Stana Katic and Connie Nielsen Join Wyatt Russell-Led Monsterverse Series
Apple TV and Legendary’s untitled Monsterverse series just grew bigger with Connie Nielsen and Stana Katic joining the cast.
The cast for Apple TV and Legendary’s untitled Monsterverse series continues to grow, as Deadline reports that Connie Nielsen (pictured above in Wonder Woman) and Stana Katic (The Possession of Hannah Grace) have been tapped for the series.
They join previously cast Millie Brady (The Last Kingdom), Pilou Asbaek (Overlord), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), Corey Stoll (The Strain), Nyasha Hatendi (Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials) and Wyatt Russell (also executive producing), who returns as Young Lee Shaw, a character that originated in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Russell played the younger version of his father, Kurt Russell.
Character details remain under wraps.
JD Dillard (Sweetheart) has been tapped to direct the pilot episode of the new series, with Joby Harold showrunning.
The series “follows the story of Colonel Lee Shaw (Russell), an American operative who, in 1984, went 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.”
As for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”, the show is an expansion of the Monsterverse revolving around everyone’s favorite Kaiju (it’s me, I’m everyone), Godzilla and King Kong, that Legendary kicked off with their 2014 Godzilla film. Next up in the film series is Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, which is set to release sometime in 2027.
Executive producers are Harold and Tory Tunnell for Safehouse Pictures, alongside Russell, Chris Black, Kyle Bradstreet, Alex Boden, and Dillard, with Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita executive producing for Toho Co., Ltd.
You can stream seasons 1 and 2 of “Monarch” on Apple TV now.