10 Things To Look Out For In Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters

10. Lee Shaw

Monarch: Legacy of Monster's lead character is Lee Shaw, played by both Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell in two different time periods. The name Shaw is likely unfamiliar to many, but it holds real significance in the history of Monarch.

In Godzilla: Awakening (2014), Shaw (referred to solely by his surname) is the sole survivor of a titan attack on an American vessel in 1946, and is rescued by Eiji Serizawa - Ishiro Serizawa's father.

Shaw subsequently enlists Eiji for a joint American-Japanese military unit, and with that Monarch is officially founded. Eiji and Shaw then spend time responding to reports of titan attacks all around the Pacific, before Monarch then officially confirm Godzilla's existence in 1954 after an unmistakable sighting.

Early efforts to identify, track, and subsequently kill the king of the monsters are alluded to in Godzilla (2014), particularly in the opening credits sequence, but Monarch: Legacy of Monsters could afford even more detail. Just how much did Shaw know, and when? And what happened in the years following the BikinI Atoll nuclear test designed to destroy Godzilla? Shaw's starring role in the new series promises to plug a lot of the gaps that currently exist in MonsterVerse lore.