Untitled Monster Zero Prequel

The untitled Monster Zero prequel series is an upcoming American web television miniseries created by Daniel Espinosa for the streaming service Paramount+, based on the Toho Co., Ltd. kaiju King Ghidorah. Set in the Raydon Kaiju Universe, it shares continuity with the films of the franchise. The series will be co-produced by Raydon Television Studios and Toho Co., Ltd. and will be released exclusively on Paramount+.

The series is set in 8,000 BCE, approximately 5,000 years before the events of Monster Zero, and will reveal the history of Mars as well as King Ghidorah's prior conflict with Venus. The series will consist of six episodes and will begin airing in the spring of 2023.

Premise
"5,000 years before King Ghidorah destroyed Mars, the planet experiences a technological revolution when interstellar settlers known simply as the Nebulans arrive and share their planet's advances. Megacities begin to dominate the planet's landscapes as strong political borders are drawn and wars are fought. Meanwhile on Venus, the Venusians find themselves on the brink of a global nuclear holocaust and are then unexpectedly attacked by the space dragon Ghidorah, the destroyer of worlds."

Humans

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Monsters

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Development
A Monster Zero prequel series was initially announced by Paramount+ on April 18, 2021 and was planned to focus on the history of Mars prior to the events of the film. About a month later on May 15, 2021, Monster Zero director Daniel Espinosa signed onto the project as executive producer and main director. with episodes being written by Espinosa as well as Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Vanessa Taylor, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby. The series is being rushed into development and will begin principle photography in April 2022 when Monster Zero wraps and continue to film until June/July 2022. It is expected to begin airing in the spring of 2023 on Paramount+.

Writing
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Casting
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Filming
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Release
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