Dinosaurs and cowboys are two things we grow up wishing we could experience today. They unlock our imagination and that’s why films with either of them tend to do very well across all age groups, but it’s fair to say they’ve not often shared the screen at the same time, right? Well, that’s about to change with one of the most unusual genre mashups currently in development.
Fresh off the release of Primitive War, filmmaker Luke Sparke is heading back to prehistoric territory with a brand-new streaming series that imagines an alternate American frontier where dinosaurs never went extinct. Dinosaurs of the Wild West has officially launched its Kickstarter campaign, with funding set to help bring the ambitious sci-fi Western series to life.
Rather than transporting dinosaurs into another period of history, as Primitive War did with the Vietnam War, Dinosaurs of the Wild West imagines an entirely different timeline where humans and dinosaurs have coexisted for centuries. A prototype trailer was released, too, showing sauropods hauling cargo across the desert, armored stegosaurs and ceratopsians serving as pack animals, riders soaring through the skies atop feathered pterosaurs, and even cowboys riding into battle on the backs of fearsome Tyrannosaurs. Cool. But it also suggested that another threat is on the way that could make them all extinct.
The series is directed by Luke Sparke (Primitive War), who also serves as a producer alongside Carmel Imrie and Carly Sparke. Executive producers include Geoff Imrie, Eric Weick, Colin Hurdle, Kelly Clifford, and Sparke himself. The world and concept originate from artist Shaun Keenan, while the footage was narrated by Jesse Kove (Cobra Kai). The Kickstarter campaign is currently seeking funding for the series’ first two episodes, with additional stretch goals planned to finance the remainder of the season.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
When Will ‘Dinosaurs of the Wild West’ Release?
An official release date has not yet been announced, with production dependent on the success of the current crowdfunding campaign, but supporters of the project get more than just early access, they can even get associate producer credits, visit the set during production, or even help design one of the dinosaurs featured in the series. Other rewards include exclusive trading cards, collectible statues, behind-the-scenes access, and limited-edition merchandise, including an exclusive raptor-and-rider action figure.
If fully funded, Dinosaurs of the Wild West is expected to debut as a streaming series following completion of its initial episodes.
