News Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Enters the Cold War With New Lee Shaw Prequel Series Sadly, economic cutbacks will seemingly reduce the series to one Russell By Matthew Byrd | Published on December 18, 2025 Photo: Apple TV Comment 0 Share New Share Photo: Apple TV Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is getting a prequel spinoff that will give us what we all want this holiday season: more of the Russell boys. Yes, Apple TV announced that they have greenlit a Monarch: Legacy of Monsters prequel series that will focus on the younger version of Col. Lee Shaw. Wyatt Russell will reprise the role of Col. Lee Shaw in this series as well as serve as executive producer on the spinoff. Joby Harold will serve as showrunner on the new series. There aren’t many details about the plot of the series at this time, but let’s toss it over to the official description for a little more info. Official description? The spinoff series will follow the story of Colonel Lee Shaw, 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. Thanks official description! Apple also says that “Viewers around the world haven’t been able to get enough of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters since its global debut,” which is certainly true enough, and that “this new spinoff will kick off an epic Monsterverse expansion that brings audiences even closer to their favorite Titans, along with fantastic character-driven storytelling.” The wording of the various statements seem to suggest that this show will stick to telling its own story and won’t feature the older version of Col. Lee Shaw (played by Wyatt’s dad Kurt Russell in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters). So far as that goes, the timing of this prequel series is fascinating, both in terms of the existing Monarch: Legacy of Monsters series and the greater Legendary Monsters universe. The bulk of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters‘ first season was split between the mid-2010s and 1950s flashbacks. That means that the “current” sections of the show are set before Godzilla: King of Monsters while the flashbacks occur before pretty much every other major entry in the Legendary universe (except for the Godzilla: Awakening graphic novel series, which is not strictly adhered to). The ending of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters brought us closer to the apparent timeline of this spinoff series, so it’s going to be interesting to see how Monarch‘s recently confirmed second season and this spinoff balance that period of Shaw’s life while also filling some of the gaps that exist in the greater Legendary timeline. Then again, that timeline has always been somewhat loose, so it’s easy to assume this period was chosen to enable some of those immaculate Cold War espionage vibes. There’s no word on this prequel series’ name or release date, though it’s easy to assume that it won’t premiere until quite some time after Monarch: Legacy of Monsters‘ second season debuts on Feb 27, 2026. [end-mark] The post <i>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</i> Enters the Cold War With New Lee Shaw Prequel Series appeared first on Reactor.