‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Season 2 Trailer Teases Terrifying New Titan (TV News Roundup)

The Season 2 trailer for Apple TV’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” was unveiled at the Apple TV Press Day on Tuesday, giving viewers a look at what’s to come in the second season of the Legendary Monsterverse series. The 10-episode second season will premiere globally on Feb. 27, with the first episode, followed by one episode every Friday until May 1.

Hailing from Legendary Television, Season 2 of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will return with the “fate of Monarch — and the world — hanging in the balance. The dramatic saga reveals buried secrets that reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea,” per the official logline. The newly-added Titan X will be at the center of the mystery. 

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Returning stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett and Anders Holm will appear in Season 2, along with Legendary Television’s Godzilla, Kong and the debut of the new Titan X. New season two guest stars include Takehiro Hira, Amber Midthunder, Curtiss Cook, Cliff Curtis, Dominique Tipper and  Camilo Jiménez Varón.

The series is executive produced by Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell from Safehouse Pictures, alongside Chris Black, Jen Roskind, Matt Shakman, Lawrence Trilling and Andrew Colville. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita also executive produce on behalf of Toho Co., Ltd., the owner of the Godzilla character. Black serves as showrunner on season two. 

Watch the trailer here. 

FIRST LOOKS

A first-look at the forthcoming series “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” was unveiled at the Apple TV 2026 Press Day Tuesday. The comedic thriller will premiere globally on the platform on May 20 with the first two episodes of the half hour, 10-episode season, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 15.

From creator and showrunner David J. Rosen, the new series is set to follow a newly divorced mom, Paula (Tatiana Maslany) as she embarks on an investigation into a crime she is convinced she witnessed, falling into a “dangerous hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer,” per the official logline. In addition to Maslany, Jake Johnson (“Mythic Quest,” “New Girl”) stars. 

Rounding out the ensemble cast is Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”), Murray Bartlett (“The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus”) Jessy Hodges (“Barry”), Jon Michael Hill (“Elementary”), Charlie Hall (“The Sex Lives of College Girls,” “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg (“Charmed,” “Invasion”), Nola Wallace (The Strangers: Chapter 2, The Strangers: Chapter 3) and Dolly De Leon (“Nine Perfect Strangers,” “Triangle of Sadness”). 

From Apple Studios and Counterpart Studios, the series is written and executive produced by creator and showrunner David J. Rosen, and directed and executive produced by David Gordon Green. The series is also developed by and executive produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films under their first-look deal with Apple TV and Bard Dorros for Anonymous Content.

PARTNERSHIPS

Global distribution company Radial Entertainment and ITV Studios have announced an expansion of their longstanding digital distribution partnership.

The new agreement increases Radial Entertainment’s streaming footprint, with the entertainment company obtaining the rights to the dystopian thriller series “Snowpiercer,” and retaining its AVOD, FAST and hybrid SVOD rights to Seasons 1-23 of Gordon Ramsay’s flagship, ITV-produced franchise “Hell’s Kitchen,” and seasons 1-6 of the original Kitchen Nightmares.

Radial Entertainment will also gain the premiere streaming rights to two of ITV Studios’ limited series, “The Gathering” and “The Way.”

Additionally, Radial Entertainment has renewed over 2,700 hours of drama catalog content, strengthening its UK library and expanding its selection of international programming.

The announcement was made by David Buoymaster, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Content Officer of Radial Entertainment, and Rob Kaplan, Senior Vice President of Sales, U.S. and Latin America of ITV Studios. Buoymaster and Kaplan also negotiated the deal for their respective companies.  

“This underscores the strength, trust, and long-term nature of our relationship with ITV Studios,” said Buoymaster. “From the international hit and cult thriller “Snowpiercer” to globally iconic unscripted franchises like “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” this expanded partnership reflects our shared commitment to provide entertaining content to platforms and audiences at scale.”

Kaplan added, “We are thrilled to strengthen our strategic collaboration with Radial Entertainment through this significant expansion of US, British and international content. Building on our long-standing relationship, this deal facilitates access to some of the world’s most coveted entertainment franchises and drama series for audiences across the Americas.”