Two of the most feared Titans in the universe—Godzilla and Kong—have returned to Apple TV. After a two-year break, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is now streaming on Apple TV. The show has aired two episodes since its February 27 premiere. Despite the hiatus, Apple's Monsterverse show has immediately become a streaming success.
According to Flix Patrol, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 2 has been battling Hijack season 2 and Shrinking season 3 for the top show in Apple TV's top 10. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is currently the second-most watched show in the United States. As more episodes premiere, the Monsterverse show could climb to No. 1 in the coming weeks.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 2 introduces a new mystery
Introducing Titan X
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a show that depicts two timelines. In season 1, the present-day timeline predominantly takes place in 2015, a year after the events of the 2014 film, Godzilla. Half-siblings Cate Randa (Anna Sawai) and Kentaro Randa (Ren Watabe) team with May Olowe-Hewitt (Kiersey Clemons) to find their missing father, Hiroshi Randa (Takehiro Hira). The trio eventually cross paths with Lee Shaw (Kurt Russell), a former soldier who joins Monarch during its early run in the 1950s.
This is where things could get a tad bit confusing. Kurt Russell plays Lee Shaw in the present, while his son, Wyatt Russell, plays the same character in the past. The past version of Lee teams with scientist Keiko Miura (Mari Yamamoto) and cryptozoologist Bill Randa (Anders Holm) to research and find the Titans in hopes of preventing attacks. If the name Bill Randa sounds familiar, it's the same character John Goodman played in 2017's Kong: Skull Island.
With the exposition out of the way, here's where things stand in season 2. The majority of season 2 takes place in 2017 on Skull Island, which Monsterverse fans will quickly…