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    Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. ©Toei Co., Ltd. Source: Arrow Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski   Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. ©Toei Co., Ltd. On the same year that she defined the action heroine with her role in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series, Japanese screen legend Meiko Kaji teamed up with future Sister Street Fighter director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi for a diptych of gambling, deception and violence set on the mean streets of 1970s' Tokyo: WANDERING GINZA BUTTERFLY (銀蝶渡り鳥, Gincho Wataridori, 1972) and its sequel SHE CAT GAMBLER (銀蝶流れ者 牝猫博奕, Ginchō Nagaremono: Mesuneko Bakuchi, 1972), now coming to Blu-ray in Arrow's WANDERING GINZA BUTTERFLY COLLECTION. The first film sees Kaji's character Nami "The Red Cherry Blossom" returning to her old stomping ground in the seedy Tokyo district of Ginza after a stint in prison for killing a yakuza boss. She soon settles in,

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    Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 1989 Eiko Kadono/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, N Newly Remastered in 4KSource: GKIDSOfficial Site: https://gkids.com/films/kikis-delivery-service//    Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 1989 Eiko Kadono/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, N KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE, the timeless and beloved classic from Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki and globally celebrated animation house Studio Ghibli, comes to North American cinemas, presented newly remastered in 4K, exclusively in IMAX theatres. The release marks the first time ever that KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE will play on IMAX screens. Following last year’s announcement of GKIDS’ continued partnership with IMAX to bring further remastered 4K Studio Ghibli titles to North American audiences, Kiki’s Delivery Service is the latest Studio Ghibli title in the continued partnership, set to debut exclusively in IMAX theatres in the US and Canada beginning March 13, 2026. Tickets are on sale now with showings in both the original Japanese

    Lee Shaw (Kurt Russell) and Keiko Randa(Mari Yamamoto). Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Lee Shaw (Kurt Russell) and Keiko Randa(Mari Yamamoto). Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Julia Siegal   Key art of Kong battling Titan X. Image courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Apple TV has shared photos and a sneak peek clip from the third episode of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS season two, premiering globally Friday, March 13 on Apple TV. MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS stars returning cast members Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Emmy Award winner Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett and Anders Holm.   MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Episode 203 - “Secrets” Shaw, Keiko, Hiroshi

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kim Estlund Tomorrow's releases from IDW Publishing are a big Kaiju day with FIVE Godzilla comic collections releasing...Godzilla The Library Collection, V6 series continues with three standalone graphic novels: Cataclysm, Godzilla in Hell, and Oblivion! IDW are also releasing the individual hardcovers of the critically acclaimed Godzilla Vs. America for each of the four cities: Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, and Kansas City - BUT head's up, next month there will be a collection that includes ALL FOUR IN ONE BOOK with Godzilla Vs. America!    Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 6 TPBWriters and Artists: Cullen Bunn, Joshua Hale Fialkov, James Stokoe, Bob EggletonISBN: 9798887243856Release Date: March 10, 2026Page Count: 344SRP: $29.99 The Godzilla Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect

    Three generations of the Randa family, Hiroshi (Takehiro Hira), Keiko (Mari Yamamoto), and Cate (Anna Sawai) in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Three generations of the Randa family, Hiroshi (Takehiro Hira), Keiko (Mari Yamamoto), and Cate (Anna Sawai) in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Julia Siegal   Key art of Kong battling Titan X. Image courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Apple TV has shared photos and a sneak peek clip from the second episode of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS season two, premiering globally Friday, March 6 on Apple TV. MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS stars returning cast members Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Emmy Award winner Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto,

    Monarch's Keiko Miura (Mari Yamamoto), Bill Randa (Anders Holm) and Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell) investigate a reported Titan near Chile in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Monarch's Keiko Miura (Mari Yamamoto), Bill Randa (Anders Holm) and Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell) investigate a reported Titan near Chile in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Julia Siegal   Key art courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Apple TV has shared a sneak peek clip from the premiere episode of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS season two, ahead of the global premiere this Friday. The new season premieres globally with the first episode on Friday, February 27, followed by new episodes every Friday through May 1. MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS stars returning

    Godzilla towers over Hollywood during the MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Drone Show on February 20. Season two of the hit series debuts globally on Apple TV on Friday February 27, 2026. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Godzilla towers over Hollywood during the MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Drone Show on February 20. Season two of the hit series debuts globally on Apple TV on Friday February 27, 2026. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Juliet Bryce Last night, in the heart of Hollywood, Apple TV celebrated the highly anticipated second season of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS with a record-breaking aerial display that filled the sky with the biggest monsters from Legendary's Monsterverse.  Godzilla, Kong and the new “Titan X” were ready for their close-up as they took over Los Angeles in the Guinness World Record's tallest aerial display of a fictional character formed by drones — and, series stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anders Holm, Mari Yamamoto and Joe Tippett were on-hand to watch

    Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Wyatt Russell, Kurt Russell, Anna Sawai, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Kiersey Clemons attend the season two premiere of the Apple TV series MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on February 19. Season two debuts globally on Apple TV on Friday February 27, 2026. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Wyatt Russell, Kurt Russell, Anna Sawai, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Kiersey Clemons attend the season two premiere of the Apple TV series MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on February 19. Season two debuts globally on Apple TV on Friday February 27, 2026. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, Anders Holm and More Attend The Red Carpet Premiere Event Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Julia Siegal, Ashley Sugarman, Alizée Serena On Thursday, February 19, Apple TV celebrated the highly anticipated second season of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS with a star-studded red carpet premiere event at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Hailing from Legendary Television and expanding

    In late February, BFI will host the international premiere of new 4K restorations of the first three Gamera movies. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa. © Kadokawa Corporation 1967

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    In late February, BFI will host the international premiere of new 4K restorations of the first three Gamera movies. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa. © Kadokawa Corporation 1967 Author: Steven SlossOfficial Site: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/gamera-trilogy The first three entries in Daiei’s Gamera series – GAMERA (aka GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER, 1965), GAMERA VS. BARUGON (1966), and GAMERA VS. GYAOS (1967) – will screen at London’s BFI Southbank cinema as a triple feature on Saturday 28 February 2026. All three films are presented in brand-new 4K restorations and will be accompanied by newly commissioned programme notes by Steven Sloss, author of the upcoming book BFI Film Classics: Godzilla. Tickets are now on sale now: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/gamera-trilogy See details below...   RESTORED SPECIAL: GAMERA TRILOGY – INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE OF 4K RESTORATIONS This trilogy of landmark Japanese monster movies is given a special UK screening with this restoration premiere. 

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Labyrinth Film Partners Releasing In Theaters For Two Nights Only, May 10–11Source: GKIDSOfficial Site: https://gaga.ne.jp/meikyu-shiori/ (Japan), https://gkids.com/films/labyrinth/ (US) Special Thanks to Will Teare   GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation from around the world, announced today it has acquired all rights for North America to LABYRINTH (迷宮のしおり, Meikyū no Shiori, 2026), the first original feature-length anime film directed by Shoji Kawamori (MACROSS, THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE). The animated feature will release in theaters for two nights only in Japanese with English subtitles and English-dubbed from May 10–11.  LABYRINTH stars globally popular girl group ATARASHII GAKKO!’s Suzuka as “Shiori Maezawa” in her voice acting debut, joined by Taizo Harada as “Komori” and Takuto Teranishi, from the boy group timelesz, in his debut acting role as “Suguru Kagami”. Fans of ATARASHII GAKKO! can also look forward

    Godzilla returns in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Godzilla returns in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, and Anders Holm reunite for season two with the return of Legendary’s Titans Godzilla, Kong, the debut of Titan XSource: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Julia Siegal   New key art courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Today at the Apple TV Press Day, the cast of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS took the stage to unveil the official trailer for the highly anticipated second season of the global hit Monsterverse series from Legendary

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC Special Thanks to Ron Bonk Image courtesy of SRS Cinema. ©DaiFilms Distributor SRS Cinema has announced the launch of preorders for their Blu-ray edition of the documentary ISHIRO HONDA: MEMOIRS OF A FILM DIRECTOR.  Directed by Jonathan Bellés, the film delves into the life and cinematic career of the director of GODZILLA and many other Toho classics. ISHIRO HONDA: MEMOIRS OF A FILM DIRECTOR will spotlight Honda’s filmography from both a historical and personal perspective, exploring his contributions to the Japanese film industry and his firsthand experiences of war, from which he barely survived. It will also delve into his profound feelings regarding the atomic bomb, a subject that became an obsession for him and was frequently reflected in his films. The documentary will analyze Honda’s body of work through interviews with individuals who had the privilege of collaborating with him, as well

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    The film, originally debuting in 2023, comes to theatres for one-day-only on February 16 as a part of Crunchyroll’s monthly Anime Nights program.Source: Crunchyroll Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. © NATSUKI TAKAYA.HAKUSENSHA/FRUITS BASKET PROJECT Tickets are now on sale for the romance drama anime film FRUITS BASKET -PRELUDE- which comes to select theatres for one-day-only on Monday, February 16 at 7PM (local time) in the U.S. and Canada as a part of Crunchyroll’s monthly Anime Nights theatrical program. Originally debuting in theatres in 2023, the film serves as a prequel to the fan-favorite anime series FRUITS BASKET, based on the award-winning manga of the same name. The series is available to watch on Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release FRUITS BASKET -PRELUDE- in select theatres in the U.S. and Canada as a part of its monthly Anime Nights program, which brings anime to over

    GODZILLA MINUS ZERO will be released in the United Kingdom by Anime Ltd. Photo courtesy of Toho. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.

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    GODZILLA MINUS ZERO will be released in the United Kingdom by Anime Ltd. Photo courtesy of Toho. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Influential Classic AKIRA, Studio Ghibli’s GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, Highly Anticipated GODZILLA MINUS ZERO & More Coming To UK Cinemas Source: Anime Ltd. press release Special Thanks to Josh Stevens, Fetch Publicity     Japanese movie fans in the United Kingdom -- get ready to experience a year of unmissable new and iconic films, straight from Japan all the way to your local cinema. Based in Glasgow and recently welcomed into the family of Japanese entertainment giant TOHO Global, Anime Limited are excited to continue their commitment to celebrating original and diverse storytelling with a packed line-up including fan favourites, up-and-coming auteurs, and celebrated classics such as AKIRA, Studio Ghibli’s GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, the highly anticipated blockbuster GODZILLA MINUS

    A new Titan is featured in the latest teaser for Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    A new Titan is featured in the latest teaser for Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Juliet Bryce Promo art courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Today, Apple TV released a new teaser for the highly anticipated second season of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS, its global hit Monsterverse series 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, February 27, 2026, with the first episode, followed by one episode every Friday

    GODZILLA MINUS ZERO will be released in Japan and North America this November! Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    GODZILLA MINUS ZERO will be released in Japan and North America this November! Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Oscar Winning Filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki’s Highly Anticipated New Film Opens First in Japan on November 3 Source: GKIDS press release, TohoOfficial Site: https://godzilla-minuszero.toho-movie.jp/ (Japan)  North American teaser art for the movie. Photo courtesy of GKIDS. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. TOHO and GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning curator, producer, and distributor that was acquired by TOHO in 2024, announced today that GKIDS will distribute TOHO’s GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (ゴジラ-0.0/ゴジラマイナスゼロ, Gojira Mainasu Zero), the highly anticipated new film from director/screenwriter Takashi Yamazaki, following his critically-acclaimed GODZILLA MINUS ONE. That landmark film is the highest recorded grossing Japan-produced Godzilla film, earning more than $116 million worldwide and winning Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first Asian film to

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    Photo courtesy of Anime Ltd.. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. ©Anime Ltd. All rights reserved. Toho Global Regional Office To Be Based In London Source: Anime Ltd. press release Special Thanks to Fetch Publicity     Tokyo, December 19, 2025 – Japanese entertainment leader TOHO Co., Ltd. announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 100% equity share of UK-based distribution company Anime Limited from PLAION PICTURES GmbH. The company will be operated as a subsidiary of Toho Global, Toho’s consolidated subsidiary overseeing overseas business. The new subsidiary company has retained Anime Limited founder and Managing Director  Andrew Partridge and the full Anime Limited staff. This acquisition will provide Toho with immediate film distribution, home video, TV sales, and merchandise and licensing capabilities in the UK and France.  This acquisition aligns with the Toho Group’s long-term

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    Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Toho press releaseSpecial Thanks to Andrew Nguyen   Worldwide release! A new Godzilla anime series is in the works. For the first time in the series' 70-year history, a story will feature a boy who possesses the power of Godzilla as the protagonist. Is the boy a human or Godzilla?   全世界解禁！ ゴジラ新作アニメシリーズ、制作決定。 シリーズ70年以上の歴史で初めて、“ゴジラの力を宿す少年”を主人公とした物語が始動。 その少年は、人か、ゴジラか—―    Production Announced for New “Godzilla” Anime Series; Protagonist is a “Boy Possessing Godzilla's Power” 「ゴジラ」新作アニメシリーズの制作を発表、主人公は“ゴジラの力を宿す少年”   TOHO Animation has announced the production of a new Godzilla anime series, and concept art has been released. TOHO animationが、「ゴジラ」新作アニメシリーズの制作を発表。コンセプトアートが公開された。   The protagonist of the new anime series is a boy who possesses Godzilla's power—a concept unprecedented

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    Photo courtesy of Nikkatsu. ©2025 NIGHT FLOWER Film Partners Source: Nikkatsu CorporationOfficial Site: https://movies.shochiku.co.jp/nightflower/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Mai Mino   Nikkatsu Corp. and Shochiku have provided information and photos from their new crime drama NIGHT FLOWER (ナイトフワラー, Naito Fuwarā). The film was written and directed by Eiji Uchida, director of the Japan Academy Award-winning MIDNIGHT SWAN (ミッドナイトスワン, Middonaito Suwan, 2020), and stars Keiko Kitagawa (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, THE PROMISED NEVERLAND, STOLEN IDENTITY).  NIGHT FLOWER had its World Premiere at the 2025 Tokyo International Film Festival, Gala Selection. Shochiku will release the film in Japanese cinemas on Friday, November 28th. Nikkatsu is handling international sales.   Photo courtesy of Shochiku. ©2025 NIGHT FLOWER Film Partners Photo courtesy of Shochiku. ©2025 NIGHT FLOWER Film Partners STORY By day, a devoted mother; by

    Kong in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Kong in Season 2 of the Apple TV series, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Alizee Serena and Ashley Sugarman   Today, Apple TV unveiled a monstrous preview of the highly anticipated second season of its Monsterverse series MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS, 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, February 27, 2026 with the first episode, followed by one episode every Friday until May 1, 2026.   Logo courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2025 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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