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Kaiju enthusiasts, your wait is over. Over two years since the conclusion of its inaugural season, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” returns for Season 2 on Apple TV, inviting audiences back into the MonsterVerse. Familiar faces from the first season, including Cate Randa (Anna Sawai), Keiko Miura (Mari Yamamoto), Lee Shaw (Kurt and Wyatt Russell), Kentaro Randa (Ren Watabe), and May Olowe-Hewitt (Kiersey Clemons) are back, now grappling with a fresh Titan menace. Check out the video above for a comprehensive recap and a sneak peek into the upcoming season.
The first season of “Monarch” was an unexpected delight, enhancing the film franchise with rich details. It introduced innovative Titan designs and delved into the history and lore surrounding the titular organization that monitors these colossal creatures. The series also showcased some of the most compelling characters the MonsterVerse has offered to date. Despite its grand sci-fi concept, the show successfully rooted itself in themes of family, loyalty, and the passage of time.
While Season 1 concluded with a fulfilling storyline, Season 2 promises to unveil a brand-new threat for the characters to navigate. The intriguing dual-timeline format from the previous season continues, offering fresh insights into the Monarch organization, the enigmatic Hollow Earth, and the broader MonsterVerse.
Set in 2017, Season 2 unfolds two years after the contemporary timeline of Season 1 and precedes the events of 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” This places it before the epic Godzilla and Kong collaborations in subsequent films, yet both iconic creatures appear to play significant roles in the new season. The trailer teases a new aquatic Titan threat, intertwined with an additional flashback storyline.
The new kaiju glimpsed in the previews has sparked comparisons to Biollante, a classic ’80s Godzilla adversary, though that might be speculative enthusiasm from fans. Regardless, if Season 2 matches the quality of its predecessor, viewers are in for an exhilarating experience.
That story gets a pretty satisfying wrap-up at the end of “Monarch” Season 1, but Season 2 looks to be introducing a whole new threat for our characters to contend with. The unique dual-timeline structure from “Monarch” Season 1 remains, with plenty of new secrets about the Monarch organization, the Hollow Earth, and the MonsterVerse as a whole to be unveiled.
A new kaiju threat awaits in Monarch Season 2
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“Monarch” Season 2 takes place in 2017 — two years after the modern-day timeline in Season 1, and two years before the events of 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” That places it well ahead of the Godzilla and Kong team-ups from the later MonsterVerse movies, though both kaiju protagonists appear to play heavily into Season 2. Going off the trailer footage, there’s a new Titan threat in the oceans of Earth, which ties back to another flashback storyline.
The glimpses we’ve seen of that new kaiju bear some resemblance to the classic ’80s Godzilla foe Biollante, though that could be a reach from some fans. Either way, if Season 2 is anywhere near as good as Season 1, fans will be in for a treat.
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Season 2 premieres on Apple TV on February 27 and runs for 10 episodes through May 1. Check out the video above for a full catch-up on Season 1 and the movies, before venturing into the next chapter of the MonsterVerse.