Monarch: Legacy of Monsters co-creator Chris Black reveals how Desperate Housewives helped inspire the story of the Monsterverse show’s first season. While the Titans are a huge part of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, they aren’t the core of the story. Instead, the series focuses on the Randa family and their connection to the mysterious agency trying to protect the world from the monsters that live beneath it.
In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant for the finale of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Black shared an unexpected influence on the series. He explained how his time on Desperate Housewives helped him figure out the story engine for the Monsterverse series. Black broke down how the secrets at the center of the series draw the audience in as they want to figure out the answers. Check out Black’s full quote below:
Chris Black: If I took one takeaway from the two seasons I spent on Desperate Housewives, it’s [that] secrets are great engines for story. It’s just fun. It pulls you forward. It pulls you, as an audience, in. You want to know what’s going on, you want to know what those secrets are, [and] you want to know what characters are hiding. It’s such incredibly fertile ground for drama.
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Billy Randa was a huge part of Kong: Skull Island as the motivating force behind the expedition to the highly dangerous island before he was killed on the mission. However, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters immediately shows that his story is far from over in the opening moments of the first episode. The series focuses on his grandchildren and the mystery of what happened to his son, who followed in his footsteps, joining Monarch.
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By making family drama and mysteries the core of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the creators are able to ground it in a world full of huge, bombastic situations. Cate’s PTSD is tied to Godzilla decimating San Francisco, but it mirrors the experience of many survivors of disasters in the real world. Family legacy, learning the fallacy of a parent, and discovering shocking family secrets are very human stories that bring audiences in as the mystery of the Randa family and Monarch unfolds in a world filled with mystifying monsters.
The Randa has been at the center of Monarch since the beginning, and while their part in the agency is intriguing, the mystery behind it is what drew so many people in. Even the finale of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters continues this storytelling style, with the final moments setting up even more questions than ever before.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
The Legendary MonsterVerse continues with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a sci-fi action series created for Apple TV+. Set after the events of Godzilla vs. Kong, the series follows two siblings retracing their father’s footsteps to uncover the truth behind their family legacy. What they find sets up a story over three decades and explores the foundations of the mysterious company.
- Cast
- Kurt Russell , Wyatt Russell , Anna Sawai , Kiersey Clemons , Ren Watabe , Mari Yamamoto , Anders Holm , Joe Tippett , Elisa Lasowski
- Seasons
- 1
- Writers
- Chris Black , Matt Fraction
- Streaming Service(s)
- Apple TV+
- Franchise(s)
- Monsterverse , Godzilla , King Kong
- Directors
- Matt Shakman
- Showrunner
- Chris Black , Matt Fraction
