Season 1 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

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2023

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After the world-shattering revelation that monsters are real, two siblings follow in their father's footsteps to uncover their family's connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch.

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Critics Consensus

With performances by father-son duo Kurt and Wyatt Russell that work a charm, Monarch adds a welcome wrinkle to the Godzilla legacy by honing its monstrous scope to a very human level.

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A.A. Dowd

Primetimer

All the interpersonal stuff seems rather… well, small compared to the existence of walking, dinosaur-shaped atomic bombs.

Feb 28, 2024

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James Grebey

New York Magazine/Vulture

It’s more than a little underwhelming to have an episode teeing up a future plot development that’s ultimately not that interesting, especially when the human drama around it isn’t the best Monarch can do.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 22, 2023

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Craig Mathieson

Sydney Morning Herald

While this spin-off series has to accommodate a recent blockbuster revival of Godzilla movies, it does a good job of establishing its own identity.

Nov 28, 2023

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Joe George

Wealth of Geeks

Monarch uses its two timelines to fill the screen with more: more music, more plot, and more characters. Very little of it is good.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 20, 2024

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

I wish this was two separate seasons. I really do. Because now, instead of one fantastic Godzilla show and one middling to decent one, we have a series that comes to life only long enough to frustrate the audience.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Dónal Lynch

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

A welcome throwback in this series about two siblings uncovering their family’s links to a secret organisation.

Feb 5, 2024

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Debbie C

Love! Can't wait until next season!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Laze T

Argue with a brick wall idc i hate this show to slow, sorry not sorry i hate this show character's idc about them and yea bad sorry

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Ryan P

Very boring, slow, and poorly done. You barely see any monsters. The story never really makes any sense. You hardly see any monsters. But you get a healthy dose of terrible Gen Z acting and story tropes. This was made for the maturity level of a 13 year old.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Leprechaun K

The storyline actually isn't that bad at all. It kept you engaged. The problem being there are not Monsters, like the are cameos are a few second at the most. Other than Godzilla, all the creature designs were really. Hopefully they took notes and make season 2 better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Jay C

WE NEEEEED ANOTHER SEASONNNN!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Marco C

I'm halfway through the first season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and it’s already started to bore me. The new generation of characters is just bad—st*p!d, even. I don’t know if this is a "millennial thing," but their actions and reasoning feel incredibly out-of-touch and unrealistic. Instead of being relatable or engaging, they come across as unnecessarily dramatic, which drags the whole show down. The character Cate, in particular, is super annoying. She’s not smart, and the way she talks and thinks is frustratingly shallow and "bi!73**y." If someone like these characters existed in real life, by now they would have realized that what’s happening around them is way bigger than their personal little dramas. Instead, we’re stuck with her being fixated on “just looking for their father” without considering the bigger picture or why he’s out there doing what he’s doing. And the sheer st****t*y of these characters not even thinking to capture evidence of monsters on their smartphones—seriously? In the age of social media and instant recording, it’s hard to suspend disbelief that no one even tries. The pacing is slow, the drama feels forced, and the entire storyline so far is just boring and annoying. I really hoped for something better, but so far, Monarch is just a disappointment.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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Kurt Russell

Lee Shaw

Wyatt Russell

Young Lee Shaw

Anna Sawai

Cate

Kiersey Clemons

May

Ren Watabe

Kentaro

Mari Yamamoto

Keiko

Episode 1

Aired Nov 17, 2023

Aftermath

Cate travels to Japan to get answers about her father and uncovers a secret; Keiko, Lee and Billy pursue a theory about Titans.

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Episode 2

Aired Nov 17, 2023

Departure

Monarch closes in on Cate, Kentaro and May as they try to track down a key individual; Keiko, Lee and Billy stumble on a major find.

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Episode 3

Aired Nov 22, 2023

Secrets and Lies

Shaw leads the team on a dangerous mission to Alaska in search of Hiroshi; Keiko, Lee, and Billy present their findings to Gen. Puckett.

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Episode 4

Aired Dec 1, 2023

Parallels and Interiors

The team is left stranded in the frozen tundra after a narrow escape; Kentaro reflects on his relationships.

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Episode 5

Aired Dec 8, 2023

The Way Out

Cate's painful memories of G-Day come flooding back as she treks through the ruins of San Francisco with Kentaro and May.

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Episode 6

Aired Dec 15, 2023

Terrifying Miracles

Shaw finds an unlikely ally within Monarch as the team has a harrowing run-in; Keiko and Lee grow closer while at a military ball.

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Episode 7

Aired Dec 22, 2023

Will the Real May Please Stand Up?

May finally faces her past; Duvall and Shaw follow traces of Godzilla and Hiroshi.

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Episode 8

Aired Dec 29, 2023

Birthright

The team goes back to where things all began to confront Shaw; on the brink of collapse, Monarch takes drastic measures.

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Episode 9

Aired Jan 5, 2024

Axis Mundi

Shaw and May search for Cate and make a startling discovery; Kentaro struggles with his loss.

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Episode 10

Aired Jan 12, 2024

Beyond Logic

The team struggles to find a way out of Axis Mundi; Kentaro and Tim make an unexpected alliance.

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