Creator of ‘Samurai Jack’ Back at Adult Swim with ‘Primal’

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Adult Swim said it is going back in time with Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky to bring a new animated series, Primal, to the network.

Primal features a caveman at the dawn of evolution teaming up with a dinosaur on the brink of extinction in a violent, dangerous world.

The half hour series will debut in the fall, the network said.

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In addition to Samurai Jack, Tartakovsky created Cartoon Network’s Dexter’s Laboratory and directed the original Star Wars: Clone Wars Series.

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