Godzilla is one of the great figures of pop culture. And despite its importance, it’s not easy to watch its movies. There aren’t many complete home editions of its extensive filmography, and there aren’t even streaming services where you can watch them. Or at least there weren’t. Because, as announced by Pluto TV, they have decided that it’s time to fix this glaring mistake to which we have been condemned until now.
Pluto TV and TOHO International have announced that they will launch a dedicated channel on the platform solely for the world’s most famous atomic lizard sometime in July. With 24-hour linear broadcasting, the channel will air over thirty Godzilla movies, as well as the two seasons of Godzilla: The Series, the American animated series that aired from 1998 to 2000.
The channel’s programming will include all the Japanese Godzilla films, excluding all the American versions, starting from the 1954 film Godzilla to the excellent final film of the Millennium series, Godzilla: Final Wars, released in 2004. This means that the only films not included are Shin Godzilla, directed by Hideaki Anno (creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion) and available on Amazon Prime Video, and the Godzilla anime trilogy: Planet of the Monsters, available on Netflix. This marks the first time in history that all the Japanese Godzilla films will be legally available online.
Pluto TV, for those who may not know, is a free streaming platform by Paramount Global that offers both live and on-demand content, with dedicated 24-hour channels focused on specific themes or content. With the addition of the Godzilla channel, Pluto TV strengthens its already impressive catalog, filling one of the most glaring gaps that existed in streaming platforms today. This is something that we can only celebrate.
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