Apple has dropped a brand new preview for the extremely anticipated second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the hit Apple TV collection set in Legendary’s Monsterverse — and this time the main target is shifting from Godzilla to King Kong.
The primary season adopted two siblings unraveling their household’s connection to the shadowy group generally known as Monarch, an investigation that led them into the world of monsters and tied them to Military officer Lee Shaw (portrayed by father Kurt Russell and son Wyatt Russell, throughout totally different eras). Set between the Fifties and the current day, the story reveals Monarch’s origins and its precarious relationship with the Titans, together with the unique kaiju, Godzilla.
Season 2 will dive deeper into buried secrets and techniques that draw each heroes and villains again collectively. The brand new season will discover Kong’s Cranium Island and introduce a mysterious coastal village the place a legendary Titan emerges from the ocean, based on Apple.
The Monsterverse, which started with Godzilla (2014) and continued by Kong: Cranium Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and most lately, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), serves because the anchor of the collection. The franchise’s subsequent movie, Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, is ready to premiere in 2027. So far as spectacle goes, the tv present can by no means compete with its theatrical equal. However in case you’re on the lookout for a extra fascinating human story than can be current within the movies, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters tells among the finest tales within the Monsterverse.
Starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, and Anders Holm, the 10-episode second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will premiere globally on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. New episodes will drop weekly by Could 1, 2026.
Produced by Legendary Tv, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is government produced by Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell (Safehouse Photos), Chris Black, Jen Roskind, Matt Shakman, Andrew Colville, and Lawrence Trilling, who directs 4 episodes. Black returns as showrunner for season 2, whereas Colville additionally serves as government producer and author on two episodes. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita government produce on behalf of Toho Co., Ltd., the unique dwelling of Godzilla, which licensed the character rights to Legendary.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will emerge on Apple TV Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
