Legendary’s Monsterverse is about to get even bigger.
Though a new season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is already on the way, Apple TV’s spinoff series is... creating yet another spinoff. Wyatt Russell, who shares the role of Colonel Lee Shaw with his real-life father, Kurt Russell, is striking off on his own. The yet untitled project will follow his adventures in the ‘80s, splicing and old-school conflict with the heady sci-fi worldbuilding that brought “Titans” like Godzilla and Kong into the present day. Per the official synopsis, Shaw will go behind enemy lines to stop Soviet forces from unleashing “a horrific new Titan” on U.S. soil. It’s an interesting concept, but after so many similar sci-fi projects set in the ‘80s — from Netflix’s Stranger Things to HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry — the Monsterverse will have to work overtime to make this one stand out.
