It’s been a while since we last stepped foot into the MonsterVerse, with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters airing its first season in late 2023 and early 2024, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire following in April 2024. While the latter movie’s sequel, Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, isn’t hitting theaters until 2027, the former show’s second season is only a few months away from premiering on the 2026 TV schedule. Ahead of that, however, it’s been announced that Lee Shaw, one of the Apple TV subscription-exclusive series’ lead characters, is getting his own spinoff show, and I’m excited by what’s being planned for him.
Apple TV has revealed that Wyatt Russell, who plays the younger Lee Shaw, will star in and executive produce a spinoff that follows his character in 1984. Per the official synopsis, Lee is sent “on a secret mission behind enemy lines in an attempt to stop the Soviets from unleashing a horrific new Titan big enough to destroy the U.S. and turn the tide of the Cold War.” Joby Harold, one of the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters executive producers, has been tapped to be the showrunner on this untitled spinoff, as well as the entirety of the MonsterVerse’s Apple TV offerings.
