Apple TV+ Announces Monarch Season 2 Premiere for 2026

Apple TV+ has announced that the second season of "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" will premiere on February 27, 2026, bringing viewers back to the sprawling Monsterverse with a focus on King Kong's Skull Island. The 10-episode season will release weekly, concluding on May 1, 2026, and features a new teaser trailer highlighting the iconic giant ape and a mysterious sea creature emerging from the ocean.

The series, a Legendary Television production, continues the story from its first season, which aired in 2023 and explored the origins of Monarch, the secretive organization dedicated to studying colossal Titans like Godzilla. That season followed siblings Cate Randa, played by Anna Sawai, and Kentaro Randa, portrayed by Ren Watabe, as they uncovered their family's hidden ties to Monarch. Their investigation, aided by Kentaro's friend May (Kiersey Clemons), spanned timelines: flashbacks to the 1950s featuring a young Army officer, Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell), alongside scientist Keiko (Mari Yamamoto) and military advisor Bill Randa (Anders Holm); and the present day, where an older Shaw (Kurt Russell) held crucial knowledge about Monarch's vulnerabilities.