Skull Island (TV series)

Skull Island
Release poster
Genre
Based onSkull Island by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace
Developed byBrian Duffield
ShowrunnerBrian Duffield
Written byBrian Duffield
Voices of
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Japanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Brad Graeber
  • Jen Chambers
  • Thomas Tull
  • Jacob Robinson
  • Brian Duffield
Running time20–26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJune 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)

Skull Island is an American animated adventure television series developed by Brian Duffield for Netflix. It is the fifth installment and the first television series of the Monsterverse franchise and a sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017). The series was produced by Powerhouse Animation and Legendary Television with animation services provided by Studio Mir. Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt, and Betty Gilpin star in main roles as a group of shipwrecked explorers who find themselves on Skull Island in the 1990s, where they encounter giant-sized prehistoric creatures, including the island's self-appointed guardian Kong.

The series premiered on June 22, 2023. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The upcoming comic book series Return to Skull Island will act as a continuation of Skull Island and is set to be released in June 2025.