It looks as if Apple TV+'s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters wants to kick things off in exciting fashion as John Goodman's Bill Randa races away from a giant spider kaiju in the show's opening scene. However, it appears that the giant spider will have to fight a giant crab if he wants to have Randa for lunch. CLICK HERE to view the show's 3-minute opening action scene.
Do you think the giant spider is the show's take on Kumonga, a classic Godzilla kaiju that first appeared in 1967's Son of Godzilla? Likewise, do you think the crab is Ganimes, a classic Toho kaiju that first appeared in 1970's Space Amoeba?
Sadly, no as EW has confirmed that the giant spider is named Mother Longlegs and the giant crab is named Mantleclaw. Still, it's fun to think that the two Monarch kaiju were inspired by their classic predecessors. The Mother Longlegs actually appeared in 2017's Kong: Skull Island.
Apple TV+'s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will drop its first two episodes on November 17 before switching to a weekly-release format, with the show's first season concluding on January 12 after a 10-episode run.
You can check out the show's opening credits below.
Speaking to EW, legendary comic book writer Matt Fraction, who serves as one of the show's co-executive producers touched on the show's place in the MonsterVerse canon.
"The world of Godzilla: King of the Monsters is so profoundly different from the world of Godzilla 2014. Monarch goes from being the Men in Black to the helpers everyone looks for when that siren goes off. It's a cool place to tell a story."
Fraction went on to warn kaiju fans that they shouldn't expect to see giant kaiju battles every week.
"What we set out to do was to make a show set in the MonsterVerse that wasn't focused on the monsters. We felt we couldn't compete with the feature films and we shouldn't try. To build a television series, you have to create a cast of characters, a set of people that you want to follow week to week, and, if we're lucky, multiple seasons. This is a show about people who have woken up and live in a world where monsters are real."
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Official Synopsis: Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco, and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch.
Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga – spanning three generations – reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives.
Hailing from Legendary Television, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is co-developed and executive produced by Chris Black and Matt Fraction. Matt Shakman directs the first two episodes and serves as executive producer alongside Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell from Safehouse Pictures, Andy Goddard, Brad Van Arragon, and Andrew Colville. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita executive produce on behalf of Toho Co., Ltd., the owner of the Godzilla character. Toho licensed the rights to Legendary for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters as a natural byproduct of their long-term relationship with the film franchise.
Starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' premieres globally with the first two episodes on Friday, November 17 on Apple TV+, followed by one episode every Friday through January 12.