Apple TV+ Original Series Featuring Godzilla Coming Soon

[The Deadman]

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3699943/monsterverse-will-continue-apple-tv-original-series-featuring-godzilla/

Godzilla will return in an upcoming Apple TV+ series from Legendary Television, we’ve learned tonight (via Deadline), a small screen expansion on the “MonsterVerse“!

The series will feature Godzilla and various other Titans!

Here’s the synopsis we’ve been provided with: “Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the untitled series explores one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.”

The untitled small screen project is created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction, with Black showrunning. The project is being produced by Legendary Television and Toho Co. Ltd.

[Allio]

While I’m looking forward to the Shinimatic Universe, this will tide me over.

Though I can’t really imagine what a budget for a live action Godzilla show would entitle.


Does this mean they have the rights to use Godzilla in the monsterverse again?

That’s what I would assume.

[Andrew NDB]

“Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real

But even if this takes place right after "King of the Monsters" as that implies... that was set 5 years after Godzilla (2014). So I'm not sure how it's a "shocking new reality" when it'd have already been 5 years since Godzilla and MUTOs were raging through cities.

[King Kahn]

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3699943/monsterverse-will-continue-apple-tv-original-series-featuring-godzilla/

Godzilla will return in an upcoming Apple TV+ series from Legendary Television, we’ve learned tonight (via Deadline), a small screen expansion on the “MonsterVerse“!

The series will feature Godzilla and various other Titans!

Here’s the synopsis we’ve been provided with: “Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the untitled series explores one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.”

The untitled small screen project is created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction, with Black showrunning. The project is being produced by Legendary Television and Toho Co. Ltd.

Super excited for this. I wonder if the family will be the two Asian sisters that had a connection to mothra that we barely got to see in king of monsters.

[King Kahn]

Does this mean they have the rights to use Godzilla in the monsterverse again?

It would appear so if they are doing a series.

I’m going to assume the reason they are setting this after the 2014 movie is that they have plans for more post GvK movies and don’t want this to interfere with that.

[King Kahn]

But even if this takes place right after "King of the Monsters" as that implies... that was set 5 years after Godzilla (2014). So I'm not sure how it's a "shocking new reality" when it'd have already been 5 years since Godzilla and MUTOs were raging through cities.

Reading more of the actual articles from other outlets they expanded on this one and it says this takes place after the 2014 film and not KOTM.

[Andrew NDB]

Reading more of the actual articles from other outlets they expanded on this one and it says this takes place after the 2014 film and not KOTM.

Ah. Well that's a little limiting, isn't it? I think they said there was no giant monster sightings in between movies.

[King Kahn]

Ah. Well that's a little limiting, isn't it? I think they said there was no giant monster sightings in between movies.

https://gizmodo.com/godzilla-stomps-onto-apple-tv-with-new-spinoff-series-1848395281

Here is an article that gives a bit more detail.

Yeah. I am not normally a fan of prequel material since it automatically limits the tension since you know who lives or dies etc. I’m assuming they are doing prequel stuff because they have movie plans for post GvK and don’t want to mess that up.

[Coola Yagami]

If they can't do this without making yet another stupid streaming service, hard pass. Just put it ****in Hulu, it's not hard you money-grubbing punks.

[Cure]

AppleTV+ has existed for years and even has award winning shows. Never fails to amaze me how out of touch you people are.

[Allio]

While a tv show means more time to actually develop the story and human:Kaiju relationship, I do worry about about how the human cast intergratws with Godzilla. Godzilla in the films was a third party in the films that when he was on screen he often was a separate entity, one if the reasons why In GVK team Godzilla felt pointless and tacked on.


At least with the three Godzilla shows we did have you at least know that there was some connection between humans and Godzilla, even when Godzilla does fight it never felt like it an entire separate thing. In Hanabarbera and “The Series” Godzilla was allied with humans while Singular point was a lead up to the confrontation between humans and Godzilla himself.

[sdp]

Is singular point getting a second season? I haven't heard anything, if we don't get one I'll just assume the Godzilla Anime movie trilogy (https://miscrave.com/articles/godzilla-anime/) is the canon sequel.

[Coola Yagami]

AppleTV+ has existed for years and even has award winning shows. Never fails to amaze me how out of touch you people are.

I guess? Never heard of it.

Name one award winning AppleTV original show that people have actually heard of.

[Cure]

The Morning Show, Ted Lasso. Although I don't really see the point in playing this game with you because it'll just become "never heard of them, I win!"

[Coola Yagami]

The Morning Show, Ted Lasso. Although I don't really see the point in playing this game with you because it'll just become "never heard of them, I win!"

I wouldn't say 'I win' but I have never heard of those shows. Not even in passing.

Like I never had HBO and never seen The Sopranos or Game of Thrones, but I have heard of them.

[ProphetofGanja]

Fvck yeah! Hell yeah, score for the MontserVerse. Only if it's good though :trolleye: and whatever the hell happened to the in-canon Skull Island anime they said was in development? It was supposed to have come out last year...

Super excited for this. I wonder if the family will be the two Asian sisters that had a connection to mothra that we barely got to see in king of monsters.

Honestly? I'd guess not. I also wish we'd seen more of them, they're a great piece of Toho lore

Does this mean they have the rights to use Godzilla in the monsterverse again?

No

[IMJ]

I love the new (current) Godzilla stuff. Love it. I'm all-in for this.

Until it's woke $#!(, then I won't give it a dime.

[Allio]

I’ll let you know when Destroyah is used to represent LBGT.

[IMJ]

I’ll let you know when Destroyah is used to represent LBGT.

Lol oh geeze.... Hahaha

[King Kahn]

Is singular point getting a second season? I haven't heard anything, if we don't get one I'll just assume the Godzilla Anime movie trilogy (https://miscrave.com/articles/godzilla-anime/) is the canon sequel.

God those cgi trilogy movies on Netflix were just bad and more sadly boring.

[King Kahn]

I wouldn't say 'I win' but I have never heard of those shows. Not even in passing.

Like I never had HBO and never seen The Sopranos or Game of Thrones, but I have heard of them.

Well things can still exist and be very popular even if you haven’t heard of them. Lol.

[ProphetofGanja]

Amen to that. I've suffered through the first one just out of morbid curiosity but couldn't bring myself to watch the other two.

Singular Point was better; it had better pacing, soundtrack, animation, and characters, but a lot of the story was needlessly complicated and too full of pseudoscientific jargon.

[Allio]

TWhich is a shame apparently in an interview that Gen Urobutcher wanted more action in his anime movie trilogy, but Toho wanted it more serious.

[ProphetofGanja]

Weird. I can totally see if Toho wanted Singular Point to be its "cerebral" or "intellectual" take on Godzilla then it makes sense (as those are two words I'd use to describe the vibe of the show), unfortunately I think it also made the show come out a little boring

[IMJ]

God those cgi trilogy movies on Netflix were just bad and more sadly boring.

YEAH they were.
Man I tried to get through them too, but I barely made it through the first one. I started the second and just turned it off minutes in.

[Allio]

Now I did like Cosmic Horror Ghidorah. Especially when it was summoned and the readings on the ship registered no life signs, causing the passengers to realize they were already dead.

Also I liked the idea of Mechagodzilla city. The idea that the AI in Mecha Godzilla evolved on it’s own beyond it’s shell was neat. But I understand that people were disappointed in what amounted to a game of Tower Defense.

Again I feel like if Gen Urobutcher was allowed to be the Butcher, I think things would be different.

[King Kahn]

Now I did like Cosmic Horror Ghidorah. Especially when it was summoned and the readings on the ship registered no life signs, causing the passengers to realize they were already dead.

Also I liked the idea of Mechagodzilla city. The idea that the AI in Mecha Godzilla evolved on it’s own beyond it’s shell was neat. But I understand that people were disappointed in what amounted to a game of Tower Defense.

Again I feel like if Gen Urobutcher was allowed to be the Butcher, I think things would be different.

Yeah. It had a couple of good ideas but man it really made them dull.

[IMJ]

Yeah. It had a couple of good ideas but man it really made them dull.

I was going to post this too in response to Allio - it's true.... solid ideas with just awful execution.

I wonder if these would've fared better as classic, hand-drawn anime? Just a thought even though that wouldn't change the content.

[King Kahn]

I was going to post this too in response to Allio - it's true.... solid ideas with just awful execution.

I wonder if these would've fared better as classic, hand-drawn anime? Just a thought even though that wouldn't change the content.

It would have just looked better but still be dull. If they could have smashed the 3 movies into 1 then maybe they’d have been able to keep up a pace to keep the audience awake. Lol.

[Andrew NDB]

I mostly liked the first Godzilla CGI anime on Netflix. It's an interesting concept. They other two... eh, they kind of got lost in the weeds there and made it like a religious thing, oddly.

[Allio]

Now I am looking forward to this series. One thing about the Monsterverse while MCU feels kind of samey and the DCEU is busy trying to course correct itself, Monsterverse is unique in a way where each film is distinctive in it’s own tone and style. You can gather a bunch of different people and no doubt there list of “best film” would differ from person to person (as much as four films can differ.)

So I am curious to see what kind of style the show would go for.

Edit: also it’s hilarious seeing Kong fans moving goal posts about how either how he should have won or how Kong was cheated in his fight. Like I get that the “underdog” story is satisfying when they overcome the adversity, but I do think there is something to understanding your limitations.

[ProphetofGanja]

Now I am looking forward to this series. One thing about the Monsterverse while MCU feels kind of samey and the DCEU is busy trying to course correct itself, Monsterverse is unique in a way where each film is distinctive in it’s own tone and style. You can gather a bunch of different people and no doubt there list of “best film” would differ from person to person (as much as four films can differ.)

So I am curious to see what kind of style the show would go for.


Yeah, the MonsterVerse is nice because each film has a distinct flavor. I appreciate Godzilla (2014) a lot more now that there are more movies in the MonsterVerse; it did a really good job of building tension and creating a distinct ambiance (it's still far from a perfect film but it's still highly enjoyable, I think). Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong are probably the two most similar in tone but they still have unique offerings.

I think Mothra is different enough that she could hold her own as headliner of a feature film, she has some really cool lore from the original Toho movies that was hinted at in KotM and the canon MonsterVerse comics. Rodan, unfortunately, has kinda picked-up a lackey or henchmen-type of vibe, I don't know that a movie centered around him would work. But I would definitely like to see more of him and all of the original kaijus created for the MonsterVerse on the big screen.

If the show is mainly going to focus on human stories, it needs to be really well-written. I understand it won't have the budget to do massive kaiju fights like a movie would so I won't expect that from it.

[TigerClaw]

I heard this series will take place between Godzilla 2014 and King of the Monsters.

[Leo656]

The very first post in this thread contains a description that says it takes place after King of the Monsters.

Jesus Christ.

[Andrew NDB]

I heard this series will take place between Godzilla 2014 and King of the Monsters.

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showpost.php?p=1917900&postcount=7

[Leo656]

I wonder who the f*ck types out his posts for him since by all evidence he can't even read.

[ProphetofGanja]

One of the dudes from Workaholics has been cast in the show (https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/apple-godzilla-live-action-series-cast-anders-holm-1235391270/)

https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Anders-Holm-e1664805592199.jpg?w=681&h=383&crop=1&resize=681%2C383

[Andrew NDB]

So two episodes are already out of "Monarch." It LOOKS pretty solid, like the first project to take things seriously since the 2014 Godzilla.

[Andrew NDB]

Watched the first two. Wow, this is really good! Very sharply written, likeable characters. Such a contrast with the last couple of films. I'll definitely keep tuning in.

I heard this series will take place between Godzilla 2014 and King of the Monsters.

Oh, and this seems to be true. The show is primarily set in 2015, one year after Godzilla. Also with flashbacks to the 50s and 70s.

Also, Wyatt Russell is in the 1950s flashbacks and Kurt Russell plays the same character in 2015.

[Roseangelo]

I've been watching it—very good!!

[Allio]

Pretty good so far as far as dramas are concerned. I do wonder how the show would continue from here out with each season. Would be kind of cool if each season took place after each movie so season 2 took place after KotM

[Andrew NDB]

Pretty good so far as far as dramas are concerned. I do wonder how the show would continue from here out with each season. Would be kind of cool if each season took place after each movie so season 2 took place after KotM

Though remember... in the aftermath of KOTM Monarch becomes transparent with all of its records and data. So it'd be a whole different show. But they probably should move that way.

[Andrew NDB]

Episode 5 was a real stinker. No monsters at all and it's revealed -- of course -- that the main character lady is a lesbian, with multiple romances and melodrama that are gotten into.

[Andrew NDB]

So the first season is over with now. Some pretty cool stuff and a solid finale!

And sure enough, they travel to the Hollow Earth, there's a pretty cool Godzilla fight, then everyone emerges in 2017... which means they've landed in the middle of KotM time.

[CyberCubed]

Anyone find it amusing they threw in that one lesbian flashback scene with the Asian daughter and her fellow teacher at the school? Like the scene they wake up in bed together and talk before she goes off with the kids on the schoolbus.

Like why was that even in the series? The main girls love life is not relevant to the plot of the show at all and that other girl never appears again.

[ProphetofGanja]

Yeah I really enjoyed the show overall. Some of it dragged on compared to the better parts; generally the past narrative was more interesting than the present narrative for most of the show, until they started to converge.

I did like seeing Hollow Earth again, although it shows us clearly that different parts of Hollow Earth (like Axis Mundi) have very different rules regarding the flow of time and its relation to the surface world. Also it was cool seeing King Kong again

[Cowabung-Gal]

Anyone find it amusing they threw in that one lesbian flashback scene with the Asian daughter and her fellow teacher at the school? Like the scene they wake up in bed together and talk before she goes off with the kids on the schoolbus.

Like why was that even in the series? The main girls love life is not relevant to the plot of the show at all and that other girl never appears again.

Oddly enough, Cate isn’t the first lesbian Asian girl in the Godzilla franchise.

Lucy Casprell from the IDW comic series “Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth” married another woman in the final issue. I think this is where the writers for the Monarch series got their inspiration for Cate.

[Andrew NDB]

Anyone find it amusing they threw in that one lesbian flashback scene with the Asian daughter and her fellow teacher at the school? Like the scene they wake up in bed together and talk before she goes off with the kids on the schoolbus.

Like why was that even in the series? The main girls love life is not relevant to the plot of the show at all and that other girl never appears again.

Seemed mostly like, "Look! We have a lesbian! Satisfied? OK, now we're moving on."

[joe-eyeball]

Seemed mostly like, "Look! We have a lesbian! Satisfied? OK, now we're moving on."

That’s pretty much it right there. Although I think they are setting something up for the second season where Cate and May potentially hook up leaving Kentaro jealous. I’m sure they will milk this social theme at some point?

[Powder]

I'm only 3 episodes in & a big time Goji fan, but wow, the writing on this series sucks. My shorty already tapped out after episode 2. Genuinely hard to get through. The main girl is insufferable, many of the characters actions & reactions feel unrealistic, & the pacing is a bit off. Not to mention it features a lot of very forced western themes that I likely need not expand upon. Based on what I've read, & intuition, it's only going to get worse.

I do think it's pretty well cast, & the visual elements are spectacular. Most performances are fairly decent, particularly from the Russel boys, no surprise there, but the material they're working with... not so much. I'll try to see it through for the sake of my fandom. There probably isn't much context I couldn't live without, though. I'd rather this have taken place entirely in the past, the modern segments are borderline insufferable.

I've really enjoyed the Monsterverse films, for what that's worth. They may suffer a small percentage of the same issues at times, but not to the extent that I find it worth noting in reviews of them.

[Andrew NDB]

Although I think they are setting something up for the second season where Cate and May potentially hook up leaving Kentaro jealous.

Oh, I was waiting for that to happen. Not because I wanted to see it happen, but because they seemed to be widely telegraphing it.

I'm only 3 episodes in & a big time Goji fan, but wow, the writing on this series sucks. My shorty already tapped out after episode 2. Genuinely hard to get through. The main girl is insufferable, many of the characters actions & reactions feel unrealistic, & the pacing is a bit off. Not to mention it features a lot of very forced western themes that I likely need not expand upon. Based on what I've read, & intuition, it's only going to get worse.

I do think it's pretty well cast, & the visual elements are spectacular. Most performances are fairly decent, particularly from the Russel boys, no surprise there, but the material they're working with... not so much. I'll try to see it through for the sake of my fandom. There probably isn't much context I couldn't live without, though. I'd rather this have taken place entirely in the past, the modern segments are borderline insufferable.

In some spots I'd agree, but this show has -- for me -- retroactively repaired a lot of lost good will in every movie since and including King of the Monsters. Or at least explained away sufficiently that chasm of tonal and technological shift between 2014 and KotM.

[CyberCubed]

The two leads are half sibling Asians with the same father but different mothers, why would anyone think there would be a romance between them? I don't think promoting incest in the show is a good idea, this isn't a Japanese anime where something like that would happen.

[Andrew NDB]

The two leads are half sibling Asians with the same father but different mothers, why would anyone think there would be a romance between them? I don't think promoting incest in the show is a good idea, this isn't a Japanese anime where something like that would happen.

The main Asian woman and the mixed race black woman hacker, who sort of had a thing with the main Asian woman's half brother. It seemed like they were creeping towards making her bi.

[ProphetofGanja]

smh Cubed no one even said there was romance between Kentaro and Cate, that is so dumb

but like Andrew said, the characters coming out in 2017 is the most intriguing part for me; I would love to get more stories from that point in the MonsterVerse

[Andrew NDB]

but like Andrew said, the characters coming out in 2017 is the most intriguing part for me; I would love to get more stories from that point in the MonsterVerse

I hope we see the events of KotM happen in real-time with season 2. That could be pretty wild. We could even get appearances from the characters from KotM, like Charles Dance or Ken Watanabe's characters. Hell, it'd even be neat to see Aaron Taylor-Johnson's character come back and join the fold.

[ProphetofGanja]

Season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters just dropped the first episode, anybody else watching?

[Andrew NDB]

Season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters just dropped the first episode, anybody else watching?

I'm about to.

[Andrew NDB]

First episode of new season is solid. Right away we get a good amount of Kong so the promise of last season was kept. It feels a little... messy to bring back Kurt Russell into the present so quickly, though. I wonder if at some point we're going to get something paradoxical where both younger and older selves are in the same place/time?

And that's... Biollante, right?

[ProphetofGanja]

Yeah that was deff a Biollante homage

Did not have that on my bingo card lol