PRIMAL Season 3 Teaser Teases a Savage Clash With a Colossal Sandworm
After what felt like an eternity of waiting and low level panic from fans, Primal is finally stomping back, and the newly released teaser reminds us why this show is so freakin awesome.
It’s brutal, feral, and capped off with a jaw-dropping confrontation involving a massive sandworm that looks ready to devour everything in its path.
According to an earlier press release from Adult Swim, the new season flips the table. “The third season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal opens with a shocking twist that resurrects Spear in a new form—stripped of memory and humanity—and forces him to roam a brutal, untamed world as a shadow of his former self.
“As Spear battles savage landscapes and deadly foes, faint echoes of his past begin to stir, leading him toward an emotional and explosive reunion that will test the limits of survival.”
That direction came as a surprise even to the show’s creator admitted he originally thought the story was done. “After two seasons, I was ready to move on until an idea surfaced that was pulpier, bad-ass, and undeniable. Everyone agreed, and Season Three was born.”
Tartakovsky shared some early ideas that almost took Primal in a very different direction. “I started to draw, and the first idea was of this orange alien girl and a blue man. They were born, kind of like Adam and Eve, and they struggle, and they fight different creatures. It kind of felt just not right.”
He kept pushing, but nothing clicked. “And so it wasn't working. And I'm like, 'Oh, maybe more alien, kind of insectoid things.' And that wasn't working. Then I had this idea about a cute creature who has to survive.
“I was like, 'That's kind of neat.' But then it felt very cute, and I don't know what makes this adult. So I had all these questions. And is it too far away from Primal, right?'”
Eventually, Tartakovsky realized what he actually missed was Spear. The anthology approach was dropped, and the focus snapped back to continuing the story of Spear and Fang, even after Spear’s devastating sacrifice at the end of Season 2.
The teaser makes it clear that fans can expect the same savage energy that defines Primal. The violence is raw, the storytelling is stripped down to its bones, and the sound design once again does a ton of heavy lifting. The sandworm sequence feels massive in scale and pure nightmare fuel.
Tartakovsky is still keeping most of Season 3 under lock and key, but one detail is confirmed. Spear and Fang’s offspring will appear and play a major role in where the story goes next.
Primal kicks off its Season 3 run on Sunday, January 11 at 11:30pm ET/PT on Adult Swim, with streaming available the following day on HBO Max.
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