Summary

• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will explore the origins of the organization in the 1950s and Godzilla's resurgence in the 2010s, providing important backstory for the MonsterVerse.
• Kurt Russell's casting as a mysterious Army officer suggests that his character's journey will bridge the gap between the two time periods, potentially playing a prominent role in Monarch's development.
• The show has the opportunity to answer long-standing questions about Monarch's methods and the history of the Titans, offering an in-depth look at how the organization has evolved and revealing more about Godzilla and other Titans.

Summary

• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will provide important backstory for the MonsterVerse, focusing on the origins of the organization in the 1950s and Godzilla's resurgence in the 2010s.
• The casting of Kurt Russell as a mysterious Army officer suggests that his character's journey will bridge the gap between the two time periods, potentially playing a prominent role in Monarch's development.
• The show has the opportunity to answer long-standing questions about Monarch's methods and the history of the Titans, offering an in-depth look at how the organization has evolved.

Apple TV's new show Monsterverse's timeline it takes place. The series will follow several agents of Monarch, the research-oriented Titan-hunting organization that has acted as a common thread between all the movies that have been a part of the Monsterverse. Available plot details have been scarce up to this point, but there have been some interesting developments as far as what part of Monarch's history the show will follow.

The Monsterverse movies have largely been praised for their emphasis on kaiju-clashing action, but they've left a lot to be desired as far as the human characters are concerned. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters could provide the human backstory that the movies have been lacking so far, which would enhance the overall strength of the MonsterVerse. Some of the details that have been released point to advanced universe-building, beginning with the time periods that the show will cover.

Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Takes Place In The 1950s & 2010s

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will cover both the origins of the titular organization in the 1950s and the time frame surrounding Godzilla's modern resurgence and battle with the MUTOs circa 2014. The legendary Kurt Russell plays a mysterious Army officer named Lee Shaw, and his son Wyatt Russell will play a younger version of the same character. Presumably, Shaw's journey will act as a through-line between the 1950s and the 2010s. While it's not yet clear how Shaw relates to the Monarch organization — or even if he's a hero or villain — the high-profile casting likely indicates that the role will be prominent in the development of Monarch.

As has been mentioned in various entries of the Monsterverse, Monarch was originally founded to track and study Godzilla after he was awakened by nuclear testing in the 1950s, which was also when the military tried to kill him. Covering the situation that birthed Monarch and their attempt to kill him makes total sense for the show, and it could provide an exciting look at the history of Godzilla, as well as how Monarch came to track the dozens of Titans that it has information on by the time the events of Godzilla: King of the Monsters occur. What's more, it'll serve as an opportunity to dive into how regular people were impacted by the emergence of the Titans.

What Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Can Reveal About The Monsterverse

The fact that Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is covering the 1950s and 2010s indicates that Monsterverse fans may have a ton of previously unanswered questions addressed by the show. First and foremost, it seems inevitable that the organization's beginnings will be covered, which should lead to many questions about how the organization came to find and track Titans being answered. The two time frames can provide an interesting look at how Monarch's methods have evolved over time.

Some of the most sought-after Titans teased in Godzilla: King of Monsters. The in-depth investigation into the aftermath of Godzilla can also provide insight into what the Alpha Titan himself gets up to when he's not slapping down challengers to his throne.