Apple TV Plus Gives Greenlight to Godzilla, Monsterverse Series

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Live-action series based on Legendary’s Monsterverse movie franchise

Godzilla vs Kong
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Apple TV Plus will look to crush the competition with a new live-action series based on the Monsterverse movie franchise.

The as yet-named series will follow the period after the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco to explore one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch, said the streaming service. 

The series comes on the heels of the successful 2021 film release of Godzilla vs Kong, which debuted simultaneously in theaters and HBO Max. Other films in the Monsterverse franchise include 2014’s Godzilla, 2017’s Kong: Skull Island and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Monsterverse films have accumulated close to two billion dollars globally at the box office, according to Apple TV Plus.

Chris Black (Star Trek: Enterprise) and Matt Fraction (Hawkeye) will serve as executive producer of the series, alongside Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell. ■

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.