The New Legends of Monkey
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Our Review
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Our Review
The New Legends of Monkey (2018) is a action and adventure series from Netflix. It has built a run of 20 episodes. It premiered on January 28, 2018. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 2 seasons.
What The New Legends of Monkey Is About
Inspired by the 16th Century Chinese fable Journey to the West, The New Legends of Monkey follows a teenage girl and a trio of fallen gods on a perilous journey as they attempt to bring an end to a demonic reign of chaos and restore balance to their world.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 20 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its action/adventure roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan and Josh Thomson to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan, Josh Thomson, Emilie Cocquerel and Atticus Iti lead the cast.
Key roles include Chai Hansen as Monkey; Luciane Buchanan as Tripitaka; Josh Thomson as Pigsy; Emilie Cocquerel as Sandy; Atticus Iti as Kaedo.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, adventure and fantasy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 6.7/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2018 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with action and adventure viewers.
How The New Legends of Monkey Compares
If The New Legends of Monkey lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its action/adventure lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The New Legends of Monkey comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The New Legends of Monkey is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Chai Hansen and Luciane Buchanan doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/adventure roots, It has held up since 2018 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The New Legends of Monkey is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and adventure lane, at 20 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 6.7/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.7/10. Watch it if you want action/adventure you can settle into.
