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‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ to roar onto the CCXP23 Thunder Stage on the heels of its global premiere on Apple TV+

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Apple TV+ today unveiled plans to take the stage for the first time ever at CCXP as it brings its highly anticipated new series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” based on Legendary’s Monsterverse, to the largest comic and entertainment convention in the world held in the São Paulo Expo in Brazil. Beginning Thursday, November 30, and ending with a can’t-miss panel conversation and live Q&A on Sunday, December 3, the thunderous lineup of CCXP23 events and experiences for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will include unforgettable fan experiences for thousands of attendees. 

“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” showrunner and executive producer Chris Black, and executive producers Tory Tunnell and Joby Harold will join thousands of their closest fans at the Thunder Stage at CCXP23 on Sunday to give insight into the world of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and unveil exclusive content.

Plus, on the show floor throughout the duration of CCXP23, fans will have the chance to step into the Monsterverse realm as they enter an immersive fan experience and photo opportunity for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.”

Premiering globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, November 17, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” recently took the stage to a packed house at New York Comic-Con, where the series held its first public screening to rave reviews proclaiming “’Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ looks absolutely awesome, in every sense of the word.” 

Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga – spanning three generations – reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives. 

“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” is co-developed by Chris Black (“Severance,” “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Outcast,”) and Matt Fraction (“Hawkeye”). Matt Shakman (“Wandavision”) directs the first two episodes. 

Hailing from Legendary Television, the series is executive produced by Black, Fraction and Shakman alongside Joby Harold (“Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”) and Tory Tunnell  (“Spinning Out,” “Underground”) from Safehouse Pictures, Matt Shakman (“Wandavision”), Andy Goddard (“Carnival Row, “Downton Abbey”), Brad Van Arragon (“Yellowjackets, “Carnival Row”), and Andrew Colville (“Severance,” “Star Trek: Discovery”). Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita executive produce on behalf of Toho Co., Ltd., the owner of the Godzilla character. Toho licensed the rights to Legendary for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” as a natural byproduct of their long-term relationship with the film franchise.

Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse is an epic entertainment universe of interconnected stories that bring together popular culture’s most titanic forces of nature. Witness humanity’s greatest battle for survival as we fight for our world in the face of a catastrophic new reality—the monsters of our myths and legends are real. Beginning in 2014 with Godzilla and continuing with 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island,” 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the Monsterverse has accumulated close to two billion dollars globally at the box office and is ever-expanding, with the highly anticipated sequel “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”

Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries, and series have earned 392 wins and 1,629 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and historic Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”

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Ted aka Steady is a film critic and the managing editor forCountdownCityGeeks.com. He has covered some of the largest pop culture events in the world including SXSW and San Diego Comic-Con. He has also hosted a variety of events such as eSports Tourneys, film festivals, to moderating panels for some of the biggest names in entertainment including Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson and Giancarlo Esposito.

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Aaron Paul, Xolo Maridueña, and more announced for season 3 of Invincible

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Season 3 of the smash hit animated series Invincible is rapidly approaching with the premiere set for February 6, and the official account for the show just dropped a plethora of major casting announcements that are sure to excite fans. See a list of the announcements below:









As excited as I am for these announcements, I am equally excited for the hidden announcements for Jonathan Banks and Doug Bradley. Are you hype for season 3? The 3-episode premiere occurs on February 6th.

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The Night Agent: The most watched streamed series is back for season 2 on Netflix

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In the end of season 1 of The Night Agent, POTUS offers to put Peter on the other end of the phone and promotes him to night action agent. Peter will now be part of The Night Action program, which runs deeper than what he could imagine. At the air base, Peter bids farewell to Rose, and promises to call her, and tells her when he does call, she better pick up. Aboard the Air Force jet, Peter is seen unlocking a tablet with facial recognition, then the screen displays “Night Action Mission Brief” with “Top Secret” noted on the bottom.

Season 2 of The Night Agent looks promising. It will feature new locations, new characters, mystery plots and exhilarating combat scenes, with high voltage pursuits.

I had the exciting opportunity to attend a preview screening of the first episode of the much anticipated season 2 of Netflix original series The Night Agent. Lead actor Gabriel Basso, who plays FBI Agent Peter Sutherland, did the honor of doing an in person introduction of the first episode on the upcoming season. He mentioned that Thailand is the starting point of the first episode with Peter’s new operation as a night action agent, and his partner Alice (Brittany Snow). There will be a lot of unexpected twists – a possible compromised Night Action, another mole, and innovative secret weapons. The action sequence follows Peter to New York City and Washington, D.C. Basso also commented that he does the majority of the action stunts, which the audience agrees it adds authenticity to The Night Agent series.

Rose Larkin (Luciane Buchanan) will also have a key role in the second season. She tries to settle back into the cyber tech world, but has difficulty dealing with post-traumatic stress from the assassination of her aunt and uncle, who were counterintelligence night agents, and the events that led up to her life being placed in jeopardy. However, in the turn of events, it is now Rose that gets the call from Peter. Will Rose still be a trustworthy ally?

The Night Agent season 2 will be streaming on Netflix starting on January 23, 2025.

Gabriel Basso took questions from the members of the audience – Will there be a season 3?  Where did the filming take place? And, my question – Would he consider becoming an (FBI) agent? See his response here:



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See the first Apple TV+ trailer for season four of the hit workplace comedy ‘Mythic Quest’

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Apple TV+ debuts trailer for season four of hit workplace comedy ‘Mythic Quest,” premiering globally on Wednesday, January 29

The highly anticipated fourth season reunites the ensemble cast starring Rob McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, David Hornsby, Danny Pudi, Ashly Burch, Imani Hakim, Jessie Ennis and Naomi Ekperigin.

Today, Apple TV+ dropped the hilarious trailer for the fourth season of “Mythic Quest,” the hit workplace comedy from creators Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Megan Ganz. The 10-episode new season will premiere globally on Wednesday, January 29 on Apple TV+, with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly through Wednesday, March 26, 2025.  

Season four sees the return of stars McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, David Hornsby, Danny Pudi, Ashly Burch, Imani Hakim, Jessie Ennis and Naomi Ekperigin under the same fluorescent office lights as the reunited team at Mythic Quest confronts new challenges amongst a changing video game landscape as stars rise, egos clash, relationships bloom, and everyone tries to have a little more work work life balance. 

“Mythic Quest” is executive produced by McElhenney and Day under their RCG banner, Michael Rotenberg and Nicholas Frenkel on behalf of 3Arts, and Margaret Boykin, Austin Dill, and Gérard Guillemot for Ubisoft Film & Television. Hornsby and Ganz also executive produce. The series is produced for Apple TV+ by Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment and Ubisoft Film & Television. The first three seasons of “Mythic Quest” are now streaming globally on Apple TV+. 

In addition to the season four premiere, “Mythic Quest” fans can look forward to the global debut of its much-anticipated anthology series “Side Quest” on March 26, with all four episodes set to debut at launch. An expansion of the “Mythic Quest” universe, “Side Quest” explores the lives of employees, players and fans who are impacted by the game in an anthology format. The series is from creators Katie McElhenney, Ashly Burch, and John Howell Harris and stars Rob McElhenney, Anna Konkle, Derek Waters, William Stanford Davis, Bria Samoné Henderson, Rome Flynn, Leonard Robinson, Gary Kraus, Annamarie Kasper, Esai Morales, Shalita Grant and many more in the leading roles across each installment.

Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries, and series have been honored with 535 wins and 2,410 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”

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