The BEST episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Every episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters!

Follow one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch in the aftermath of the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real.

Last Updated: 5/26/2026Network: Apple TVStatus: Continuing
Beyond Logic
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7.81
1801 votes

#1 - Beyond Logic

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2024

The team struggles to find a way out of Axis Mundi. Kentaro and Tim make an unexpected alliance.

Directors: Andy Goddard
Writer: Chris Black
Secrets and Lies
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7.61
2086 votes

#2 - Secrets and Lies

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2023

Shaw leads the team on a dangerous mission to Alaska in search of Hiroshi. Keiko, Lee, and Billy present their findings to General Puckett.

Directors: Julian Holmes
Cause and Effect
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7.61
901 votes

#3 - Cause and Effect

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2026

Decades after being presumed dead, Keiko's return shocks Monarch; Cate defies orders to save Shaw and unleashes a new Titan.

Writer: Chris Black
Axis Mundi
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7.58
1705 votes

#4 - Axis Mundi

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2024

Shaw and May search for Cate and make a startling discovery. Kentaro struggles with his loss.

Directors: Andy Goddard
Aftermath
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7.48
2442 votes

#5 - Aftermath

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2023

Cate travels to Japan to get answers about her father and uncovers a shocking secret. Keiko, Lee, and Billy pursue a theory about Titans.

Directors: Matt Shakman
Writer: Chris Black
Resonance
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7.48
740 votes

#6 - Resonance

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/2026

Lee and Keiko investigate a secretive village with a cult devoted to a mysterious creature; Cate crosses paths with a deadly stowaway.

Writer: Dan Dworkin
Departure
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7.47
2176 votes

#7 - Departure

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2023

Monarch closes in on Cate, Kentaro, and May as they try to track down a key individual. Keiko, Lee, and Billy stumble on a major find.

Directors: Matt Shakman
Writer: Chris Black
Where We Belong
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7.40
487 votes

#8 - Where We Belong

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2026

Kong and Titan X face off in a colossal clash that threatens to reshape Skull Island. Shaw embarks on a dangerous journey.

Terrifying Miracles
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7.39
1820 votes

#9 - Terrifying Miracles

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/2023

Shaw finds an unlikely ally within Monarch as the team has a harrowing run-in. Keiko and Lee grow closer while at a military ball.

Directors: Mairzee Almas
Separate Ways
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7.34
480 votes

#10 - Separate Ways

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2026

Titan X makes landfall in Australia, where Shaw lures Godzilla into a showdown. Isabel uses the battle as a distraction for her secret operation.

Birthright
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7.32
1724 votes

#11 - Birthright

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/2023

The team goes back to where things all began to confront Shaw. On the brink of collapse, Monarch takes drastic measures.

Directors: Hiromi Kamata
Writer: Al Letson
String Theory
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7.28
493 votes

#12 - String Theory

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2026

Shaw receives an impossible radio transmission. Cate and Keiko uncover an ancient link to Titan X. Isabel has a proposition for Kentaro.

Writer: Joe Pokaski
Ends of the Earth
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7.25
475 votes

#13 - Ends of the Earth

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2026

Monarch and the team head to Skull Island. Cate tries to reason with Kentaro and stop Isabel. Shaw and Keiko search for Billy’s long-lost rift.

Parallels and Interiors
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7.22
2027 votes

#14 - Parallels and Interiors

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/1/2023

The team is left stranded in the frozen tundra after a narrow escape. Kentaro reflects on his relationships.

Directors: Julian Holmes
Requiem
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7.18
490 votes

#15 - Requiem

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2026

Shaw and Suzuki test a “Titan phone” designed to summon Godzilla, triggering an unforeseen event that puts Shaw in the path of his own past.

Directors: Jeff King
Writer: Maria Melnik
Trespass
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7.17
533 votes

#16 - Trespass

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2026

To get Hiroshi’s device back, Shaw and the team execute a daring heist at Apex Cybernetics.

Directors: Hiromi Kamata
Furusato
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7.14
520 votes

#17 - Furusato

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2026

In Santa Soledad, Titan X becomes a target for Apex, forcing Shaw and the Randas to infiltrate the covert experiment.

Directors: Jeff King
Will the Real May Please Stand Up?
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7.08
1754 votes

#18 - Will the Real May Please Stand Up?

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2023

May finally faces her past. Duvall and Shaw follow traces of Godzilla and Hiroshi.

Directors: Hiromi Kamata
Secrets
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6.93
539 votes

#19 - Secrets

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2026

Shaw, Keiko, Hiroshi, and Kentaro go rogue in an attempt to find Titan X. Cate struggles with feelings of guilt. A buried secret is exposed.

Directors: Hiromi Kamata
Writer: Kari Drake
The Way Out
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6.89
1950 votes

#20 - The Way Out

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2023

Cate’s painful memories of G-Day come flooding back as she treks through the ruins of San Francisco with Kentaro and May.

Directors: Mairzee Almas