The hacker storyline continues on ABC’s 9-1-1: Nashville season one, episode eight, “All Hands.” Episode eight is set to air on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT.
“All Hands” Plot: Time is running out as ransom demands and medical emergencies escalate in Nashville, then a power outage triggered by the hackers wreaks havoc at the hospital.
Chris O’Donnell stars as Don Hart, Jessica Capshaw plays Blythe Hart, Kimberly Williams-Paisley is Cammie Raleigh, and LeAnn Rimes plays Dixie Bennings. Hailey Kilgore stars as Taylor Thompson, Michael Provost is Ryan Hart, Juani Feliz is Roxie Alba, and Hunter McVey plays Blue Bennings.
Hunter McVey and Chris O’Donnell in ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ episode 8 (Disney/Jake Giles Netter)
9-1-1: Nashville Plot, Courtesy of ABC:
9-1-1: Nashville is a high-octane procedural about heroic first responders, as well as their family saga of power and glamour set in one of America’s most diverse and dynamic cities.
Juani Feliz and Hailey Kilgore in episode 8 (Disney/Jake Giles Netter)Jenny Ballard, Coby Bell and Anna Wood in episode 8 (Disney/Jake Giles Netter)Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Coby Bell in episode 8 (Disney/Jake Giles Netter)Mackenzie Porter and Chris O’Donnell in episode 8 (Disney/Jake Giles Netter)
ABC’s 9-1-1 season nine, episode eight makes a good case for why AI shouldn’t replace human 9-1-1 operators. Episode eight, “War,” will air on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 8pm ET/PT.
“War” Plot: Following Hen’s firing, Chimney grapples with his decision and how it has affected the team. Meanwhile, a new AI call center assistant, meant to help, has begun to create more complications, and the 118 must intervene.
Angela Bassett stars as Athena Grant, Jennifer Love Hewitt is Maddie Han, Oliver Stark is Evan “Buck” Buckley, and Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han. Aisha Hinds plays Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz, and Gavin McHugh plays Christopher Diaz.
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Bryan Safi in ‘9-1-1’ season 9 episode 8 (Disney/Christopher Willard)
9-1-1 Series Description, Courtesy of ABC:
The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders—including police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers—who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping conditions. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
The show draws from the real lives of first responders who regularly face situations that are often unpredictable, intense, and uplifting at the same time.
Kenneth Choi and Oliver Stark in season 9 episode 8 (Disney/Christopher Willard)Kenneth Choi and Angela Bassett in season 9 episode 8 (Disney/Christopher Willard)Kenneth Choi, Oliver Stark and Ryan Guzman in season 9 episode 8 (Disney/Christopher Willard)Ryan Guzman and Oliver Stark in season 9 episode 8 (Disney/Christopher Willard)
The promo for Scott Speedman’s new series RJ Decker describes his character as a private eye and a public mess, which pretty much nails the vibe of ABC’s midseason drama. The network’s set a Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10pm ET/PT premiere date, with The Rookie moving to Mondays at 10pm beginning on January 26.
In addition to Speedman (as the titular character), the new drama stars Jaina Lee Ortiz as Emilia “Emi” Ochoa, Bevin Bru as Detective Melody “Mel” Abreau, Kevin Rankin as Aloysius “Wish” Aiken, and Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix. The series is inspired by Carl Hiaasen’s novel Double Whammy.
Scott Speedman stars in ‘RJ DECKER’ (Disney/Dana Hawley)
ABC offers this description: “Scott Speedman stars as RJ Decker, a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. The series follows him tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife and a shadowy new benefactor—a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally … or his one-way ticket back to prison.”
Author Hiaasen is involved as an executive producer. Rob Doherty is the writer and executive produces along with Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman. Scott Speedman is a producer, and Paul McGuigan directs and executive produces.
Fans had to wait 18 years between 28 Weeks Later and 28 Years Later. But they only had to wait less than a year for the sequel to that sequel. Because 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is already here.
Picking up right where 28 Years Later left off, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple sees little Spike (Alfie Williams reprising his role from 28 Years Later) hooking up with a ragtag tribe led by Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell from Sinners). The gang, which has its members give up their individuality to all become “Jimmies,” is a necessary evil for Spike, as safety in numbers seems to be his only means of survival in the wild with the infected running amok.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, also back from 28 Years Later but also from Conclave and The Menu) continues his work with the infected and seems to have made a breakthrough with an “Alpha” infected that he calls Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry from Gladiator II). Kelson believes that he can save the world, but he’s on a collision course with Sir Jimmy and his band of Jimmies.
Although the screenplay for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was written by franchise creator Alex Garland (Civil War, Annihilation), the reins for this installment have been turned over to director Nia DaCosta (Hedda, The Candyman reboot). Despite this shift in directors, it is clearly a 28 Days Later movie. DaCosta and cinematographer Sean Bobbitt (The Rhythm Section, The Marvels) use the same shaky-cam, fisheye approach as the other movies in the series, and Garland’s script is as brutal and unflinching as ever. The fact that this and 28 Years Later were practically shot back-to-back (they had to keep little Alfie Williams looking like his young character, after all) makes it a very continuous sequel.
Unfortunately, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple isn’t quite as laser-focused as its predecessors. There’s not much of a plot; it’s more mythology creation and world-building. And in its attempt to expand the mythology and world, it meanders a bit and finds itself a little disjointed. While all of the characters are interesting enough, there are bit parts that seem like they could become bigger players and bigger players that feel like bit parts. There are deeds that the Jimmies perform that should lead somewhere but don’t really serve any purpose, other than to express how violent and rage-filled the gang really is. Certain scenes feel like padding. Well-made and engaging padding, but padding nonetheless.
Despite this meandering, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple still has all the things that audiences have come to expect from a 28 Days Later movie, so fans will be satisfied. There’s plenty of that The Walking Dead-type of wandering around and getting attacked, and plenty of fighting off those attacks. The Jimmies do enough raiding and pillaging to establish themselves as the bad guys, and Dr. Kelson expresses enough mercy for the infected to show that he is the hero. There’s even some Romero-style character development for Samson, the most charismatic of the infected. It’s all there.
And then, the movie gets to its third act. And this is where 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple goes completely bonkers. Not bad bonkers, not good bonkers, just…interesting bonkers. Ralph Fiennes both earns his paycheck and has the time of his life with the movie’s climax. To avoid spoilers, let’s just say it’s always great to hear an Iron Maiden song in a movie and leave it at that. But no matter what’s going on in that fever dream, Ralph Fiennes completely commits to the bonkers-ness. He single-handedly sells the third act.
And the epilogue – again, let’s avoid spoilers, but it really makes one look forward to the next 28 Years Later movie in the trilogy.
In short, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple kind of feels like a transition movie from the last to the next. It’s got a coherent story and has nice closure at the end, but it feels like it’s part of something bigger. It’s like The Empire Strikes Back segueing from Star Wars to Return of the Jedi, if you will. That’s not to say 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is anywhere near as good as The Empire Strikes Back, only that big things are coming for the 28 Days Later franchise.
GRADE: B
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Rating: R for graphic nudity, gore, brief drug use, language throughout, and strong bloody violence
Release Date: January 16, 2026
Studio: Columbia Pictures
The official trailer for the long-awaited third season of HBO’s Euphoria confirms the series has come a long way since debuting as a high school drama. The lengthy trailer shows it’s now a full-on Breaking Bad-ish adult crime drama.
HBO’s trailer release was accompanied by the reveal of the season three premiere date. The eight-episode season, which arrives four years after season two, will debut on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT.
Emmy winner Zendaya leads the cast as Rue Bennett. Hunter Schafer is Jules, Eric Dane plays Cal, Critics Choice Awards winner Jacob Elordi is Nate, and Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney returns as Cassie. Alexa Demie plays Maddie, Maude Apatow is Lexi, Emmy nominee Martha Kelly is Laurie, and Chloe Cherry is Faye. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Toby Wallace also star in season three.
Returning guest stars include Colman Domingo, Dominic Fike, Nika King, Alanna Ubach, Sophia Rose Wilson, Melvin Bonez Estes, Daeg Faerch, Paula Marshall, Zak Steiner, and Marsha Gambles.
HBO’s super short description of season three reads: “A group of childhood friends wrestle with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil.”
Zendaya in ‘Euphoria’ season 3 (Photo by Eddy Chen/HBO)
The Emmy-winning series was created by Sam Levinson, who serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Ashley Levinson, Sara E. White, Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Mirit Toovi, Tmira Yardeni, Yoram Mokady, and Gary Lennon.
Levinson and cinematographer Marcell Rév shot the third season on new KODAK motion picture film stock in both 35mm and 65mm. According to HBO, Euphoria season three is “the first narrative television series to shoot significant volume of 65mm film, providing for an expanded image on screen which mirrors the characters’ journeys out of high school into the wider, wilder world.”
Jacob Elordi as Nate in season 3 (Photo by Partick Wymore/HBO)Hunter Schafer as Jules in season 3 (Photo by Eddy Chen/HBO)Alexa Demie as Maddy in season 3 (Photo by Marcel Rev/HBO)Sydney Sweeney as Cassie in season 3 (Photograph Courtesy of HBO)
Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata in ‘High Potential’ season 2 episode 9 (Disney/Jessica Perez)
ABC’s High Potential season two, episode nine opens with a man shooting photos and carrying a rifle from a hiding place as his target plays golf. After packing up, he drives off only to discover too late that his brake lines have been cut. His truck flies over a cliff.
(The following is a recap of season two, episode nine and contains spoilers.)
Ludo (Taran Killam) delivers expensive flowers that he didn’t purchase to Morgan’s home. It turns out the flowers are from Rhys, and Morgan’s family is full of questions. The discussion needs to wait, as Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) is called to the Santa Monica mountains to investigate the photographer’s death.
Adam (Daniel Sunjata), Oz (Deniz Akdeniz), and Daphne (Javicia Leslie) have already discovered the location where the brake lines were cut by the time Morgan, in semi-appropriate shoes, arrives. The victim is Curtis Behr and he’s an ex-con. Oz shows off what was found in the truck, including $3,750 in cash with a note that the balance will be delivered upon completion of the job. He also had a rifle and a notebook with details on whoever he was tailing.
There’s a lot of ground to cover for a search for a possible second body, if Curtis did kill his target before he was murdered. Morgan gives a short lesson on hitting golf balls after some are found near the crash. Working backwards from their current location, Morgan points to a cliff above them. She also notes the golfer is a leftie.
Morgan doesn’t notice anything unusual about the golfer’s spot and doesn’t think Curtis’ target is dead. A nearby golf club indicates the target uses a 3-D printer to make golf clubs. Adam thinks that the target might have turned the tables and killed his would-be assassin.
A camera is also discovered nearby, and when examined back at the station, the photos show the target. Lt. Selena Soto (Judy Reyes) recognizes him as inventor Douglas Newmeyer (Keith Carradine), inventor of a popular vacuum that apparently has had lots of problems. His vacuums catch fire because of faulty wiring, and there have been four deaths attributed to it.
Douglas’ lawyers have kept all the problems hidden, so most people don’t know how horrible the vacuum is. And it’s still sold in stores. Selena reveals there’s a case in court now for negligent homicide, and he’s been facing death threats.
Douglas had bodyguards with him while Curtis was spying on him. Adam doesn’t think the bodyguards did it, but they need to find Douglas quickly. He’s been moving from house to house because he doesn’t want to be found.
Selena gets Morgan alone and tells her that forensics didn’t find any blood or prints from other people in Arthur’s truck, but he’s still missing. It’ll go to Missing Persons to investigate if he doesn’t pop up in 24 hours.
Adam and Morgan narrow down the firm that supplied the bodyguards to Kluger Security. Daphne spots two of the bodyguards from the photos leaving the building, and she, Adam and Oz tail them to a house where Douglas might be holed up.
Douglas is on the floor and has blood on his chest and looks dead. However, it’s not at all what it seems; the FBI’s already inside the home and is working with Douglas. It’s some sort of sting and the FBI initially believe Adam’s team are threats. When everything calms down, the agents look at Curtis’s photo and inform Adam that he was undercover FBI Agent Curtis Belanger and was just posing as a hitman.
Someone thought they were hiring a hitman, and the FBI was building a case against that person. FBI Special Agent Mayra Taylor (Rebeka Montoya) is the case manager, and she’s happy to work with them. She knows Captain Nick Wagner (Steve Howey) so he’s also brought into the meeting at the FBI headquarters.
Morgan wants to take Douglas down since his vacuums kill people, but that’s not what the FBI cares about in this case. Their only focus is to find out who killed their undercover agent who normally worked out of Denver and was highly decorated.
The FBI agent in charge, Wayne Vincent (Peter Jacobson), confirms they don’t know who hired Curtis Belanger. No one saw the person who hired Belanger and they haven’t been able to trace any of the contacts.
Morgan and Daphne go to Douglas’ home and Douglas hands over his laptop that contains death threats he’s received. Morgan doesn’t mince words and suggests he should confess to covering up that his vacuums kill people.
Morgan knows the laptop won’t provide any clues and heads to Douglas’ study to snoop.
Meanwhile, Nick and Adam look through Belanger’s hotel room. Whoever killed him might have discovered he was an FBI agent while spying on his room. Nick confesses he thinks something is still fishy about the stolen painting case and wonders why Morgan went missing for a while during the investigation. Adam remains loyal to Morgan and doesn’t tell Nick anything.
Nick finds the items Belanger has stashed.
Douglas joins Morgan and Daphne to see if they’ve found anything and Morgan reveals she learned he owns the charitable foundation that gives him awards. She thinks the only reason Douglas isn’t in prison is because of a lucky break. The Feds had a letter from his factory warning him about the vacuum’s wiring. Douglas tries to explain it’s more complicated than that, and Morgan immediately proves him wrong.
Douglas insults Morgan and actually gets under her skin a little, but she remains calm. A call from Ludo about Elliot believing they can get back together momentarily takes her mind off Douglas, but she snaps back into work mode when she notices scar cream. She connects the cream to a framed photo of Douglas and a woman and then notes the woman has a wedding ring. Morgan wonders why Douglas didn’t tell the FBI he’s having an affair, and Douglas claims it’s because the woman’s husband is feeble.
“The kind of guy who hires a hitman to do his dirty work?” asks Daphne.
Daniel Sunjata, Deniz Akdeniz, Javicia Leslie and Kaitlin Olson in ‘High Potential’ season 2 episode 9 (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)
Back at the station, they learn the woman’s husband is Joel Dorskind, a Beverly Hills CPA. He has a clean record, but surveillance footage shows Joel bought the same envelopes used in the note found in Belanger’s truck. Adam was able to get the internet provider to confirm it was Dorskind who logged onto the website and hired Belanger, the fake hitman.
A warrant’s issued for Joel’s arrest, and he tries to make a run for it through his crowded office. Daphne takes him down and places him under arrest. But they’re all shocked to discover he thinks the hitman is still alive and that he can call him off.
Oz finds the next payment to Belanger in Joel’s office, so he’s definitely not the killer. He hired Belanger but didn’t kill him. However, the FBI disagrees. They think Joel set things up to look like he didn’t kill Belanger. Nick strongly disagrees.
The team continue to go over the evidence, convinced they still haven’t located Belanger’s killer. Daphne suggests it might have been someone from an old case of Belanger’s. Morgan discovers orange fibers on the envelope from Belanger’s truck, and Belanger’s hotel room had orange carpeting with fibers that got on everything. If that’s true, how did the money with carpet fibers get from the hotel room back into Belanger’s truck? Someone wanted the cops to think Belanger’s murder had to do with the hitman job. Also, the team no longer believes the note about the down payment came from Joel.
So, they’re back to square one. But there’s something fishy going on because whoever did all this knew where Belanger would have kept the money in his hotel room and knew where he was headed to spy on Douglas and take him out. That means the killer is probably an FBI agent working the case!
Selena wants them to dig into all the agents to find out who had a reason to murder Berlanger.
Meanwhile, Ludo has a heart-to-heart with Elliot, confessing that he and Morgan will never get back together. They both realized they are better together as just friends. Elliot understands and just wants them to be happy.
Back at the station, the team continues to look through the FBI officers. Morgan picks up a paper and claims she’s just figured it out.
Morgan and Adam meet with Douglas Newmeyer at the FBI office and he’s shocked when Morgan says they’re going to send him to prison—but not for his faulty vacuums. They join Agent Walker and Agent Taylor to go through newly discovered evidence, presenting a slideshow with photos that were found among the deleted photos on Belanger’s camera’s memory card. Among them are photos of Walker handing Douglas a file. Walker is stunned that they’ve pieced things together and that they know he was passing info on the vacuum deaths case to Douglas.
They believe Walker killed Belanger so that these photos would never come to light. Belanger must have told Walker what he saw and Walker silenced him. Morgan decided to look at the deleted photos after seeing a mention of Uppsala, Sweden, in Walker’s personnel file. Douglas taught at a college there, and that was probably where the two met.
Douglas claims he had no idea, but the team’s found bank transfers that say differently. They’re both placed under arrest for Belanger’s murder.
Later that evening, Adam finds Morgan staring at the murder board. Adam wonders if Douglas reminded her of her dad and that’s why she got into it with him. She admits he’s just like her dad in that they both told her she’s wasting her gifts. Adam reminds her she’s incredibly valuable to the team and has helped a lot of people while working at the LAPD.
He suggests that if she needs proof the world’s a better place because she’s in it, all she needs to do is go home.
Paramount Pictures’ new “Legacy” spot for Scream 7 teases that every phone call, every killer, has led to this. The 30-second promo begins with a trip back in time to key phone calls before picking up the action as Ghostface hunts down Sidney’s daughter.
The latest film in the horror franchise stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, and Anna Camp. The cast also includes Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Tim Simons, and Mark Consuelos.
Scream 7 will open in theaters on February 27, 2026.
“When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (May) becomes the next target,” reads Paramount Pictures’ synopsis. “Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.”
Scream creator Kevin Williamson directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Guy Busick. Producers include William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein.
Sundance Film Festival’s 2026 Jury Members (Courtesy of Sundance)
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival has announced the 17 individuals who will comprise this year’s jury. The 2026 festival will run from January 22 through February 1 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, and jury members are responsible for selecting the best of this year’s festival entries.
“This year’s jury represents a rare depth of creative conviction and exceptional range, made up of artists and thinkers who know what it means to take risks,” stated Eugene Hernandez, Director, Sundance Film Festival and Public Programming. “They bring curiosity, rigor, and a deep respect for bold storytelling, qualities that are essential to discovering the films that will define the future of independent cinema.”
The U.S. Dramatic Competition jury consists of Janicza Bravo, Nisha Ganatra, and Azazel Jacobs. Natalia Almada, Justin Chang, and Jennie Livingston are judging the U.S. Documentary Competition. The World Cinema Dramatic Competition jury members are Ana Katz, So Yong Kim, and Tatiana Maslany.
The World Cinema Documentary jury includes Toni Kamau, Bao Nguyen, and Kirsten Schaffer. Liv Constable-Maxwell, A.V. Rockwell, and Martin Starr make up the jury for the Short Film Program Competition. The NEXT section’s jury members are John Cooper and Trevor Groth.
Additionally, Sophie Barthes, Dr. Heather Berlin, Dr. Andrea Ghez, Ari Handel, and Nicole Perlman have chosen In The Blink of An Eye as the winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. In The Blink of An Eye was directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Colby Day, and stars Rashida Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Daveed Diggs.
Per Sundance, the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize is given to an “outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.”
Global phenoms BTS are back! Following the septuplet’s completion of their mandatory military service in 2025, the group is making a triumphant return, announcing on January 1, 2026 the upcoming release of a new full-length album and a world tour.
The new album will drop on March 20, 2026. According to Big Hit Music, the 14-track album “is driven by each member’s honest introspection as they collectively shaped its direction by weaving their individual perspectives into the music.”
And with the eagerly awaited new album comes a world tour. Exciting new details of the world tour have just been announced, with stops in Asia, North America, Europe, Latin America, and Australia, making it one of the most expansive tours in the band’s history.
The world tour will kick off with three shows in Goyang, South Korea, on April 9, 11, and 12, before heading to Tokyo, Japan. The North American leg will include 12 cities and 28 shows, with stops in Tampa, Florida; El Paso, Texas; Mexico City, Mexico; Stanford, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; East Rutherford, New Jersey; and additional cities. BTS will close the North American run with a four-day show in Los Angeles.
This tour will feature a 360-degree, in-the-round stage design, creating a mesmerizing setup that places the audience at the center of the experience while allowing for increased capacity at every venue. BTS is known for shattering records, and their upcoming world tour will mark the highest number of tour dates and the widest regional reach for a South Korean artist.
And now for what every ARMY has been waiting for: ticket information and tour stops. Tickets for ARMY Membership holders will go on sale beginning January 22-23, followed by general ticket sales on January 24 across all regions. Additional details regarding the tour are available at 2026BTS.COM with ticketing information accessible at BTSWORLDTOUROFFICIAL.COM.
BTS 2026-2027 World Tour:
Apr 9, Apr 11-12 – Goyang, South Korea
Apr 17-18 – Tokyo, Japan
Apr 25-26 – Tampa, USA
May 2-3 – El Paso, USA
May 7, May 9-10 – Mexico City, Mexico
May 16-17 – Stanford, USA
May 23-24, May 27 – Las Vegas, USA
Jun 12-13 – Busan, South Korea
Jun 26-27 – Madrid, Spain
Jul 1-2 – Brussels, Belgium
Jul 6-7 – London, United Kingdom
Jul 11-12 – Munich, Germany
Jul 17-18 – Paris, France
Aug 1-2 – East Rutherford, USA
Aug 5-6 – Foxborough, USA
Aug 10-11 – Baltimore, USA
Aug 15-16 – Arlington, USA
Aug 22-23 – Toronto, Canada
Aug 27-28 – Chicago, USA
Sep 1-2, Sep 5-6 – Los Angeles, USA
Oct 2-3 – Bogotá, Colombia
Oct 9-10 – Lima, Peru
Oct 16-17 – Santiago, Chile
Oct 23-24 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Oct 28, Oct 30-31 – São Paulo, Brazil
Nov 19, Nov 21-22 – Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Dec 3, Dec 5-6 – Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 12-13 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dec 17, Dec 19-20, Dec 22 – Singapore
Dec 26-27 – Jakarta, Indonesia
2027
Feb 12-13 – Melbourne, Australia
Feb 20-21 – Sydney, Australia
Mar 4, Mar 6-7 – Hong Kong
Mar 13-14 – Manila, Philippines
Additional cities to be announced in Japan, the Middle East, and more.
The teaser trailer for Apple TV’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season two reveals that a rift has been opened and something humans have never encountered before has been set loose. In addition to the new monster, dubbed Titan X, season two features Kong and Godzilla.
Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, and Anders Holm star. Guest stars include Takehiro Hira, Amber Midthunder, Curtiss Cook, Cliff Curtis, Dominique Tipper, and Camilo Jiménez Varón.
Season two premieres on February 27, 2026, with new episodes of the 10-episode season streaming on Fridays.
Chris Black is the season two showrunner and serves as an executive producer along with Joby Harold, Jen Roskind, Matt Shakman, Andrew Colville, and Lawrence Trilling. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita executive produce on behalf of Toho Co., Ltd.
Poster for Apple TV’s ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ season 2
Apple TV offers this description of the series and a look ahead at season two:
“Season one of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters tracks two siblings looking to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later, where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows.
Season two will pick up with the fate of Monarch—and the world—hanging in the balance. The dramatic saga reveals buried secrets that reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea. The ripple effects of the past make waves in the present day, blurring the bonds between family, friend, and foe—all with the threat of a titan event on the horizon.”
Per Apple TV: “Titan X isn’t just another monster; it’s a living cataclysm. When its massive bioluminescent form breaks the surface of the ocean, the world seems to hold its breath. In Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season two, Titan X stands at the center of the mystery—an ancient force emerging from the deep, its purpose uncertain, its power unmatched, its awe and terror in equal measure.”
