Amazing Dinoworld
{{Short description|Streaming mini-docuseries}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| genre = Documentary
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| narrated = Salvatore Vecchio
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| composer = {{Plainlist|
- Hideaki Kimura
Evan Call
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| country = Japan and
United States
| language = English
| num_episodes = 4
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Yasuhiro Adachi
- Ken Matsuo
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| location =
| runtime = 48–52 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- NHK
- CuriosityStream
- Autentic
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Amazing Dinoworld is a 2019 streaming mini-docuseries produced by NHK in co-production with CuriosityStream and Autentic. The first two seasons lasted two episodes each, both covering prehistoric creatures.
Background and production
CuriosityStream partnered with NHK to develop three series of which Amazing Dinoworld was the first.{{cite press release|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/curiositystream-unearths-incredible-new-facts-and-reveals-a-new-vision-of-prehistoric-earth-in-the-amazing-dinoworld-miniseries-1028604188|title=CuriosityStream Unearths Incredible New Facts and Reveals a New Vision of Prehistoric Earth in The Amazing Dinoworld Miniseries|agency=PR Newswire|publisher=Business Insider|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=September 14, 2022}}
Amazing Dinoworld is a paleontology-related series and features digital renderings of dinosaurs.{{cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201014005833/en/CuriosityStream-the-First-Streaming-Media-Company-Devoted-to-Factual-Entertainment-Lists-on-the-NASDAQ-Exchange|title=CuriosityStream, the First Streaming Media Company Devoted to Factual Entertainment, Lists on the NASDAQ Exchange|agency=Business Wire|date=October 14, 2020|accessdate=September 14, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Dossett|first=Julian|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/curiositystream-review/|title=CuriosityStream Review: Is It Worth It?|work=TV Guide|date=September 13, 2022|accessdate=September 14, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Todd|first=Harrison|url=https://poly.rpi.edu/opinion/2019/11/i-need-a-remake-of-the-future-is-wild/|title=I need a remake of The Future Is Wild|work=The Rensselaer Polytechnic|date=November 26, 2019|accessdate=September 14, 2019}} While CuriosityStream drove the storytelling of the series, NHK worked on the series' visual art. Salvatorre Vecchio is the narrator for the series.{{cite web|last=Encarnacion|first=Monica|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/amazing-dinoworld|title=Amazing Dinoworld|publisher=Common Sense Media|accessdate=September 14, 2022}}
In "The Feather Revolution", the first episode of the series, the Deinocheirus and Troodon of the Mesozoic Era are focused on.{{cite web|last=Neale|first=April|url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/dinosaurs-come-to-life-in-curiositystream-original-amazing-dinoworld/|title=Dinosaurs come to life in CuriosityStream original Amazing Dinoworld|work=Monsters and Critics|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=September 14, 2022}} The second episode deals with the Mosasaurus and an early land-dwelling reptilian ancestor, Protomosasaurus.
Release and streaming
CuriosityStream developed two episodes for the first season, "The Feather Revolution" and "The World of Sea Monsters"; the platform premiered the series on October 17, 2019. The series was also made available on HBO Max at its launch on May 27, 2020.{{cite web|last=Singer|first=Matt|url=https://screencrush.com/every-tv-series-on-hbo-max/|title=Every TV Series Streaming on HBO Max at Launch|work=ScreenCrush|date=May 27, 2020|accessdate=September 14, 2022}} A second season, called Amazing Dinoworld 2 consists of two episodes, "Survivors: A New Theory" and "The Kingdom of Supersizers" and was released on CuriosityStream on November 30, 2023.
Episodes
=Season 1=
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|Title = The Feather Revolution
|DirectedBy = Kazuki Ueda
Yasuke Matsufune
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|ShortSummary = The concept of feathered dinosaurs is explored, contrary to the previously long-held belief that dinosaurs were more reptile-like. The Deinocheirus and Troodon are of particular focus. The Halszkaraptor is also discussed.
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|Title = The World of Sea Monsters
|DirectedBy = Kazuki Ueda
Yasuke Matsufune
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|ShortSummary = Prehistoric ocean life is discussed, with the Mosasaurus and Protomosasaurus being particularly focused on.
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=Season 2=
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Reception
In a review of the CuriosityStream platform, PCMag listed Amazing Dinoworld as one of its notable series.{{cite web|last1=Shibu|first1=Sherin|last2=Minor|first2=Jordan|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/curiositystream|title=CuriosityStream Review|work=PCMag|date=July 19, 2022|accessdate=September 14, 2022}}
References
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Category:2010s American documentary television series
Category:2019 American television series debuts
Category:2023 American television series endings
Category:CuriosityStream original programming
Category:Documentary films about prehistoric life