Legendary knows they have a good thing going with the MonsterVerse, having launched an entire franchise of blockbuster hits in Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong. That’s a lot of kaiju action for the big screen to handle, and so we’re going to see if the small-screen can handle the cinematic titans in Apple’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters series.
The series serves as both a prequel and a continuation, following the same character, Monarch agent Lee Shaw, across decades. In one of the show’s most clever hooks, Shaw will be played by Wyatt Russell in the 1960s and his father, screen legend Kurt Russell, in the present day.
Here’s 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.
Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski star in the series, as well, with WandaVision‘s Matt Shakman directing the first two episodes. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters hits Apple TV+ on November 17th.
