By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Giant monsters will soon be stomping across the small screen.
Apple TV+ has unveiled first-look photos with a synopsis for MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS, a 10-episode series from Legendary Entertainment spinning off from the Monsterverse features (GODZILLA VS. KONG et al.). Co-developed by Chris Black (SEVERANCE) and Matt Fraction (HAWKEYE), its first two episodes were directed by Matt Shakman (WANDAVISION). Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski star; the synopsis: “Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga–spanning three generations–reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives.”
A debut date for MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS will be announced soon; the next theatrical Monsterverse installment, GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, opens March 15, 2024.
