Who is Adria Munnerlyn? Jurassic World Chaos Theory tribute explained

The season 2 premiere of Jurassic World Chaos Theory paid tribute to Adria Munnerlyn at the episode's end. The tribute was shown shortly before the end credits, and it read as follows:

"In Loving Memory of Adria Munnerlyn. Camp Fam Forever."

Adria Munnerlyn used to be an employee of DreamWorks since at least 1998, according to her LinkedIn page. By the time of her death, she had been promoted to numerous higher positions, culminating in her becoming the director of the clearance department at DreamWorks Animation.

DreamWorks Animation is one of the studios that has worked on Jurassic World Chaos Theory since its inception, with other production studios involved including Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.

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Adria Munnerlyn had a storied career at DreamWorks, including Jurassic World Chaos Theory

Adria Munnerlyn was an employee of DreamWorks Animation for over 25 years. She started out as a digital ink and paint artist before becoming the Credits and Titles Administrator in 2004.

Her tenure at the clearance department began in 2010, when she was the clearance administrator. She continued climbing the ranks in that department until she became the department's director in June 2021.

Munnerlyn's friend, Mark Kinsey Stephenson, had originally broken the news of her passing on Facebook in August 2024 with a written eulogy. His post revealed that the cause of her death was breast cancer. His post indicated that she was also friends with Richard Hamner, who works as the senior contract manager at DreamWorks.

The DreamWorks Careers Instagram page made note of Adria Munnerlyn's work back in March 2022. Their post featured a commendation from Yuself Sutton, a senior manager at Clearance, who said:

"Adria is an amazing mentor and she is always available to answer questions and provide guidance. We are lucky to have her."

Fans on social media also had their curiosity piqued by the tribute to Adria, with one of them posting on Reddit and asking about her importance. One fan responded that the role related to matters of legal compliance, with them stating:

"Director of Clearance is an unsung, important job in regards to legal compliance in the film profession. I'm very glad that DreamWorks gave her a memorial before the ending credits. There are many hard working people that rarely get any recognition in making films and tv shows."

DreamWorks's tribute to Adria has evidently brought increased attention to the unsung heroes that play an understated but important role in filmmaking, whether it's live-action or animation.

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What is Jurassic World Chaos Theory?

Jurassic World Chaos Theory is an animated series distributed by Netflix that first premiered on May 24, 2024. The series is a follow-up to Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, which Adria also worked on.

Within the Jurassic Park film timeline, Chaos Theory takes place between 2018's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and 2022's Jurassic World Dominion. The series follows the adventures of the "Nubular Six," a group of youngsters first introduced in Camp Cretaceous.

When one of their own, Brooklynn, is seemingly killed by an Allosaurus, the rest of the Nubular Six begin an investigation into what truly happened to her, and in the process, they discover a dangerous conspiracy that may pose a serious threat to both humans and dinosaurs alike.

The two series of Jurassic World Chaos Theory have been released in a binge format, with all episodes of the first season premiering on May 24, and all episodes of the second season premiering on October 17.

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Jurassic World Chaos Theory is available for streaming on Netflix.