Whereas the first teaser for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has bought nothin’ on the searingly grim trailer for Godzilla Minus One that arrived earlier this week, the Apple TV+ collection spawned from Legendary’s Monsterverse nonetheless seems to be mighty thrilling. Star Kurt Russell narrates, Kong: Cranium Island’s John Goodman cameos, and a sure livid kaiju makes their presence suitably felt.

The teaser introduced with it the information that the 10-episode collection will arrive Friday, November 17 with its first two installments, adopted by a weekly rollout each Friday via January 12. Apple TV+ additionally shared some further first-look images that present extra of the primary forged, together with Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski:

Whereas the teaser and pictures we’ve seen to date tease a variety of human intrigue (all these redacted paperwork, secretive missions, and anxious individuals with flashlights!), you may guess that Monarch: Legacy of Monsters may even characteristic some precise, properly, monsters past Godzilla screeching round that college bus. Right here’s the official synopsis:

“Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco, and the stunning revelation that monsters are actual, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters tracks two siblings following of their father’s footsteps to uncover their household’s connection to the secretive group generally known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and in the end down the rabbit gap to Military officer Lee Shaw (performed by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), happening within the Nineteen Fifties and half a century later the place Monarch is threatened by what Shaw is aware of. The dramatic saga—spanning three generations—reveals buried secrets and techniques and the ways in which epic, earth-shattering occasions can reverberate via our lives.”

The story builds from, as that synopsis implies, the world established in Legendary’s Monsterverse movie collection, which incorporates 2014’s Godzilla, 2017’s Kong: Cranium Island, 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, in addition to the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Pay attention, all the pieces is made higher by the phrase “starring Kurt Russell,” and you understand the place we at io9 stand when it comes to Godzilla-related leisure. We’ll be tuning in November 17 when Monarch: Legacy of Monsters arrives.

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