The second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters picks up after the events of the first season, with Cate (Anna Sawai), Keiko (Mari Yamamoto), Kentaro (Ren Watabe), May (Kiersey Clemons) and the others dealing with the consequences of what happened in Axis Mundi. Their search for answers brings them to Skull Island, where Kong is far from the only threat they have to worry about. At the same time, secrets involving Monarch, Apex and the Randa family continue to come to light, while the emergence of the mysterious Titan X signals that something much bigger may be coming.

The season once again moves between different time periods, continuing the story of Keiko, Bill Randa (Anders Holm) and Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell) in the past, while Kurt Russell portrays Shaw in the present. As the two timelines reveal more about Monarch’s history and the Titans themselves, the series expands the Monsterverse with new creatures and locations while keeping the story centered on the complicated relationships between the characters.

Recently, visual effects supervisor Sean Konrad spoke with SciFi Vision about designing creatures and visual effects for the series, including how television changes the point of view on Titans and smaller monsters, how the team balanced scale with budget, and why Titan X became one of the season’s most complicated emotional and technical challenges. He also discussed coordinating with practical effects, new creatures such as the vine strangler and needle walkers, machine-learning tools, finding out about the show’s Emmy nomination, and much more.

Watch the full interview below. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is now streaming on Apple TV.