A new live-action series of “King Kong” has been announced for Disney about the origins of the monkey

Now that Apple TV is preparing the first Godzilla series, it’s up to King Kong who, after battling the king of the titans and his mechanical version, will now make the leap to the Disney + streaming platform, and will have his own live-series. action named after ‘King Kong’.

According to information from Deadline, a series of ‘King Kong’ for Disney +, who will be responsible for the television division of the company. The story of the live-action show is said to explore the origins of the monkey, for which it would be set on Skull Island, seen in the film with Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson.

According to reports, the working title of the the new series is ‘King Kong’which may change in the future. Additionally, James Wan (Aquaman and The Conjuring) is rumored to be the show’s director, and while it hasn’t been confirmed, he’ll be producing the show, through his company, Atomic Monster.

The project’s brief description mentions that it will be “an action-adventure drama that will bring the classic monster story into the modern era, with a return to Skull Island and the dawn of a new Kong”. So far, Amazon Prime Video’s “Paper Girls” showrunner Stephany Folson will write the new series “King Kong”.

What will the new “King Kong” series be about?

The story of the new series of ‘King Kong’ It will be based on the novels by Merian C. Cooper and Joe DeVito.. Also, presumably this version of the primate will presumably not be connected to the “MonsterVerse” where the “Godzilla vs Kong” movies, the solo episodes of the King of the Titans and the “The Island” movie have come from. Skull’.

At the moment there are no more details on the new ‘King Kong’ series, not even on the cast that would be involved, but if it were not set in the MonsterVerse it would be difficult for Tom Hiddleston or Brie Larson to return to their roles. Although, on the other hand, the existence of a sequel to ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ has been confirmed, which would deal with King Kong’s son.

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We will have to wait for new details of this series to be revealed, because Warner Bros has the rights to MonsterVerse and Godzilla, so this new King Kong series could be a completely new story and one that has no connection whatsoever with what was previously seen in the gigantic primate.