LEGO Dinos Return with 'Jurassic World: Legends of Isla Nublar'

Listen, I’m already far too flippant with my wallet when it comes to LEGO as it is. But there are a few things that make me abandon all pretense at financial responsibility, and near the top of that list are LEGO dinosaurs.

I missed out on the heyday of the original Jurassic Park tie-in sets (man, some of those sets look AMAZING), so it was a thrill when Jurassic World hit the theaters a few years ago and we got a new round of dino-themed sets.

Well, Jurassic World and its sequel have come and gone (and we still have a couple years before the third one is supposedly going to come out), but LEGO has our backs, fellow fans of plastic reptiles.

Coming later this year is a 13-episode animated series called LEGO Jurassic World: Legends of Isla Nublar. (The “where” of how to watch the series is as-yet unannounced.) The series will feature Claire, Owen, and a buncha dinosaurs, and it will serve as a sequel of sorts to 2018’s LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit.

(FYI: There’s also a half-hour show on Netflix called LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape.)

The description of the series is thus:

Set in 2012, three years before the events of the Jurassic World movie, LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar picks up where the story left off from LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit. Newly hired animal behaviorist Owen Grady and Assistant Manager of Park Operations Claire Dearing team up on Isla Nublar to deal with everything hectic life around the Jurassic World park throws their way.

And “everything” includes runaway dinosaurs, ongoing construction to expand the park, tourists everywhere unpredictable tropical weather, and an impulsive boss! Plus, a mysterious saboteur with surprising ties to the park’s past is on a quest to find a legendary treasure and destroy Jurassic World forever! What could possibly go wrong? Everything.

There will be toys, too, obviously. LEGO has announced four new sets (with three brand-new dinosaurs) that are based on the series and will hit shelves this fall. Though they won’t be on sale for several months yet, the sets are currently on display at Toy Fair in New York.

Read on for the deets…

Dilophosaurus on the Loose

Set #75934
Ages 6+, 168 pieces, $19.99 (USD)
3 minifigures: Owen Grady, Hudson Harper, and a park worker
New-for-June-2019 dinosaur: Dilophosaurus
Drone helicopter
Dinosaur-head-shaped market stall

Baryonyx Face-Off: The Treasure Hunt

Set #75935
Ages 7+, 434 pieces, $59.99 (USD)
4 minifigures: Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Danny Nedermeyer, Sinjin Prescott, plus a Red the dog figure
Dinosaur: Baryoynx
Offroader features space for 2 minifigures