The Monsterverse loves monsters, in fact, however it additionally loves the Russell household. Season two of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is on the way, which stars Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell as the young and old variations of the identical character, Colonel Lee Shaw. And now, a brand new present is coming with Wyatt Russell reprising that youthful model of his father’s character, however barely older.
The spinoff sequence, which Wyatt Russell will also produce, “follows the story of Colonel Lee Shaw, an American operative who in 1984 went on a secret mission behind enemy traces in an try to cease the Soviets from unleashing a horrific new Titan sufficiently big to destroy the U.S. and switch the tide of the Chilly Warfare.” That’s fascinating as a result of, on Monarch, Wyatt performs Shaw within the Nineteen Fifties, so this can inform a narrative type of in the midst of the occasions on that present.
Additionally as a part of the information, Apple and Legendary introduced that Obi-Wan Kenobi author Joby Harold will showrun and change into the brand new overseer of the Monsterverse, answerable for this new present, Monarch, and no matter else could be within the works.
“I couldn’t really feel extra privileged to be part of constructing out this wildly iconic universe,” Harold stated in a press launch. “Apple and Legendary have been exemplary companions all through this course of, and we’ll proceed to carry these Titans of cinematic historical past to audiences with the reverence they deserve.”
No phrase on what the present will likely be known as or when it will likely be popping out, however the character will subsequent be seen in season two of Monarch, which debuts on Apple TV February 27, 2026.
That present expanded a related universe that started on the large display screen with 2014’s Godzilla, then continued into 2017’s Kong: Cranium Island, 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, after which 2024’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Subsequent up on that observe is Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, which will likely be out on March 26, 2027.
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