears to be an Monolophosaurus judging by the unique crest present. It also looks to be a dino featured in an upcoming toy pack with Kenji.
00:43 addresses another issue I had with Season 2 – showing Doctor Wu talking about the E750 project. This gets me excited as it is clear that this animal is not just another unique addition to the franchise, but rather is a measured addition to the Jurassic canon with a clearly mapped-out explanation as to how it came into existence. I was worried this may not be explained at length in the third season, so seeing the writers committing to fully fleshing out this animal is very exciting.
01:04 highlights the fact that Blue is going to be more of a present threat in this season than the previous seasons – suggesting that she may finally get some more screen time when the Campers get their third outing later in May. It will be interesting to see how Blue continues to adapt to life on her own – and if we get any nods to where she eventually finds herself nesting in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
01:13 provides an interesting look at two attractions – the Gondola, and also some kind of Sky-Gliding activity which visitors to Jurassic World can take part in. I wanted to see more of the park fleshed out in the second season, so I am excited to see the team behind the show taking the opportunity to go back and give us even more of the former Jurassic World in this upcoming season. It is also fantastic to see the Dimorphodon back in action here, too.
The trailer ends with what is presumably E750 – with a horrifying look at the animal in brief glimpses. I love the rain and thunder used to amplify the sense of horror and terror in this sequence – not too dis-similar to the ways in which the Indoraptor was introduced in sequences at Lockwood Manor. The roar towards the end also almost had more monster-esque tones to me, reminding me of Godzilla, which gets me even more excited to see how this new animal interacts with the Campers on screen, and the Indoraptor-esque eye tease at the end is more than enough to make me hungry for more.
I have to admit – this trailer has me genuinely pumped for the upcoming season of the show. I was left a little deflated after the end of Season 2, but Season 3 looks set to go in an exciting and refreshing direction – mixing more of what worked for Season 1 with the darker and more horror-driven tones of Fallen Kingdom. The lore elements built into the very fabric of this third season are also intriguing to me – and they make me really excited that we are getting another opportunity to revisit the island and uncover even more of its secrets.
What do you think? Did we miss anything that caught your eye? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below, and stay tuned to The Jurassic Park Podcast for all of the latest Jurassic news!
Written by:
Tom Jurassic