Aggregation of What is Known, Rumored and Speculated About the New Godzilla Series
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Most official information comes so far from the Apple TV+ Press synopsis and Deadline articles.
They state the series takes place following Godzilla 2014 before KoTM when Godzilla has largely gone back into hiding, minus the battle with Muto Prime in the Dominion comics. Nothing confirms the time period for the majority of episodes though, just that it begins after the events of Godzilla 2014.
Many expect it to focus on the human characters and drama aspects, and have a tone more like Godzilla 2014. May involve a lot of retconing.
Will likely show some of the other Titans previously mentioned or glimpsed in the Monsterverse so far.
Chris Black is making it alongside Matt Fraction, Safehouse Pictures' Joby Harold and Tony Tunnell. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita will execute produce for Toho.
Chris Black: Star Trek Enterprise, Madmen and Desperate Housewives.
Matt Fraction: Marvel Comics comic book writer. Wrote successful Hawkeye comic series which was adapted to a tepidly recieved TV show.
Hiro Matsuoka: Worked on Godzilla KotM.
Takemasu Arita: help maintain Godzilla character consistency.
Toho has licensed the rights for Godzilla to Legendary for this series.
The Godzilla series will be a separate series from the Netflix Monarch series.
Netflix Skull Island Netflix animated series comes out this year.
Toho plans to release a new Godzilla film before giving Legendary releases another. The new series does not halt the Toho film production.
Toho and Legendary have a friendly relationship.
Monsterverse has already begun building a large mythos and amount of lore.
Will likely release 2023 or 2024 (but possibly as late as 2025) along with the new Toho Godzilla film around similar time.
Reasons for Legendary choosing Apple TV+:
Apple TV+ is available internationally. HBO Max is not internationally available. Currently $5 a month. Some scifi effects series on the service includes Wheel of Time.
Dangerville: Thinks Apple will provide a large budget.
Omni Viewer: Thinks WB and AT&T merger might be related to Legendary not going with HBO Max. Agrees that HBO Max isn't as accessible since it isn't international. Toho might want it to be internationally accessible. HBO Max might not be long-lived and successful.
Deadline: Apple TV+ was chosen because it offered the best financial incentive.
Aggregation of notable commentary:
Kaijuologist: The series may have some similarities to the show Surface with the focus on the human characters and using its limited giant monster scenes effectively.
D Man1954: Will probably just be Godzilla and Mutos. Most episodes probably won't show monsters, saving them mostly for the premiere and finale. Could bring about outsiders digging into the conspiracies and shadowy organization known as Monarch before the public was really aware of the organization.
D Man1954 doesn't think it will have a large budget. Thinks Apple may provide a lower budget than other streaming services. That it went to Apple because of the quarrel between Legendary and Warner Bros/HBO over GvK being released on streaming rather than exclusive to theatrical release. [Which PingPongFlix agrees] He thinks the show may return Muto Prime and some of the comic material. Doubts Toho will put out another G film before Legendary. Monsterverse is Legendary's big franchise right now. They are all in for Monsterverse, especially after the success of Godzilla vs Kong. Films will probably still be Legendary with WB distribution and eventually going on HBO Max, but the shows will be spread out among various streaming services so Legendary can make more from it.
Omni Viewer: Series will likely not feature other major Toho kaiju it might want to premiere in films, but may have some D-listers like Gezora or Varan.
Dangerville: Could possibly visit Skull Island, but not likely since there's already a series set there. Maybe a few scenes there, but probably not a major location for the show.
MurphysMultiverse claims the show is being tentatively called Hourglass.
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