Apple TV+ Original Series Featuring Godzilla Coming Soon
 

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/369...ring-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.

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.


That’s what I would assume.

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.

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.

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.

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.

https://gizmodo.com/godzilla-stomps-...ies-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.

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.

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

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.

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 is the canon sequel.

I guess? Never heard of it.

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

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.

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...

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

No

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.

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

Lol oh geeze.... Hahaha

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Jesus Christ.

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

One of the dudes from Workaholics has been cast in the show

https://variety.com/wp-content/uploa...size=681%2C383

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

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.

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.

I've been watching it—very good!!