Apple TV Celebrates The Season Two World Premiere of Monstrous Hit Drama

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
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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 the Monsterverse, season two unleashes Kong, Godzilla and the debut of “Titan X,” and reunites stars 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 Apple TV on Friday, February 27, 2026 with the first episode, followed by one episode every Friday until May 1, 2026.

Attendees at the “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” red carpet premiere included series stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Sawai, Clemons, Watabe, Yamamoto, Tippett, Holm and Amber Midthunder, as well as executive producers Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell, among others.

Season one of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS tracks two siblings looking 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). The first season takes place in the 1950s, as well as half a century later when Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows.

Season two will pick up with the fate of Monarch — and the world — hanging in the balance. The dramatic saga reveals buried secrets that reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea. The ripple effects of the past make waves in the present day, blurring the bonds between family, friend and foe — all with the threat of a Titan event on the horizon.

As previously announced, season two will feature Kong and Godzilla, and introduce a new Titan: the enigmatic Titan X that is now officially on the loose. Titan X isn’t just another monster; it’s a living cataclysm. When its massive bioluminescent form breaks the surface of the ocean, the world seems to hold its breath. In MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS season two, Titan X stands at the center of the mystery — an ancient force emerging from the deep, its purpose uncertain, its power unmatched, its awe and terror in equal measure. New season two guest stars include Takehiro Hira, Amber Midthunder, Curtiss Cook, Cliff Curtis, Dominique Tipper and Camilo Jiménez Varón.

Hailing from Legendary Television, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS is executive produced by Joby Harold (OBI-WAN KENOBI, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS) and Tory Tunnell (SPINNING OUT, UNDERGROUND) from Safehouse Pictures, alongside Chris Black (SEVERANCE, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, OUTCAST), Jen Roskind, Matt Shakman (WANDAVISION) and Lawrence Trilling, who also directs four episodes, as well as Andrew Colville (SEVERANCE, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY), who writes two episodes and serves as executive producer. Black serves as showrunner on season two. 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. Apple TV has a multi-series deal with Legendary Entertainment, which includes a second season of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS and multiple spinoff series based on the franchise.

Catch up on the first season of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS, now streaming globally on Apple TV.

In addition to MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS, Apple TV recently announced plans for multiple series set within the Monsterverse featuring both new and fan-favorite Titans. The first spin-off is a thrilling, new untitled Young Lee Shaw prequel with Wyatt Russell reprising his role as Colonel Lee Shaw, as well as executive producing, and showrun and executive produced by Emmy Award-nominee Joby Harold. The expansion of Legendary’s entire Monsterverse franchise on Apple TV will be overseen by Harold under a newly announced overall deal with Legendary.

Legendary’s Monsterverse is an expansive cross-platform story universe 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, the franchises’ highest-grossing installment and the highest-grossing “Godzilla” film of all time, along with the eagerly anticipated sequel GODZILLA X KONG: SUPERNOVA, which is set to release in 2027, the Monsterverse has accumulated over $2.5B at the global box office and expanded into the highly successful series 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.

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