Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is the sixth installment and the second television series in the MonsterVerse franchise, streaming on Apple TV+.
Following the events of the 2014 Godzilla film, the ten-episode run follows members of the Monarch organization as they encounter Godzilla and other monsters called Titans, across a half century.
Starring Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe (HOT AF), Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski, plus Wyatt Russell and Kurt Russell in the shared role of Lee Shaw.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters first streamed Apple TV+ mid-November, to positive critical reviews. The ten episode run concluded yesterday lunchtime.
So what's different from any other Godzilla film? Well for starters we head back to 2015, one year after the re-emergence of Godzilla, half-siblings Cate and Kentaro Randa investigate their missing father Hiroshi's connection to Monarch, the covert organization monitoring giant monsters known as Titans.
Two generations earlier, Bill Randa and Keiko Miura are scientists involved with the early development of Monarch. Former Army officer Lee Shaw becomes a close ally to the Randa family across both time periods.
This year we will also see Godzilla on the big screen, again with old mate King Kong for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. So is this series just released to wet our whistles?
I enjoyed this for the most part, it looks a million bucks. Each episode however follows a similar formula. Go back and forth through the past back to 2015, then see a "Titan" towards the end of the episode.
There is talk about a second season. Not sure how that will work, however apparently it's generally in the top 5 Apple TV+ series, alongside Slow Horses and favourite Ted Lasso. Which I still need to watch! I am onto Slow Horses right now, which is excellent BTW!
So what happened in the finale? SPOILER WARNING!
All the regulars end up fine, however it looks like we have discovered another film favourite. As the hangar’s barn doors closed after the crew lands. It appears that we are on Skull Island circa 2017, where the King Kong himself emerged from the horizon to thump his chest and roar.
Does this link up, set us up for the new film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire?
It was a nice cameo surprise at the end of a very epic season one of Apple TV+ largest action series to date. The way the season all ends, I would really be surprised if this ends with Kong entering the story.
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