Dino Dana is a Canadian comedy-drama science fiction television series created and directed by J. J. Johnson. The series was developed as a follow-up to Dino Dan and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 27, 2017. Dino Dana: The Movie was released on Prime Video in September 2020. It was originally going to be a theatrical release on March 21, 2020, but was delayed and later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. A new spin-off of Dino Dan & Dino Dana, titled Dino Dex, debuted in October 20, 2024.
Plot A sequel series to Dino Dan, Dino Dana focuses on a nine-year-old girl named Dana Jain who sets out to complete "Dino experiments" that teach her more about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, prehistoric marine reptiles, synapsids, prehistoric insects and prehistoric mammals. She often also increases her understanding of life and grows in her personal life as a result of the lessons learned while solving the experiments. Other characters include her older stepsister, Saara; her mother, Ava; her stepfather, Ahman; Gloria, her maternal grandmother; and Dexter, her baby half-brother born at the beginning of season 3. Jason Spevack and Trek Buccino also make periodic guest appearances as Dan and Trek Henderson.
The series combines live action with CGI animation.
Cast Michela Luci as Dana Jain Saara Chaudry as Saara Jain, Dana's older step-sister Nicola Correia-Damude as Mom (Eva Jain) Amish Patel as Step-Dad (Aman Jain) Rayan Mahklouf as Dexter Jain, Dana and Saara's younger half-brother Maria Vacratsis as Grandma Eric Peterson as Grandpa Ali Hassan as Uncle Ravi Nelu Handa as Anjali, Uncle Ravi’s girlfriend Bill Cobbs as Mr. Hendrickson, Dana's neighbour Laaibah Alvi as Young Saara Loretta Yu as Cai (recurring) Anna Cathcart as Robyn (recurring) Olivia Presti as Olivia (recurring) Millie Davis as Riley (recurring) Jayne Eastwood as Ms Currie Jason Spevack as Dan Henderson Trek Buccino as Trek Henderson
Episodes
Awards + Awards and nominations for Dino DanaAwardYearCategoryRecipientsResultKidscreen Awards 2017Best New SeriesDino Dana 2018 Best Non-Animated or Mixed SeriesDino Dana Canadian Screen Awards2018Best Direction, Children's or YouthJ.J. JohnsonBest Performance, Children's or YouthMichela Luci2019Best Pre-School Program or SeriesDino DanaBest Cross-Platform Project - Children's and YouthDino Dana DigitalBest Direction, Children's or YouthJ.J. JohnsonBest Writing, Children's or YouthJ.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie YouglaiBest Performance, Children's or YouthMichela LuciBest Performance, Children's or YouthSaara Chaudry Daytime Emmy Award 2018Outstanding Preschool Children's SeriesDino Dana2019Outstanding Preschool Children's SeriesDino DanaOutstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class ProgramMichela Luci Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing ProgramJ.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie YounglaiOutstanding Directing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing ProgramJ.J. JohnsonOutstanding Art direction/Set Direction/Scenic DesignAmanda Vernuccio, Tyler McFarland and Kevin MorraOutstanding Lighting DirectionGeorge Lajtai CSCOutstanding Sound Editing for a Live Action ProgramSean W. Karp, Will Preventis, Noah Siegel, Charles Duchesne, Blag Ahilov and Jakob Thiesen Youth Media Alliance2019Best Program, Live Action Scripted and Non-Scripted, PreschoolDino DanaOutstanding Youth PerformerSaara Chaudry
Broadcast On October 6, 2016, on YouTube, short introductory Dino Dana clips were first published, reusing footage from the past two shows. Dino Dana launched on May 24, 2017 on TVOKids in Canada. Two days later, the show premiered on May 26 on Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK. In Australia Dino Dana screens on ABC Kids.In the United Arab Emirates, it premiered on e-Junior. In Latin America, it premiered on Nat Geo Kids Latin America.
References
External links Dino Dana on IMDb Dino Dana on ABC iView