‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Review: Apple’s Godzilla Series Is Action-Packed but Disjointed

Father-son duo Kurt and Wyatt Russell lead this Apple TV+ spin-off that builds on the momentum of 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong”

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A still from "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" (Apple TV+)

“There’s a world down there, Cate…and it’s not ours.”

In 1933, King Kong was presented to the world as a beast living on the fictional Skull Island who became enchanted by the young Fay Wray. Since Kong’s debut and subsequent fall from The Empire State Building, movie and television audiences have been taken by the possibility of monsters living amongst us. Whether it’s the Loch Ness monster or Japan’s own Godzilla, these creatures have created a genre in filmmaking that’s exponentially increased in popularity in recent years.

Apple TV+ is getting into the Monsterverse game with their newest television series, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” premiering Friday, Nov.

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