Magazines: New season would have new showrunner, writers, Titan monsters
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Entertainment news magazines The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported on October 29 that Apple TV and Legendary Television are in talks for a possible third season of the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters series, part of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment 's "Monsterverse" franchise . According to their sources, a hypothetical third season would have a new showrunner and writers, as well as new Titan monsters. Variety's sources added that some people have already been approached to be the new showrunner for the season.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters , Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment 's series featuring Godzilla and the Titans premiered with its first 10-episode season worldwide on Apple TV+ in November 2023, and the second 10-episode season ran from February 27 to May 1 earlier this year.
The series has a separate, planned spinoff series , which will star Wyatt Russell playing young Lee Shaw (his father Kurt Russell played the character in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters ), as well as Millie Brady, Pilou Asbaek, Corey Stoll, Ralph Ineson, and Nyasha Hatendi. The series is set in 1984, and sees the character Lee Shaw infiltrating the Soviet Union to prevent them from using a Titan monster to win the Cold War. Connie Nielsen and Stana Katic have also joined the cast. Joby Harold is the showrunner for the spinoff.
The series is part of Legendary Entertainmment's "Monsterverse" Hollywood franchise currently includes the 2014 Godzilla film, the 2017 Kong: Skull Island film, the 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, the 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong film, the 2023 animated series Skull Island, and the 2024 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire . The Godzilla x Kong: Supernova sequel film will open on March 26, 2027.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the highest-grossing movie in the franchise , with US$570 million earnings worldwide, beating the 2017 film Kong: Skull Island , which earned US$568.8 million.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter (Rick Porter), Variety (Joe Otterson)