In March 2024, Ark: The Animated Series was dropped on Paramount+ without much promotion. The series expanded on the Ark: Survival Evolved video game franchise across six episodes. Part 2 of the series was originally promised for release later 2024, and then for 2025. Now, the official social media account for Ark has confirmed that the animated series won’t be back until 2026.
She won’t go gently into that good night…
Helena levels-up to learn the Truth in #ARKTheAnimatedSeries Part 2.
Now releasing in 2026 (thank you for your patience!). pic.twitter.com/O2Gbri0jtt— ARK: Survival Ascended (@survivetheark) November 6, 2025
Ark notably features the voices of A-list performers including Michelle Yeoh, Malcolm McDowell, David Tennant, Jeffrey Wright, Elliot Page, Karl Urban, and Alan Tudyk. Vin Diesel, Russell Crowe, and Gerard Butler also lent their voices to the show in addition to serving as producers.
Madeleine Madden has the leading role of Helena Walker, a widowed paleontologist who seemingly overdosed on pills while mourning her wife, Victoria. Instead of perishing, Helena awoke on the Ark, an isolated area that features humans from across the span of human history living alongside dinosaurs. It’s survival of the fittest on the Ark, but Helena has made allies including her new lover, Meiyin Li (Yeoh).