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Premiering a year ago this week, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters was an immediate hit for Apple TV, and rightfully so. As the first live-action Godzilla series to hit the small screen here in North America, anticipations were at an all-time high to see how everyones favorite Titan would fare on television, and the results did not disappoint. Now, nearly 365 days following Monarchs debut, Apple TV has provided fans with a huge update on Season 2.

Posting on X this morning, Apple TV revealed that production on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 has officially begun. The announcement was accompanied by a photo (seen below) that shows a Monarch base in shambles, with a couple of jeeps nearby sporting the Apex Cybernetics logo. "Greetings from Skull Island," the caption reads. "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 is in production."

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters adds a familiar face.

Legendary will continue to expand upon their monster-filled cinematic universe with a second season of the Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and the official Apple TV account over on Twitter this morning has announced that production is underway.

What do we know about “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Season 2? For starters, Amber Midthunder (Prey) recently joined the cast of the upcoming season. Midthunder’s involvement in the new season is said to be “a heavily recurring role.” As we recently learned, she will appear as new character Isabel, described as “an intelligent and powerful businesswoman.”

The first season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” ended with the surprising arrival of King Kong, and co-creator Chris Black ensures that’s one promise Season 2 will make good on.

Chris Black told Gold Derby, “I think where we left the season gave us so much fertile territory for storytelling. Keiko comes back, we...

Legendary will continue to expand upon their monster-filled cinematic universe with a second season of the Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and Variety brings us some exciting casting news today. Amber Midthunder (Prey) will star in Season 2!

Midthunder’s involvement in the new season is said to be “a heavily recurring role.” She will appear as new character Isabel, described as “an intelligent and powerful businesswoman.”

The first season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” ended with the surprising arrival of King Kong, and co-creator Chris Black ensures that’s one promise Season 2 will make good on.

Chris Black told Gold Derby, “I think where we left the season gave us so much fertile territory for storytelling. Keiko comes back, we appear to have lost Colonel Shaw, we have this reunion with the family… that feels like a great launch pad for Season 2.”

“We want to continue to tell this human story,...

Warning: Spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has seemingly solved its timeline problem, allowing it to drop new reveals and twists about the Monsterverse without getting in the way of cannon. As a ten-episode story, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters comes across as a show capable of greatly enriching Godzilla and Kong's cinematic universe. However, the series faces some one huge obstacle that can make accomplishing that task challenging: its placement in the Monsterverse timeline.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is set in 2015, just one year after Godzilla defeated the MUTOs in Gareth Edwards' Godzilla reboot. The problem with this is that many of the most important developments to occur in the Monsterverse stem from Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong. The discovery of the ancient civilization that worshipped the Titans, Godzilla becoming the King of the Monsters, and the exploration of the Hollow Earth...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters explores the human impact of the Titans and the shadowy organization Monarch. The series utilizes a unique dual-timeline storytelling approach to portray Monarch's inception and its potential failure. The main cast, including Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, and Kiersey Clemons, deliver impressive performances in their respective roles set in the post G-Day timeline.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is an exploration of the shadowy organization present in Legendary Pictures’ ever-expanding MonsterVerse. Although the series, created by Chris Black and written by Black and Matt Fraction, features Godzilla and introduces new Titans into the fold, it focuses primarily on the humans affected by both the Titans and Monarch. The series also utilizes a unique dual-timeline storytelling approach to showcase Monarch’s optimistic inception and the arguable later failing of its potential.

The post G-Day contingent of the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters cast is led by Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe,...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters explores family ties and the history of the Monarch organization in the MonsterVerse. The series features an ensemble cast, including Kurt and Wyatt Russell playing the same character in different time periods. Actors Mari Yamamoto and Anders Holm discuss their characters and the challenges of balancing comedy and drama in the show.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters dives deep into the human side of the MonsterVerse. The Apple TV+ series from Chris Black, co-written by Black and Matt Fraction, uses family ties to fill in the gaps between 2014’s Godzilla and 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong even as it looks back to the 1950s to explore the history of the shadowy Monarch organization. The series boasts an outstanding ensemble cast including the inspired casting choice of real-life father-and-son duo Kurt and Wyatt Russell as the same character, Lee Shaw, in different time periods.

Starring alongside Wyatt Russell’s...

Warning: Spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 5

Monarch discovers a new ice monster in episode 5, nicknamed the Frost Vark, which was previously unknown to the organization. Monarch names Titans after the person who discovers them, as revealed by Duvall in episode 5. Lee Shaw's aging is due to a classified Monarch mission, which is connected to a Titan-related incident.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 5 dropped a handful of interesting reveals regarding the Monsterverse. As a multi-episode storyline, as opposed to a feature-length film, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters operates in a format that puts it in an excellent position to expand the lore of Godzilla and Kong's cinematic universe. The show has been quick to seize on those opportunities, revealing more about the origins of Monarch, the military's failed attempt to kill Godzilla, and other Titans hiding on Earth.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 5 continues the efforts of May, Kentaro,...

The globetrotting adventures of the Randa kids bring the team back to base, as after Kentaro, it is Cate’s turn for some self-reflection and emotional unpacking before setting off to new frontiers in search of Hiroshi Randa. In the previous episode of Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters, as the team tried to evade Snow Vark, the frost Titan in Alaska, May accidentally fell into an ice puddle and faced the risk of getting affected by hypothermia. Kentaro got separated from the group while trying to search for help, as he decided to follow his gut feelings and venture alone. On the other hand, Monarch learned about probable Titan activity in Alaska after pulsar-level radioactive readings were registered.

Kentaro’s solo journey into the unknown turned out to be a quest of self-exploration by confronting his past, which ended with him discovering an abandoned research facility, where he finds proof of...

Ren Watabe, Kiersey Clemons and Anna Sawai in ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ episode 5 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

Cate, Kentaro, and May are under Monarch’s control as Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode five begins. Despite their circumstances, none of the captured friends are willing to in any way assist the top-secret agency.

Duvall (Elisa Lasowski) determines that schoolteacher Cate (Anna Sawai) and artist Kentaro (Ren Watabe) really don’t know anything. But May (Kiersey Clemons) is a different story. She knows how to disappear, but even the Monarch authorities can’t figure out what she’s hiding from.

Tim (Joe Tippett) suggests they recruit Cate and Kentaro since they have the organization in their blood. It doesn’t hurt that they also want to find out exactly what happened to their dad. Duvall thinks they should set Cate, Kentaro, and May free but continue to monitor their activities.

Monday night at the DGA Theatre in Hollywood, Apple TV+ unveiled its long-gestating MonsterVerse project, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” to a packed crowd of excited guild voters. Following a screening of the first episode, which will debut on the streaming service on November 17, Gold Derby’s Chris Beachum moderated a panel with showrunner/executive producer Chris Black, casting director Ronna Kress, visual effects supervisor Sean Konrad, sound designer Ben Cook and composer Leopold Ross.

The “Monarch” production team discusses what it was like waiting for the fans to finally see the series, their biggest challenges with the project, and what it was like working with A-list stars like Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell and John Goodman (who reprises his role from 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island”). Read excepts below from the “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” roundtable panel.

See‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ trailer: Apple’s Godzilla series with Kurt Russell debuts this fall [Watch]

Black recalls,...

Apple TV+ recently debuted a new poster for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters featuring the main cast of the upcoming MonsterVerse series.

The new poster was shared on X with the caption — "Godzilla roars. Monarch whispers." Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell receive top billing on the poster, which prominently features their shared character's past and present self. Godzilla, King of the Monsters, looms in the background of the poster, letting out a menacing roar. The Monarch logo is also present on the poster, acting as a barrier of sorts between the humans and Godzilla, similar to the role the secret organization plays in the MonsterVerse.

Related: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Debuts Monster-Filled First Trailer

The official synopsis for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters reads as follows: "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...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will introduce new Titans and monsters to the MonsterVerse, expanding the franchise's creature roster. The show will explore the early days of Monarch and delve into previously unexplored corners of the MonsterVerse. The potential success of the series could lead to the creation of iconic Titans that rival the likes of Godzilla and King Kong.

Matt Shakman teases how Godzilla spin-off Monarch: Legacy of Monsters could unveil new Titans within the ever-growing MonsterVerse. The filmmaker, who helmed WandaVision and is set to direct the McU's Fantastic Four, both served as executive producer and director of at least two episodes of the Apple+ series. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters explores the hidden corners of the franchise's eponymous mysterious organization and their experiences with monsters.

While speaking to Collider, Shakman was asked about whether Monarch: Legacy of Monsters was able to use other Toho creatures outside of Godzilla, and...

The newly released trailer for Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters connects the TV show to previous movies, exploring the history and lore of the MonsterVerse. Bill Randa's appearance and taped confession in the trailer set up the mystery of Monarch's history of discovering and killing monsters. The inclusion of Skull Island and the possibility of characters visiting it in the modern timeline is exciting for the show.

A cameo appearance in the newly released Monarch: Legacy of Monsters trailer could mean big things for the new show and the future of Godzilla and the MonsterVerse. The Apple TV+ show, set to be released on November 17th, 2023, plans to explore the decades of mysteries from the mysterious Monarch organization and their connection to monsters that stretches back to World War II. The first live-action addition television show in the MonsterVerse, Legacy of Monsters hopes to fill in many of...

Godzilla is back and wreaking havoc in Apple TV+‘s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which is set to premiere with the first two episodes on Friday, November 17. In the newly released trailer (watch below), we get a cameo from John Goodman‘s Kong: Skull Island character, William Randa, who leaves a video message for our latest group of heroes. “I can’t go back in time and fix all the mistakes I made,” Randa says, “but maybe I could leave something for the future… a legacy.” Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is the latest installment in the Monsterverse franchise and stars Kurt Russell and his real-life son Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski.  The story picks up after the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that left San Francisco destroyed and tracks two siblings following in their father’s...