Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Created by Matt Fraction, Chris Black
After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a globetrotting adventure to learn the truth about her family—and the mysterious organization known as Monarch. From TMDB
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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 87% based on 87 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "With performances by father–son duo Kurt and Wyatt Russell that work a charm, Monarch adds a welcome wrinkle to the Godzilla legacy by honing its monstrous scope to a very human level." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 68 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Mike Hale of The New York Times commended the straightforward narrative and visual effects, and noted that Kurt Russell's presence gave it a "nostalgic charm". In Variety, Aramide Tinubu wrote that the series "will likely satisfy…
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neutral · AI labelView post →#ThursdayGreen This quilt is by Jean Bailey from Columbia Station, Ohio. She named it, "Snake In The Grass." This was part of an exhibit on Monarch Butterfly quilts. All the quilts in this series were about 18" X 18". (I personally love those ants!)
neutral · AI labelView post →A ‘MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS’ prequel series is officially moving forward at Apple TV+ • Wyatt Russell will reprise his role • Follows Lee Shaw on a secret mission to stop the Soviets from unleashing a new Titan that may destroy the U.S. in the Cold War
neutral · AI labelView post →A potential Season 3 of ‘MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS’ is in talks. The third season would take the show in a new direction with new Titans and new writers. It is unknown if the cast would stay the same. (Source: Deadline)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Art of Transition Series: Monarch Butterfly (2025). Acrylic on canvas, 16x20". ~~~~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration LindZeamays.com ~~~~~~ 🎨🐡🪳🪲🦋
neutral · AI labelView post →Any fans of the Monarch series here?
neutral · AI labelView post →starting s2 of my favorite Apple TV show, "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters," and if things don't get bi and poly in these flashbacks I WILL be forced to resort to extreme measures (digging around to see what's good on AO3)
positive · AI labelView post →Monarch butterflies show an unexpected population increase this year, driven by intensive reforestation efforts. Scientists track the migration using micro-solar transmitters, mapping how climate shifts and illegal logging in Mexico threaten the species' long-term viability across North America.
neutral · AI labelView post →Godzilla drone show lights up the sky to promote ‘MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS’ Season 2. The epic series premieres February 27 on Apple TV+. #MonarchLegacyOfMonsters #Godzilla
neutral · AI labelView post →GUYS GUYS GUYS!!!!!! There's a monarch caterpillar on my milkweed!!!!!! I have 6 milkweeds and didn't expect one to show up. 😅 So then I got a Desert Milkweed (bc I live in the desert) and... LOOK!!!!!!!! I HAVE A MONARCH CATERPILLAR!!!!!! I'm helping the pollinators!!!! 🥹🌱 #LeavesisPlants
neutral · AI labelView post →it is time!! for years @mattfraction.bsky.social has been producing and writing this GREAT show. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 1 Trailer youtu.be/4MkmCFEyWAY?... via @YouTube
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm rewatching S1 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and I forgot how unhinged this was and also that it's a show about generational polycues and I mean, what more do we want in this life but godzilla but also trios who should have just gotten married.
positive · AI labelView post →Apple TV is making its original series free this weekend, so may I suggest Foundation, For All Mankind and Monarch as very different kinds of fun? Foundation is one of my all-time favourite shows.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just rewatching Monarch, the beginning of this series is really so good.
positive · AI labelView post →#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOrange 🧡 I think I can reach it without flying… …I can do this… …I did it. 🏆😏🤣 Male Monarch series🖤🧡🤍 #Photography99 📷 #Butterflies🦋#MonarchSeason
neutral · AI labelView post →Monarch Meadow. Two Rivers map fragment for Tales Unrolled actual play series. #cartography #ttrpg #dnd #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Monarch Season 2, I can finally reveal I sculpted the Scarab creatures for this show, check out this cool BTS!
neutral · AI labelView post →Production is now underway on season 2 of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS, with PREY star Amber Midthunder joining the cast: bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3839818/p...
neutral · AI labelView post →#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOrange 🧡 After work this evening, I decided to practice capturing butterflies in flight. I took several hundred photos of this male Monarch that just arrived. This series was my favorite. I hope you enjoy them. #Photography99 📷 #Butterflies🦋 #MonarchSeason
neutral · AI labelView post →Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is kind of a funny show because it's a good TV show with fine young actors that get interrupted by a full-power Movie Star in their midst
neutral · AI labelView post →Did you know monarch butterflies communicate with scents and colors? 🌈 Today is #WesternMonarchDay! Comment 🦋 to show your support! Monarch caterpillars are picky eaters. They can only eat one thing: milkweed. Milkweed is what we call their “host plant”, meaning that the caterpillar depends on it.
neutral · AI labelView post →My girlfriend asked if we could watch "the dinosaur show" meaning MONARCH and I said "they're not dinosaurs, actually" before a cold wind blew and I realised who I'd become.
positive · AI labelView post →Good morning. I thought you might enjoy a Polyptych (four panel series) of this beautiful male Monarch in the zinnias from yesterday. Again, I am trying to include a few more wide shots of the butterflies in the garden. #Photography99 📷 #Butterflies 🦋 #MonarchSeason
neutral · AI labelView post →Dr. Mrs The Monarch! Bringin' this series of pieces back for shits and giggles! #nsfw #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →whenever i talk about Monarch i feel like im the only person watching that series but apparently its the number 3 Apple series so i guess some people do watch it
neutral · AI labelView post →I should have anticipated this, but the Monarch/Godzilla TV show is so entirely My Shit that it's frankly kind of upsetting
positive · AI labelView post →You can class Alien: Earth with Andor and Monarch under "why is this franchise spinoff show significantly better than most of the movies it's spun off from"
positive · AI labelView post →Glamour dress series : Monarch Xaria isn't used on wearing heavy gown, but the tailor suggest that hibiscus and butterfly matches her best for tonight's ball. The best girl from @infinitespacevn.bsky.social #furry #furryart #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Series 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters really committed to verisimilitude
positive · AI labelView post →Despite some clunky plotting, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters remains full of cool/gorgeous actors, cool/gorgeous monsters, and cool/gorgeous romance. Seriously, the King Kong/Godzilla show is one of the most romantic things on TV. Glad to be back on the Skull Island beat!
positive · AI labelView post →Apple TV+ is celebrating the new year by offering a free all-access weekend, giving you a chance to catch up on originals like MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS and more: bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3849682/w...
neutral · AI labelView post →Apple’s Godzilla show Monarch is back in February
neutral · AI labelView post →The most recent episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters continues the show's exploration of how we grieve complicated family members when they're gone, and the very specific and painful emotional dilemma of loving two people at the same time. Yes, this is the King Kong vs. Godzilla show.
positive · AI labelView post →New episode of the Kaiju Comfort Show is on (Monarch, I mean). Just a cuddly lil kraken mama looking out for her hellspawn, it’s family time
positive · AI labelView post →I'm not a big Godzilla guy, but this Monarch show is really fun. It's like a generational giant monster X-files type story that works?
positive · AI labelView post →Legendary’s Monsterverse will expand with a MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS spinoff prequel series following Wyatt Russell's Colonel Lee Shaw.
neutral · AI labelView post →Heartbreaking: worst milf you know has a big strap (Monarch Akura Malice from the cradle series. If u also see this on cradle34 on Reddit no u didnt)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season finale is out today, and it's fantastic, the best episode of the show to date. I interviewed actor Mari Yamamoto about it for @deciderdotcom.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Kirsty Mitchell as Iona MacLean in Monarch of the Glen. Series 7, six episodes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Details on Wyatt Russell's MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS spin-off are still scarce, but the series just added a beloved horror icon and Robert Eggers mainstay.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoy the Monarch TV show but when your script has a Japanese person explain a 'yokai' to another Japanese person then what the fuck are you doing
neutral · AI labelView post →"small world" series con't: "Ornament Mantis", "Pomegranate Mosquito", "8-Ball Pill Bug", "Onion Monarch", all pencil crayon on paper, approx 9x10" #art #SciArt
neutral · AI labelView post →Our band Oogladaar is playing a live rehearsal show next Tuesday at Monarch in El Paso! Pretty excitingly times!
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally watching the Monarch show after finding out Kiersey Clemons is in it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Monarch totem From my 2023 solo show “artifacts” Gouache on paper
neutral · AI labelView post →Episode 9 of the excellent MONARCH is @mattfraction.bsky.social penned! (and a series highlight)
positive · AI labelView post →The Monarch show is maybe the worst show I’ve ever seen, it’s really amazing
negative · AI labelView post →Apple’s promotional drone display for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” has set a new world record, by creating life-size replicas of monsters from the Apple TV show in the air.
neutral · AI labelView post →Venture Bros flagship, “Team Venture” Jonas gang flashback series, Order of the Triad, The Mighty Monarch and the Fluttering Horde, The Guild of Calamitous Intent, Brock Samson: Agent of OSI
neutral · AI labelView post →Another Sunday, another old project! Behold the Mighty Monarch! lunchbox. Venture Bros. item circa 2018 or so. Was part of a series of lunchboxes that were random giveaways @ Dragon*Con to a few very lucky fans.
neutral · AI labelView post →FYI: Legendary’s Monsterverse will expand with a MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS spinoff prequel series following Wyatt Russell's Colonel Lee Shaw.
neutral · AI labelView post →Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is my favorite show about human emotional frailty and giant monsters punching each other.
positive · AI labelView post →Did you know there's a gorgeous Godzilla show airing right now? On Apple TV? Here's everything you need to know before watching season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and it's even friendly to newcomers:
neutral · AI labelView post →I enjoy Monarch very much but if I was writing a monster show I think I'd have it feature more monsters.
neutral · AI labelView post →Monarch on Apple+ is an absolute banger of a show. Into Season 2 now and love it even more.
positive · AI labelView post →I really love this song “Gravity” from the K-drama series The King The Eternal Monarch … there are eng subtitles www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w6s...
neutral · AI labelView post →I reviewed this week's episode of Monarch, which is as rooted in its messy, love-torn human beings as ever. That said, I've heard people say they want more King Kong and Godzilla in the King Kong and Godzilla show. To paraphrase Valerie Cherish, well, you got it
positive · AI labelView post →Now, Monarch season 2 writers, you are going to have kaiju in this Monsterverse show, right?
neutral · AI labelView post →I probably should save this Monarch diptych series for #SaturdayOrange but why wait. He’s a beauty. 🧡🖤🤍 #Photography99 📷 #Butterflies 🦋 #MonarchSeason
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey I liked the first ep of that MONARCH show!
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