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Primal Season 3 First-Look Teaser Shows Spear's Fate
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The world of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal is returning, but it's
coming back from the dead in more ways than one. A first-look
teaser from New York Comic Con has confirmed that the acclaimed
animated series will resurrect its fallen hero, Spear, as a
zombie for its highly anticipated Season 3.

Primal Season 3 first-look teaser brings Spear back as a zombie
The last time fans saw Spear, the fiesty caveman had died in
Primal Season 2's emotional finale. Fang, his loyal dinosaur
companion, survived and went on to raise her offspring alongside
Spear's daughter, creating what felt like a natural and hopeful
ending. But the new teaser flips that ending on its head as
Spear has somehow returned from the dead, now existing as a
zombie in Tartakovsky's brutal, pulpy world in Season 3.

Teaser Trailer (59secs)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nXU209gn44>

Tartakovsky revealed to TheWrap that Spear's resurrection wasn't
part of the original plan. "I started to think about it, like,
'What did I do? I spent 20 episodes getting people to love these
characters... and then I kill him,'" he said. "Maybe it was too
early... Then all of a sudden, this thing pops up... maybe there's a
way around it. It's a fantastical idea and it's totally pulpy,
which I loved about it," Tartakovsky further stated.

That "way around it" seemingly draws from the show's own lore.
Season 1's "Plague of Madness" had already explored zombie-like
creatures, laying the groundwork for the upcoming twist that
feels true to Primal's wild tone. "This is something new and
nobody's going to expect it," Tartakovsky teased, adding, "It's
going to flip the script on everything."

The creator also shared that Season 3 will shift in tone and
energy. While the show's action and visceral beauty remain, the
new arc explores "finding humanity in death." About Spear,
Tartakovsky explained, "He's not aware of who he is. He's a
zombie... has no memory of what has come before. That part really
opened up the doors for us a lot. Does he have memories? Does he
not have memories? Are they flashes of bits or do things remind
him of things of his past?"

Primal Season 3 premieres on Adult Swim and HBO Max in January
2026.



<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2041376-primal-season-3-first-look-teaser-unveils-zombie-spear-adult-swim>





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