Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous has been a big hit on Netflix as a spin-off of the mainlines Jurassic World films, debuting on the streaming platform in September of 2020. Originally developed by Zack Stentz with Aaron Hammersley and Scott Kreamer acting as showrunners, season 5 of Camp Cretaceous has finally hit Netflix. As the show's final season, season 5 of Camp Cretaceous is a big finale for the young protagonists viewers have followed on the series.
In Camp Cretaceous season 5, the kids are more determined than ever to make it off of Isla Nublar. However, some new challenges and new characters enter the fray in season 5. With the stakes high and the story full of twists and turns, Camp Cretaceous fans are in for a real dino theme park ride in the show's final season.
We speak to Scott Kreamer on his role in showrunning Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, what fans can expect from the show's fifth and final season, and his thoughts on the show's legacy in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World franchises.
Screen Rant: Going off of the status quo from where season 4 ended, what can people expect from the beginning of season 5?
Scott Kreamer: In season 4, I think the big add is Kenji’s dad reveals himself as the head of Mantah Corp, so obviously, that changes a lot. We know about Kenji’s strained relationship with his Dad, we know where Sammy has been with regards to Mantah Corp and where all the kids have been on this island. So, that’s definitely going to turn things upside down a little bit and kind of reshuffle the deck for the kids.
Going into season 5 as the final season, as far as the dinosaurs of the Camp Cretaceous, what have been some of your favorite dinosaur moments or action scenes on the show?
Scott Kreamer: Well, even though it was more of a monster than a dinosaur, a lot of the Scorpius Rex stuff from season 3 was super fun. It was exciting for me back in season 2 to get more of the T-Rex, which is a dinosaur I’ve always loved, and given what we did in season one with paralleling Jurassic World, we couldn’t really do the T-Rex too much, so I really loved that. I always wanted to get the Spinosaurus involved and just some of those classic Jurassic Park dinosaurs like the Dilophosaurus. And, of course, the Mososaurus stuff and the way our whole team came together to produce these amazing effects scenes in the water, the Mososaurus was pretty cool.
With the T-Rex, with the Jurassic World movies running parallel to the show, has there been a large amount of coordination between the two in terms of when and where different dinosaurs can be used, or has Camp Cretaceous been a little more autonomous?
Scott Kreamer: Well, there’s a lot of coordination. When the writers sit down to break down scenes, Colin Trevorrow’s in the room with us, whether virtually or in person. A number of times, as he comes through L.A., he’ll sit with us, or he and I will email, but most of the time that we’re figuring out what we’re going to do, Colin is involved, and so is Frank Marshall also weighs in. I can think of a couple of instances where, such as when he was writing Jurassic World: Dominion, we had a storyline that maybe was straying towards something they were considering doing at the time, and so we didn’t do that, or if they’ve wanted us to hold off on using a particular dinosaur, we’ve done that, as well.
When Camp Cretaceous began, was there a conception about the longevity of the series, with it having run for five seasons, or was that something that was decided upon later?
Scott Kreamer: I’ll say that we had a general idea of how many episodes we thought we were going to be able to do. We weren’t sure if it was going to be five seasons or six seasons, you never really know, so you just plan for what you’re hoping for and then adjust where you have to. I had an idea for what I wanted to be the last scene of the series, and we got there, which I feel very lucky that we did. So, that was always kind of in mind, especially as far as the back half of the series goes. Things definitely changed, but overall, we had a trajectory in mind of where we wanted to go, and luckily, they gave us enough space to get there.
Was there a lot that was taken off or changed in the overall plan of Camp Cretaceous?
Scott Kreamer: Just conceptually, things adjust just as you go along. When Zack Stentz first had this idea way back when, he had a certain idea for it, then I came on, then the other artists came on and the writers came on, so it starts as one thing, and it becomes kind of our thing collectively. So, when you have a lot of people batting around ideas and thinking about doing right by the characters but also doing right by the fans and the franchise, things adjust. Definitely, things weren’t exactly how I think we thought they were going to go at the beginning, but I’m really happy how things ended up.
Going into season 5 specifically, what can fans of Camp Cretaceous expect from season 5 in general?
Scott Kreamer: Well, there’s going to be dinosaurs, I promise that! We as a crew and a writing staff and a cast, we’ve fallen in love with these characters and we want to do right by them and the series, so we’ve seen all these characters grow and change, and we definitely wanted to do more of that interspersed with a lot of dinosaur action, a lot of changes within relationships and a lot of growth, it’s all about the characters. We always says ‘Come for the dinosaurs, stay for the characters.’ So, that’s where this show begins and ends, and there’s also a lot of thrilling action and new things that we haven’t seen, so there’s a lot of heart and a lot of action and a lot of fun to be had.
From your vantage point as showrunner, what was the biggest surprise for you personally with how Camp Cretaceous has concluded?
Scott Kreamer: I don’t know if I would say the biggest surprise, but the fact that we pulled this off – there’s some action stuff and effects and just the whole breadth of the show that this team was able to do. We’re not a feature, so we don’t have that schedule or budget or anything like that, and how everyone pulled together and really delivered something pretty epic, especially as the season draws to a close, I don’t know if I’m surprised they did it, but I’m amazed, I’m in awe and really thankful that the team came together they way they did.
As showrunner, what were some of the big standout moments from the making of Camp Cretaceous season 5?
Scott Kreamer: Well, obviously, we were doing it from home, so again, you talk about a crew coming other to do something, that’s probably the biggest standout and it sort of mirrors the whole premise of the show of the kids, and by extension, all of us are stronger when we stick together. That was definitely the case of not just season 5 but the whole series, especially as we moved from working together in person to working from home. Things could have gone off the rails really easily, and they didn’t, and like I said, that’s just a testament to the crew and the cast of this show.
With Camp Cretaceous in its totality and season 5 releasing, with the show having had the kind of life that it has had as a Jurassic World spin-off, what would you say has been the biggest impact it had had on the franchise?
Scott Kreamer: Oh, I don’t know if I’m smart enough to say what the impact on the franchise is! From what I’m told, we’ve had an impact, and you hope but you never know. The way the fans have embraced the show from the beginning has been mind-boggling and really amazing, and for this to be a window to bring a new generation of viewers, young and old, into this franchise, it’s hard to put into words. You hope to make an impact, and I’m super proud of what we’ve done and the fact that it has been, for the most part, embraced by people and brought new people into the whole Jurassic franchise, especially because Jurassic Park was an important film for me, and the franchise as a whole has been important to this entire generation and everyone involved with it. To be a small part of that, it’s pretty amazing.
Check out our interview with Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous stars Paul-Mikél Williams & Raini Rodriguez.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season 5 is now streaming on Netflix.
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