How To Watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters And Stream New Godzilla Show

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How To Watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

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Premieres: Friday, November 17
New episodes: every Friday at 3am ET / 12am PT / 8am GMT
Stream: Get a 7-day free trial with Apple TV Plus

Watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Synopsis

Let's face it... we just can't get enough of massive monsters ripping through cities and generally making a rather large nuisance of themselves. The sheer amount of King Kong and Godzilla movies that continue to come out is testimony to that universally acknowledged truth. And now the latter of those gargantuan fiends is back to dominate the small screen in a big-budget show for Apple TV Plus. Read our guide on how to watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters online where you are, with new episodes dropping weekly.

The new series is the latest excerpt in Legendary Television's so-called 'MonsterVerse', and serves as a ten-part appetizer for the blockbuster Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire movie set to hit theater screens next year.

The story follows on from 2014's Godzilla (and way after the events of origin story Kong: Skull Island), with San Francisco left in tatters and humanity grappling with the fact that Godzilla is no myth. The 'King of the Monsters' may have slinked off back into the sea, but that's only left Cate (Anna Sawai) with more questions than answers – and a determination to discover the truth about how her family is connected to the shady Monarch organization dedicated to studying Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms.

Along with a largely young, unheralded cast, John Goodman (Roseanne) reprises his role from Kong: Skull Island, while Hollywood royalty Kurt Russell (The Thing) plays the father of real-life son Wyatt Russell (22 Jump Street) in the show.

If you like monster movies, you're not going to want to miss out on the return of Godzilla. So keep reading to discover how to watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters online worldwide.

How to watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Online

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premieres with its first two episodes on Friday, November 17 on Apple TV Plus. Spanning ten episodes, new episodes will arrive every Friday thereafter with the final episode dropping on the streaming service on January 12.

An Apple TV Plus subscription costs $9.99/£8.99/AU$12.99 per month

But if you're new to Apple TV+, you can try it first for free with an Apple TV Plus free trial. New subscribers can get Apple TV Plus for FREE for 7 days.

It's also worth noting that if you've recently bought another Apple product (e.g. iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV) or intend to, you'll automatically be entitled to three free months of Apple TV Plus.


Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Trailer

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Release Schedule

  • Episode 1, "Aftermath" – November 17
  • Episode 2, "Departure" – November 17
  • Episode 3, "Secrets & Lies" – November 24
  • Episode 4, "TBC" – December 1
  • Episode 5, "TBC" – December 8
  • Episode 6, "TBC" – December 15
  • Episode 7, "TBC" – December 22
  • Episode 8, "TBC" – December 29
  • Episode 9, "TBC" – January 5
  • Episode 10, "TBC" – January 12

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Cast

  • Anna Sawai as Cate Randa
  • Kiersey Clemons as May
  • Ren Watabe as Kentaro
  • Mari Yamamoto as Keiko
  • Anders Holm as William "Bill" Randa
  • John Goodman as Randa
  • Joe Tippett as Tim
  • Kurt Russell as Lee Shaw
  • Wyatt Russell as young Lee Shaw
  • Elisa Lasowski as Duvall

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