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Wyatt Russell’s Monsterverse Series at Apple TV Adds Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito
Tim Robbins and Giancarlo Esposito have joined Apple TV’s untitled Monsterverse series as guest stars, alongside lead Wyatt Russell. The casting expands the series’ ensemble and brings two established actors into a story set against the Cold War.
Russell will again play a young Col. Lee Shaw, an American operative sent behind enemy lines in 1984 to stop the Soviets from unleashing a Titan capable of destroying the United States and changing the course of the Cold War. Details of Robbins’ and Esposito’s characters have not been disclosed. Joby Harold is showrunner, and JD Dillard will direct; the series is produced with involvement from Legendary and Toho, which owns the Godzilla character.
In short
- Tim Robbins and Giancarlo Esposito join the Apple TV series as guest stars.
- Wyatt Russell reprises young Lee Shaw in a 1984 Cold War mission.
- The plot centres on a Soviet plan to unleash a destructive Titan.