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.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 3, 2024

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

Full Review | Feb 28, 2024

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

Full Review | Feb 5, 2024

Despite giving in to the tropes of what makes a kaiju watch satisfying, the Apple show expands its canvas to make this a meaningful addition to the MonsterVerse franchise.

Full Review | Jan 19, 2024

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters makes the majority of the shots that it takes. Sometimes, the series buckles under the weight of its massive ensemble, but it ultimately succeeds in expanding the Monsterverse’s lore, Titans, and future.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 12, 2024

Monarch finds the key to revitalizing Toho monster folklore by staying faithful to the source materials but enriching them through a group of carefully delineated characters. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 27, 2023

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 22, 2023

If you don’t care about the MonsterVerse movies, this show probably won’t change your mind. However, if you’re into Godzilla, Kong, or the various Titans who square off against them, Monarch is a lot of fun.

Full Review | Dec 21, 2023

An ambitious project that’s also fun, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is world building done right.

Full Review | Dec 11, 2023

Though the show doesn't have the budget for wall-to-wall battles, it's full of likable characters and nicely-executed special effects.

Full Review | Dec 11, 2023

Adding a more human element to the MonsterVerse is a nice touch, but Monarch suffers from overwrought melodrama and occasional cringe-inducing dialogue. We also don’t get enough monsters.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 8, 2023

Between the performances, the monsters, and the writing, Apple has another hit on their hands for fans and non-fans of the Monsterverse alike.

Full Review | Dec 6, 2023

With fun characters, cool visuals, and actual commentary, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters far exceeds expectations. Black and Faction found something special with this show.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 4, 2023

This melodramatic action adventure featuring Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt takes its time gaining momentum, and jumps around like a jack-in-the-box moving from continent to continent. Thankfully, this father and son duo make it all worthwhile.

Full Review | Nov 28, 2023

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.

Full Review | Nov 28, 2023

A multigenerational family saga masquerading as a globe-trotting adventure, the sprawling show has more in common with Apple’s own epic drama Pachinko than with the action-packing MonsterVerse series of films.

Full Review | Nov 25, 2023

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters prioritises the personal over the grand, to show audiences that the franchise can have dexterity and range. That it does it with as much finesse as it does is unexpected. Talk about defying expectations.

Full Review | Nov 23, 2023

... The adventure series of the year. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Nov 21, 2023

'Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters' is a gift for fantasy and creature adventure fans. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 21, 2023

Appreciate the human stories and the fantastic production values, though the level of energy between the past and present scenes is uneven. Could use more Godzilla + fellow big monsters!

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 21, 2023