Where Apple TV’s Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Season 2 Fits In The Godzilla Timeline – SlashFilm

Matt Fraction and Chris Black’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” is on /Movie’s listing of the very best sci-fi reveals on Apple TV for a cause. The collection is a mixture of an previous-faculty journey romp, a full-on kaiju expertise, and a sci-fi thriller present — all anchored by two generations of Russells, Kurt and Wyatt, portraying the identical character within the collection’ two timelines.

“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” season 1 had just a bit little bit of Godzilla for good measure, however season 2 already appears like an enchancment on the underwhelming “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” It introduces a model new monster that poses the sort of risk that requires each Kong and Godzilla to be defeated, which signifies far greater stakes than season 1 ever had … however it additionally begs the query of simply the place within the MonsterVerse timeline “Monarch” even takes place. Luckily, now we have a solution: In the most recent subject of SFX Journal, it is revealed that “Monarch” season 2’s fashionable timeline is ready instantly after the ending of season 1.

For the reason that majority of latest occasions in “Monarch” season 1 happen in 2015 (that’s, one yr after G-Day, as seen in 2014’s “Godzilla”) and its finale contains a two-yr time skip, this means that season 2’s fashionable timeline is ready in 2017. That additionally implies that, very like season 1, season 2 unfolds between the occasions of 2014’s “Godzilla” and 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” In the meantime, season 2’s flashbacks are centered within the yr 1957, whereas these in season 1 spanned from 1952 to 1959.

The MonsterVerse timeline is concurrently each extremely simple to observe and considerably convoluted. Whereas there aren’t any alternate timelines or different time-bending weirdnesses concerned, the best way a few of the franchise’s installments happen through the yr they arrive out and others don’t muddies the waters slightly.

Chronologically, the earliest occasions within the MonsterVerse timeline are the “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” flashbacks that happen within the Nineteen Fifties. Subsequent up is 2017’s “Kong: Cranium Island,” which focuses on the invention of Kong in 1973. In the meantime, Netflix’s animated “Cranium Island” takes place someplace within the early Nineties, whereas each “Godzilla” and “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” happen through the years they hit theaters (2014 and 2019, respectively).

From “King of the Monsters” onwards, the franchise has centered on the close to future. Each “Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024) happen three years into the long run — 2024 and 2027. Time will inform the place the upcoming 2027 movie, “Godzilla x Kong: Supernova.” will fall on the map, however for now, we no less than know that “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” season 2 will not get too inventive with the timeline.

“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” season 2 premieres on Apple TV on February 27, 2026.