Danilo Raul

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DCU tend to be the biggest topics of conversation among shared universes, Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment have had a pretty successful run with their MonsterVerse. The franchise updates two iconic movie monsters, Godzilla and King Kong, and has created its own mythology of recurring characters and long-form plot developments. The franchise is still going strong.

In the competition for viewers between the big three services, Netflix may have the most buzz and largest audience, Disney+ may have the marquee franchises, but Prime Video has the biggest film catalog. Prime's video streaming service currently offers over 9,000 films, while Netflix offers just over 3,800 — less than half of Prime Video's catalog (depending on the country). Not content on relying on other studios for films, however, Prime Video is now adding original titles to its library.

Public domain characters offer fresh alternatives to tired superhero tropes, sparking new creativity in the industry. Characters like Butterfly, Black Condor, and Master Mystic present untapped potential for engaging and diverse storytelling. From Jill Trent to Moon Girl, there's a range of unique heroes waiting to be brought to life on the big screen. In the last 20 years, superheromovies have become ubiquitous in pop culture.