Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 11 |
Release date | September 11 – December 6, 2022 |
Running time | 44 minutes |
Age rating | TV-14 |
Starring | Anna Friel Trace Adkins Joshua Sasse Beth Ditto Iñigo Pascual Meagan Holder Susan Sarandon Martha Higareda Emma Milani |
Created by | Melissa London Hilfers |
Directed by | See below |
Written by | See below |
Produced by | Daniel Beaty Tian Jun Gu |
Executive producers | Jon Feldman Hend Baghdady Gail Berman Jason Ensler Melissa London Hilfers Jason Owen |
Cinematography by | Michael Karasick Michael Martinez Gabriel Beristain |
Edited by | Andrew Doerfer Kim Powell Jeffrey Williams Jeff Granzow Nathan Draper |
Music by | Opening theme “The Card You Gamble” Composer Caitlyn Smith |
Production Company | The Jackal Group Sandbox Entertainment Oh That Gus, Inc. London Calling, Inc. Fox Entertainment Studios |
Original Network | Fox |
Cast & Character:
Main
- Anna Friel as Nicolette “Nicky” Roman: Dottie and Albie’s daughter who struggles to live up to her family’s legacy.
- Taegan Burns as young Nicky
- Trace Adkins as Albie Roman: Dottie’s husband and a legendary singer-songwriter known as the “Texas Truthteller”.
- Joshua Sasse as Luke Roman: Dottie and Albie’s son and the CEO of Monarch Records.
- Gavin Bedell as young Luke
- Beth Ditto as Georgina “Gigi” Taylor-Roman: Dottie and Albie’s younger daughter who shunned the spotlight.
- Elena Murray as young Gigi
- Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson: Nicky’s and Clive’s adopted son.
- Meagan Holder as Kayla Taylor-Roman: Gigi’s wife.
- Susan Sarandon as Dottie Cantrell Roman: the “Queen of Country Music”.
- Mandy Barnett as the singing voice of Dottie
- Eva Amurri as young Dottie, as seen in flashbacks. Amurri is the real-life daughter of Sarandon.
- Emma Milani as Ana Phoenix: an up-and-coming artist hoping to sign with Monarch.
- Martha Higareda as Catt Phoenix: Ana’s mother, who has a link to the Roman family’s past.
Recurring
- Adam Croasdell as Clive Grayson: Nicky’s adulterous husband who works in the film industry.
- Ava Grace as Tatum Grayson: Nicky and Clive’s adopted daughter.
- Faith Prince as Nellie Cantrell: Dottie’s sister.
- Callum Kerr as Wade Stellings: a hot new artist signed to Monarch Records.
- Libby Blake as Marybeth Oldenburg: a medical examiner.
- Kevin Cahoon as Earl Clark: Dottie’s faithful personal assistant.
- D. W. Moffett as Tripp DeWitt: the district attorney of the Roman family.
- Damon Dayoub as Jamie Burke: a music producer who begins working with Albie and later becomes Nicky’s love interest.
Guest stars
- Martina McBride as herself
- Shania Twain as herself
- Little Big Town as themselves
- Caitlyn Smith as herself
- Tanya Tucker as herself
- Devan Katherine as Imogen Lowe
- Gabriela Hernandez as Rosa Flores
Storyline:
Dottie and Albie Roman lead a country music dynasty at the center of a multigenerational family drama. Daughter Nicky Roman does all she can to protect the dynasty’s reign in country music while ensuring her own stardom.
About Series:
Monarch is an American musical drama television series about a country music family. Created by Melissa London Hilfers, the series is the first production of Fox Entertainment Studios.
Susan Sarandon stars as Dottie Cantrell, with Trace Adkins, Anna Friel, Beth Ditto, Martha Higareda, Iñigo Pascual, and Joshua Sasse forming the main cast. The series premiered on September 11, 2022 and ended on December 6, 2022 on Fox. In December 2022, Fox canceled the series after one season.
Episodes:
Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original Air Date | U.S. Viewers (Millions) |
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1 | “Stop at Nothing” | Jason Ensler | Melissa London Hilfers | September 11, 2022 | 4.03 |
2 | “There Can Only Be One Queen” | Valerie Weiss | Melissa London Hilfers | September 20, 2022 | 1.72 |
3 | “Show Them Who You Are, Baby” | Chris Grismer | Michael Rauch | September 27, 2022 | 1.76 |
4 | “Not Our First Rodeo” | Elodie Keene | Teleplay by: Gina Fattore & Emily Whitesell Story by: Francisca X. Hu & Leo Richardson | October 4, 2022 | 1.61 |
5 | “Death and Christmas” | Valerie Weiss | Melissa London Hilfers | October 11, 2022 | 1.67 |
6 | “The Night Of…” | Chris Grismer | Teleplay by: Jon Feldman Story by: Tian Jun Gu and Scott Shepherd | October 18, 2022 | 1.57 |
7 | “About Last Night” | Jay Chandrasekhar | Teleplay by: Matt Pyken & Emily Whitesell Story by: Emmylou Diaz & Joy Greggory and Matt Pyken & Emily Whitesell | October 25, 2022 | 1.73 |
8 | “The Crown” | Chris Manley | Daniel Beaty & Alexa Junge | November 8, 2022 | 1.61 |
9 | “Confessions” | Milan Cheylov | Teleplay by: Jon Feldman Story by: Scott Shepherd | November 15, 2022 | 1.43 |
10 | “Mergers and Propositions” | Gina Lamar | Robert Hull & Matt Pyken | November 29, 2022 | 1.85 |
11 | “The Last Dance” | Chris Grismer | Melissa London Hilfers & Jon Feldman | December 6, 2022 | 1.59 |