Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

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Season 2
  • Network: Apple TV
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 16, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

Critic Reviews

  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: Dan Jolin
    Mar 6, 2026
    60
    The fleshing out of the MonsterVerse continues to fail to make most of its human characters interesting, but scrapes by on the outsize thrills of its Titanic action.
  2. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Andrew Crump
    Mar 2, 2026
    58
    Gradual genre excesses weigh down the fun and muddle the central theme. It’s a mercy that the cast is game for whatever direction the narrative takes them–Yamamoto and Russell Sr. are particularly delightful–but a real drag that the writing loses sight of what makes “Monarch” tick.
  3. Slashfilm
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Mathai
    Feb 24, 2026
    50
    Without a compelling hook to bring it all together, "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" is stuck somewhere in the middle of no man's land: lacking the bite of its namesake Titans and missing the sheer pulpy thrills of its big-screen brethren.