Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Review – Mystery Awaits In Fantastic Continuation Of Original Series

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is an excellent addition to the iconic franchise. Netflix’s new animated series is a continuation of the Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous show, bringing back all the main characters of the series, though there are a couple of changes in the voice cast. Still, the series serves as the perfect continuation to the original, with Jurassic World: Chaos Theory presenting a more mature adventure for the Nublar Six that makes sense for the now adult cast of characters.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is a CG animated action-adventure series from Dreamworks Animation. The series is set after the events of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous and follows protagonist Darius Bowman, who visits the infamous camp as the dinosaurs escape and wreak havoc.

Pros

• The Nublar Six have grown in interesting ways
• Chaos Theory continues what worked in Camp Cretaceous with a more mature tone
• The series’ driving mystery presents many twists and turns

Cons

• Jenna Ortega is missed as Brooklynn

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is the latest entry in the iconic franchise that started all the way back in 1993 with Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. While the Netflix animated series is named after the movie franchise’s sequel trilogy starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, the two actors never appear in the animated world. Instead, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory continues the story of the Nublar Six, now a group of young adults who formed a tight bond as they survived dinosaurs while stranded on Isla Nublar in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous. A tragedy brings the group together after six years.

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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Perfectly Handles Its Time Skip

The Nublar Six’s growth is exciting

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous followed six main characters: Darius, Kenji, Brooklynn, Ben, Yasmina, and Sammy. The core crew is back in Chaos Theory, though they are not teens anymore. Set six years after the original, it does a great job of showing how the characters have evolved after the end of Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous. While the two animated series could have been just the kid-friendly version of the Jurassic World franchise, the characters are well-rounded, making for a compelling experience that will get you invested quickly.

While it is better to watch Chaos Theory after having seen all five seasons of Camp Cretaceous, it is not necessary to enjoy the new series. The show does a great job of setting the scene for new viewers. Since there is a time skip between the two animated shows, Chaos Theory takes its time introducing its core cast of characters. The series reveals what each member of the Nublar Six has been up to since they were last seen, bringing them together for a life-threatening issue.

It is great to see these characters as adults. Each member of the Nublar Six retains their defining traits, but they’ve grown in interesting ways since the end of the original show. Chaos Theory is also notably more mature in its storytelling than Camp Cretaceous. While both shows featured plenty of deaths, though hidden through smart cuts, the new Netflix series ups the stakes for its main characters and hones in on the franchise’s horror roots, making it different from the original show in an exciting way.

The Series’ Driving Mystery Is Intriguing

Brooklynn is at the center of the show

While Jenna Ortega has left the franchise after her breakout role in Netflix’s Wednesday, her Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous character, Brooklyn, is the most important Nublar Six member in the new series. Now voiced by Kiersten Kelly, Brooklynn’s death is the driving force of the series. The circumstances that led to the tragic event and the guilt other members of the Nublar Six feel in relation to Brooklyn’s death make for a series of twists and turns throughout the show’s first season.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory weaves Brooklynn through a series of heartwarming and heartbreaking flashbacks of her interactions with other members of the Nublar Six in the years between Camp Cretaceous and Chaos Theory. At the end of the original series, Brooklynn was dating Kenji, who was played by Titans‘ Ryan Potter. Just like Ortega, Potter is nowhere to be seen in the new series. The actor was recast with Never Have I Ever‘s Darren Barnett as Kenji after a pay dispute. Kenji’s new voice fits in seamlessly to the point I was shocked it was not Potter himself.

When Kelly is speaking in a lower tone, she sounds just like Ortega’s Brooklynn, though the recast is more noticeable than Kenji’s. Brooklynn and Kenji aside, the rest of the voice cast returned for Jurassic World: Chaos Theory. After enduring plenty of life-threatening situations at Isla Nublar, it is interesting to see how the arrival of dinosaurs in the world outside the island affected the characters, and there are some creative answers to that question. Jurassic World: Chaos Theory‘s first season brings an even better version of the Camp Cretaceous crew and perfectly sets up season 2.