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February 27th will mark the season 2 premiere of Apple’s Monarch Legacy of Monsters starring Anna Sawai and Kurt Russell.

The teaser released yesterday promises a new kaiju, larger than Godzilla or King Kong.

However, there was another low key announcement 4 weeks ago that Apple has a spinoff already in development.

Right now, the new show is simply known as ‘Untitled Young Lee Shaw Spin-Off’ – here’s a synopsis: “The spinoff series will follow the story of Colonel Lee Shaw, an American operative who in 1984 went on a secret mission behind enemy lines in an attempt to stop the Soviets from unleashing a horrific new Titan big enough to destroy the U.S. and turn the tide of the Cold War.”

Wyatt Russell, has consistently had excellent critical reviews, but his profile has been rising since his recent appearance as John Walker in Marvel’s Thunderbolts.

Curious to know if there are other Monsterverse fans here on the instance who would like to discuss.

Editing to add the following quote from the Hollywood Reporter coverage

“Viewers around the world haven’t been able to get enough of ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ since its global debut, and we cannot wait to unleash the electrifying new stories that Joby and the entire cast and creative team have been working on,” said Morgan Wandell, head of international development for Apple TV. “With Joby at the helm, and alongside our terrific partners at Legendary, this new spinoff will kick off an epic Monsterverse expansion that brings audiences even closer to their favorite Titans, along with fantastic character-driven storytelling.”

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just spitballing here...

What about a spinoff with smaller monsters? Vampires, werewolves, poltergeists, etc??

[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters does have smaller monsters, not all of which are juveniles.

It really does succeed in building out the lore in that way.

But they’re not at all the kind of typical European fantasy monsters you’re thinking of.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Speaking of monsters...

Anno Dracula by Kim Newman. Alternate fantasy where Dracula killed Van Helsing et al and took Queen Victoria as his bride. The British Empire is now teeming with the undead. Characters include Drs Moreau and Jekyll.

Drusilla from the Buffyverse shows up in 1,000 Monsters

https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=anno+dracula

Pride, Prejudice and Zombies remains a favourite of mine. The movie is still streaming on Amazon Prime.