Thursday, April 11, 2024

AppleTV+ Renews 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' for Season 2

AppleTV+ has today renewed its original drama series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for a second season. Furthermore, the streaming service has struck a new multi-series deal with Legendary Entertainment to develop additional spinoffs set in the Monsterverse franchise.





The drama stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski.

Chris Black and Matt Fraction developed the drama and will return as co-showrunners. They executive produce with Joby Harold, Tory Tunnell, Matt Shakman, Andrew Colville, Jen Roskind, Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita. Legendary Television, Safehouse Pictures and Toho Co. Ltd. produce.

"Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has left an indelible imprint on the hearts, minds and imaginations of audiences around the world, led by the brilliance of Chris, Matt, Kurt, Wyatt and the incredibly gifted and talented cast and creative team," said Morgan Wandell, Head of International Development, AppleTV+. "We couldn't be more excited for viewers to not only have the chance to experience even more thrills in season two, but to embark on epic, new journeys in the franchise as we expand Legendary's Monsterverse."