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Apple TV+ renews “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and announces plans for multiple spin-off series

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Apple TV+ announced that its broadly acclaimed, global hit Monsterverse series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” from Legendary Entertainment, has been renewed for a second season. On the heels of the monstrous success of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” Apple TV+ has also struck a new multi-series deal with Legendary Entertainment, which includes a second season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and multiple spinoff series based on the franchise.  

“‘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 talented cast and creative team,” said Morgan Wandell, head of international development for Apple TV+. “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.”

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. 

The upcoming season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” is executive produced by showrunners and co-creators Chris Black and Matt Fraction, along with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell from Safehouse Pictures, Matt Shakman, Andrew Colville and Jen Roskind. 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.

The first season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” is now streaming globally on Apple TV+ 

You can also view our interviews with the stars of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters below.


Ten years strong, Legendary’s Monsterverse is an expansive story universe of cross-platform experiences centering around humanity’s battle to survive in a world facing a catastrophic new reality – the monsters of our myths and legends are real. Beginning with the Godzilla film in 2014 and continuing through 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, and most recently the record-breaking Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which topped the box office with $380M million and counting after two weeks of release and still playing in theaters, the Monsterverse has accumulated over $2B at the global box office and expanded into the highly successful event series, Legendary’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for Apple TV+. Including an interconnected world of video games, graphic novels, toys and live experiences, the Monsterverse represents epic entertainment on the largest possible scale.

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 480 wins and 2,142 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and historic Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”

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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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson join forces once again in the Apple TV comedy series ‘Brothers’

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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are teaming up for their fourth time for the Apple TV comedy Brothers. The two had previously worked on EdTV, Surfer, Dude, and the first season of the acclaimed hit series True Detective. The new series will premiere two of eight episodes on Wednesday, September 23 and is produced by the pair.

Read the synopsis here: Brothers follows McConaughey and Harrelson, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, and whose friendship is thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret: they might actually be brothers. After Woody’s daughter’s wedding falls apart, he loads up the family and heads to Austin for an extended stay at Matthew’s ranch. But what begins as a healing getaway quickly spirals when Matthew’s mother, Ma Mac (played by Holland Taylor), accidentally lets slip a long-buried secret that the two friends might actually be brothers. As Woody turns the ranch upside down in pursuit of the truth, Matthew finds himself juggling an entirely different identity crisis: a potential run for Governor of Texas. The result is a heartfelt, chaotic, and wildly funny story about friendship, family, fame, and the messy line between myth and reality.

The ensemble cast starring alongside Harrelson and McConaughey includes Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan, Oona Yaffe and Holland Taylor.


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‘Star City’ lifts off today on Apple TV: Cast Discusses New Space Race Thriller

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Star City, the new sci-fi thriller spinoff from For All Mankind premieres today on Apple TV with its first two episodes. Set against the backdrop of an alternate-history Soviet space race, the series expands the world of its predecessor with gripping storytelling, exceptional performances, and stunning cinematic visuals.

Fans of For All Mankind will find plenty to admire as Star City raises the stakes with a sharp, emotionally layered script and a powerhouse ensemble cast. Rhys Ifans delivers a standout performance, while showrunners Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, and Ronald D. Moore craft a compelling blend of science fiction and espionage that sets the series apart from anything else currently streaming.

With political intrigue, personal drama, and unpredictable twists at every turn, Star City is poised to keep viewers captivated from beginning to end.

Check out our exclusive cast interviews below.

Alice and Solly talk about stepping into the world of this gripping alternate-history space thriller, exploring the emotional and political tensions at the heart of the Soviet space program, and developing their complex characters within the expanding universe of ‘For All Mankind.’ They also share behind-the-scenes stories from the production and what goes into filming a “spacewalk”.


Ruby and Adam dive into their characters Tanya and Valya Markelova, the emotional toll of life inside the Soviet space program, and the intense atmosphere of this alternate-history thriller. They also talk about working within the expansive world created by Ronald D. Moore, Ben Nedivi, and Matt Wolpert, plus what fans can expect from the series’ gripping exploration of the space race from the Soviet perspective.


In this conversation, Anna and Agnes share insights into building their characters, collaborating with the cast and creators, and what makes ‘Star City’ a compelling new chapter in the world of ‘For All Mankind.’

Synopsis: A bold new chapter inspired by the critically acclaimed space-race drama, “For All Mankind,” “Star City” is a propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race — when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, we explore the story from behind the Iron Curtain, showing the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward.

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See the first teaser for “Dear Killer Nannies,” a Latin American series inspired by the childhood of Juan Pablo Escobar

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The series stars Janer Villareal (teenage Juan Pablo), Miguel Tamayo (young Juan Pablo), Miguel Ángel García (young Juan Pablo), Laura Rodríguez (Victoria Henao), Juanita Molina (Angie), Julián Zuluaga (Rodri), Rafael Zea (El Dorado), Danharry Colorado (Tina), Julián Bustamante (Yerry), Julián Díaz (Lagaña), Melanie Dell’ Olmo (Andrea Ochoa), with the special participation of Andrés Delgado (Kiss), Carmen Electra (Margarete), and John Leguizamo as Pablo Escobar Gaviria.

SYNOPSIS: “Dear Killer Nannies” is a gripping coming-of-age series told through Juampi’s perspective as a child, the son of Colombia’s most notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar Gaviria. As he grows up, Juampi’s world begins to fracture, shaped by his father’s expanding criminal empire and the constant presence of danger — embodied by the hitmen who serve as his “nannies.” Featuring a stellar cast including John Leguizamo as Pablo Escobar Gaviria, the series explores loyalty, fear, and the loss of innocence, revealing the human cost of a childhood spent inside one of history’s most infamous criminal legacies.

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