While those of us who were already fans of the Monsterverse extended Godzilla universe continuity have been watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters on AppleTV, it turns out that Amazon Prime has had a licence to stream it until March 31st.
Currently, the second season of this popular action epic is rolling out on Apple TV, but season 1 is one of the most-watched Prime Video shows on the planet at the moment. This brief stint on Prime Video will be short-lived, however, since the series will be removed from Prime Video less than 2 weeks on April 1, 2026. Don’t miss your chance to binge this celebrated series before it’s gone.
If you’re thinking of giving Monarch a try, and don’t have AppleTV, this may be a good opportunity.
If they have no interest in Kaiju movies that more or less is kind of what I was referring to. They arent there for the big monsters and theres less of them in it to appeal to a wider audience.
The question I have in my mind is whether the Godzilla audience that is primarily there for big monsters (and/or powerups) is the American / English language audience vs the Japanese and global one.
Monarch is ranking better with Asian audiences than English speaking ones, which suggests that it may have a different reach than other American licensed-kaiju media.
I haven’t seen any Japanese reviews — the Japan Times feature was more about how the show is being increasingly produced in Japan.
That is a really great point. They do seem to want to ‘expand’ the franchise more in recent years.