The world of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal is returning, nevertheless it’s getting back from the lifeless in additional methods than one. A first-look teaser from New York Comedian Con has confirmed that the acclaimed animated sequence will resurrect its fallen hero, Spear, as a zombie for its extremely anticipated Season 3.
Primal Season 3 first-look teaser brings Spear again as a zombie
The final time followers noticed Spear, the fiesty caveman had died in Primal Season 2’s emotional finale. Fang, his loyal dinosaur companion, survived and went on to lift her offspring alongside Spear’s daughter, creating what felt like a pure and hopeful ending. However the brand new teaser flips that ending on its head as Spear has one way or the other returned from the lifeless, now current as a zombie in Tartakovsky’s brutal, pulpy world in Season 3.
Tartakovsky revealed to TheWrap that Spear’s resurrection wasn’t a part of the unique plan. “I began to consider it, like, ‘What did I do? I spent 20 episodes getting individuals to like these characters… after which I kill him,’” he stated. “Possibly it was too early… Then abruptly, this factor pops up… possibly there’s a means round it. It’s a fantastical concept and it’s completely pulpy, which I beloved about it,” Tartakovsky additional acknowledged.
That “means round it” seemingly attracts from the present’s personal lore. Season 1’s “Plague of Insanity” had already explored zombie-like creatures, laying the groundwork for the upcoming twist that feels true to Primal’s wild tone. “That is one thing new and no one’s going to anticipate it,” Tartakovsky teased, including, “It’s going to flip the script on every part.”
The creator additionally shared that Season 3 will shift in tone and vitality. Whereas the present’s motion and visceral magnificence stay, the brand new arc explores “discovering humanity in demise.” About Spear, Tartakovsky defined, “He’s not conscious of who he’s. He’s a zombie… has no reminiscence of what has come earlier than. That half actually opened up the doorways for us so much. Does he have reminiscences? Does he not have reminiscences? Are they flashes of bits or do issues remind him of issues of his previous?”
Primal Season 3 premieres on Grownup Swim and HBO Max in January 2026.
Initially reported by Devanshi Basu on SuperHeroHype.
