Dino Dana facts for kids
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | J. J. Johnson |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production company(s) | Sinking Ship Entertainment |
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| Original network | TVOKids |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | May 24, 2017 – present |
Dino Dana is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series was developed as a followup to Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures and premiered on Amazon Prime on May 27, 2017. In September 2020, Dino Dana: The Movie was released on Prime Video after being announced in 2018. It was originally going to be a theatrical release on March 21, 2020, but was delayed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
Plot
Dino Dana is about a nine-year-old girl named Dana Jain who sets out to achieve "Dino experiments" that teach her more about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, prehistoric marine reptiles Mix-Tilecers Tagsmas Synapsids prehistoric insects and prehistoric mammals. Other characters include her older stepsister, Saara; her mother, Ava; her stepfather, Ahman; and 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 (Ava Jain)
- Amish Patel as Dad (Aman Jain)
- Bill Cobbs as Mr. Hendrickson, Dana's neighbour
- Laaibah Alvi as Young Saara
- Anna Cathcart as Robyn (recurring)
- Millie Davis as Riley (recurring)
- Jason Spevack as Dan Henderson
- Trek Buccino as Trek Henderson
Broadcast
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 13 | May 24, 2017 | August 17, 2017 | |
| 2 | 13 | March 24, 2018 | August 4, 2018 | |
| 3 | 13 | May 22, 2019 | July 3, 2019 | |
Episodes
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Recipients | Result |
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| Canadian Screen Awards | 2018 | Best Direction, Children's or Youth | J.J. Johnson | Nominated |
| Best Performance, Children's or Youth | Michela Luci | Nominated | ||
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2019 | Best Pre-School Program or Series | Dino Dana | Won |
| Best Cross-Platform Project - Children's and Youth | Dino Dana Digital | Won | ||
| Best Direction, Children's or Youth | J.J. Johnson | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing, Children's or Youth | J.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie Youglai | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance, Children's or Youth | Michela Luci | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance, Children's or Youth | Saara Chaudry | Nominated | ||
| Daytime Emmy Award | 2018 | Outstanding Preschool Children's Series | Dino Dana | Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Award | 2019 | Outstanding Preschool Children's Series | Dino Dana | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program | Michela Luci | Won | ||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing Program | J.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie Younglai | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing Program | J.J. Johnson | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Art direction/Set Direction/Senic Design | Amanda Vernuccio, Tyler McFarland and Kevin Morra | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Direction | George Lajtai CSC | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Live Action Program | Sean W. Karp, Will Preventis, Noah Siegel, Charles Duchesne, Blag Ahilov and Jakob Thiesen | Nominated |
2017: won the Kidscreen Award for Best New Series
2018: won the Kidscreen Award for Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
2019: won the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Performer in a Children's Program
2019: won the 2019 YMA Award for Best Program, Live Action Scripted and Non-Scripted, Preschool
Broadcast
On October 6, 2016, on YouTube, short introductory Dino Dana clips were first published, reusing footage from the past two shows. Dino Dana premiered on May 26, 2017 on Amazon Prime in the US and UK. TVO Kids picked up the show in June 2017. In Australia Dino Dana screens on ABC Kids., On Latin America premiered through Nat Geo Kids Latin America
See also
In Spanish: Dino Dana para niños
