Dino Dana
GenreTelevision series
Created byJ. J. Johnson
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52
Production
Production locationsToronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companySinking Ship Entertainment
Original release
NetworkTVOKids
ReleaseMay 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) –
April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)

Dino Dana is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series was developed as a follow-up to Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 27, 2017.[1][2] Dino Dana: The Movie was released on Prime Video in September 2020.[3][4] It was originally going to be a theatrical release on March 21, 2020, but was delayed and later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[5] A new spin-off of Dino Dana, titled Dino Dex, is set to premiere sometime in 2024.[6]

Plot

A sequel series to Dino Dan, Dino Dana focuses on a nine-year-old girl named Dana Jain who sets out to complete "Dino experiments" that teach her more about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, prehistoric marine reptiles, synapsids, prehistoric insects and prehistoric mammals. She often also increases her understanding of life and grows in her personal life as a result of the lessons learned while solving the experiments. Other characters include her older stepsister, Saara; her mother, Ava; her stepfather, Ahman; and Gloria, her maternal grandmother, and Dexter, her baby half-brother born at the beginning of season 3. Jason Spevack and Trek Buccino also make periodic guest appearances as Dan and Trek Henderson.

The series combines live action with CGI animation.[7]

Cast

Episodes

Main article: List of Dino Dan episodes § Season 5 (Dino Dana)
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)
213March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)August 4, 2018 (2018-08-04)
313May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
413April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)

Awards

Awards and nominations for Dino Dana
Award Year Category Recipients Result
Canadian Screen Awards 2018 Best Direction, Children's or Youth J.J. Johnson Nominated
Best Performance, Children's or Youth Michela Luci Nominated
Canadian Screen Awards 2019 Best Pre-School Program or Series Dino Dana Won
Best Cross-Platform Project - Children's and Youth Dino Dana Digital Won
Best Direction, Children's or Youth J.J. Johnson Nominated
Best Writing, Children's or Youth J.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie Youglai Nominated
Best Performance, Children's or Youth Michela Luci Nominated
Best Performance, Children's or Youth Saara Chaudry Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award 2018 Outstanding Preschool Children's Series Dino Dana Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award 2019 Outstanding Preschool Children's Series Dino Dana Nominated
Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program Michela Luci Won
Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing Program J.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie Younglai Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing Program J.J. Johnson Nominated
Outstanding Art direction/Set Direction/Senic Design Amanda Vernuccio, Tyler McFarland and Kevin Morra Nominated
Outstanding Lighting Direction George Lajtai CSC Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Live Action Program Sean W. Karp, Will Preventis, Noah Siegel, Charles Duchesne, Blag Ahilov and Jakob Thiesen Nominated

2017: won the Kidscreen Award for Best New Series [8]

2018: won the Kidscreen Award for Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series [9]

2019: won the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Performer in a Children's Program[10]

2019: won the 2019 YMA Award for Best Program, Live Action Scripted and Non-Scripted, Preschool[11]

Broadcast

On October 6, 2016, on YouTube, short introductory Dino Dana clips were first published, reusing footage from the past two shows. Dino Dana launched on May 24, 2017 on TVOKids in Canada.[12] Two days later, the show premiered on May 26 on Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK.[13] In Australia Dino Dana screens on ABC Kids.[14] In Latin America, it premiered on Nat Geo Kids Latin America.

References

  1. ^ "Amazon Original Kids Series Dino Dana Premieres May 26 on Prime Video in the US and UK". www.businesswire.com. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  2. ^ "Amazon sets the date for Dino Dana". kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "September streaming 2020: Top new TV and movie releases". CNN. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Archive » Sinking Ship roars into Dino Dana movie". Kidscreen. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  5. ^ "Deals You Missed: Sony, Sinking Ship, Animaccord".
  6. ^ Whittock, Jesse (July 10, 2023). "'Dino Dex': Prime Video & Canadian Nets Board Latest Series In Sinking Ship's 'Dino' Franchise".
  7. ^ "Dino Dana - TV Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  8. ^ "And the 2018 Kidscreen Awards go to". Kidscreen. Kidscreen. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Who walked away with a 2019 Kidscreen Award?". kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  10. ^ Zahed, Ramin (May 4, 2019). "'Loud House', 'Daniel Tiger' Win Top Animation Daytime Emmys". animationmagazine.net. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (May 31, 2019). "2019 YMA Awards of Excellence Winners Announced". animationmagazine.net. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Dino Dana is coming to TVOKids on May 24!". TVO. 2017-05-17.
  13. ^ "Amazon Original Kids Series Dino Dana Premieres May 26 on Prime Video in the US and UK". businesswire.com. May 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "Dino Dana - ABC KIDS". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

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