Monarch | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Melissa London Hilfers |
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Opening theme | "The Card You Gamble" |
Composer | Caitlyn Smith |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
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Network | Fox |
Release | September 11 – December 6, 2022 |
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. [1]
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. [2]
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. [3]
No. | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by [5] | Original air date [4] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Stop at Nothing" | Jason Ensler | Melissa London Hilfers | September 11, 2022 | MRC101 | 4.03 [6] |
Dottie Roman, the Queen of Country Music, and her husband Albie are interviewed in advance of receiving a CMA lifetime achievement award when a reporter (played by Josh Rhett Noble) asks her whether her reluctance to perform is due to a rumored cancer diagnosis. Dottie tries to brush it off but, when the reporter persists, Albie punches him and Dottie's diagnosis is made public. As news spreads, Nicky, their daughter and an aspiring artist struggling to escape from her family's shadow, and Luke, their son and CEO of Monarch Records, try to handle the fallout by promoting the planned family tour as a tribute to Dottie, though the promoter warns that, without Dottie performing, they are considering pulling their funding if an upcoming preview show is not successful. Nicky asks her sister Gigi to perform at the showcase with her but she refuses, stating that she is done fighting for the love of their parents, while Luke and Albie clash over the former's management of Monarch. Dottie convinces Gigi to perform by telling her to do it for her siblings and convinces Luke not to leave Monarch by pledging to leave her shares in the company to him when she dies. After the show, Albie confesses that he cheated on Dottie when they first got married and she reveals that she's always known and promises to love him forever. Nicky deduces that Dottie leaked the news of her diagnosis in an effort to go out on her own terms. Dottie asks Nicky to help her commit suicide and, though reluctant, she agrees. In her final moments, Dottie confesses to doing things that cannot be forgiven. Gigi arrives and catches Nicky holding a bottle of empty pills by their mother, who is unresponsive. In a flashforward, Albie buries a body. | ||||||
2 | "There Can Only Be One Queen" | Valerie Weiss | Melissa London Hilfers | September 20, 2022 | MRC102 | 1.72 [7] |
Gigi agrees to keep Nicky's part in Dottie's death a secret to avoid fracturing of the family, but their relationship becomes strained. Luke becomes suspicious of his mother's sudden passing and begins to suspect that Albie was responsible after hearing that they had an argument, leading to a physical confrontation. Gigi is declared the "new Queen of country" and is encouraged by Nellie to step out of her sister's shadow. At the will reading, Luke, Nicky and Gigi argue over the Dottie's legacy and the future of the family. Aspiring artist Ana and her mother Catt have their meeting with Monarch cancelled following Dottie's death, leaving Ana dejected but Catt convinces her not to give up hope. During Dottie's funeral, Albie refuses to perform following a song dispute but, after a heart-to-heart with Ace, agrees to sing as long as Ace, who suffers from anxiety, performs as well. Kayla attempts to break off her affair with Luke, feeling guilty about hurting Gigi, but Luke convinces her that they must live in the present and they kiss, which is seen by Nicky. Luke becomes convinced that Nicky is hiding something after finding out that she forged goodbye letters from Dottie. In the flashforward, the Police arrive at the Romans' to interview Albie. | ||||||
3 | "Show Them Who You Are, Baby" | Chris Grismer | Michael Rauch | September 27, 2022 | MRC103 | 1.76 [8] |
4 | "Not Our First Rodeo" | Elodie Keene | Teleplay by : Gina Fattore & Emily Whitesell Story by : Francisca X. Hu & Leo Richardson | October 4, 2022 | MRC104 | 1.61 [9] |
5 | "Death and Christmas" | Valerie Weiss | Melissa London Hilfers | October 11, 2022 | MRC105 | 1.67 [10] |
6 | "The Night Of..." | Chris Grismer | Teleplay by : Jon Feldman Story by : Tian Jun Gu and Scott Shepherd | October 18, 2022 | MRC108 | 1.57 [11] |
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 | MRC107 | 1.73 [12] |
8 | "The Crown" | Chris Manley | Daniel Beaty & Alexa Junge | November 8, 2022 | MRC106 | 1.61 [13] |
9 | "Confessions" | Milan Cheylov | Teleplay by : Jon Feldman Story by : Scott Shepherd | November 15, 2022 | MRC109 | 1.43 [14] |
10 | "Mergers and Propositions" | Gina Lamar | Robert Hull & Matt Pyken | November 29, 2022 | MRC110 | 1.85 [15] |
11 | "The Last Dance" | Chris Grismer | Melissa London Hilfers & Jon Feldman | December 6, 2022 | MRC111 | 1.59 [16] |
Tying into the first season’s 7th episode (“About Last Night”), Fox Entertainment partnered with ReserveBar and Next Century Spirits to create a “new double-barreled straight bourbon whiskey” named Truthteller 1839. [17] The whiskey took its name from Albie Roman’s legendary moniker – The Texas Truthteller – and the product was featured in show as part of the Monarch empire’s latest business venture.
The series was announced in May 2021. It is created and executive produced by Melissa London Hilfers. Michael Rauch was the original showrunner and one of the executive producers but he was replaced by Jon Feldman in November 2021. [18] Other executive producers are Hend Baghdady, Gail Berman and Jason Owen. The episodes will be hour-long. [19] Jason Ensler has been tapped to direct and executive produce the two-part pilot. [20] Principal photography for the series began on September 13, 2021, and concluded on March 31, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. [21] On December 7, 2022, it was announced that the series was cancelled after one season by Fox. [2]
In September 2021 Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins, Beth Ditto, Josh Sasse, Megan Holder, Inigo Dominic Pascual, Martha Higareda and Emma Milani were announced to join the series in leading roles [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] along with the recurring cast: Eva Amurri, Adam Croasdell and Faith Prince. [29] [30] [31] In November 2021, Callum Kerr, Kevin Cahoon, Reshma Shetty, Damon Dayoub and D.W. Moffett were announced to join the series' recurring cast. [32] [33] On August 17, 2022, a trailer for the series revealed that several country stars would appear in the show as themselves, including Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Tanya Tucker and Little Big Town. [34] [35]
The series was originally scheduled to premiere on January 30, 2022. [36] On January 12, 2022, Fox announced that due to COVID-19-related issues and the change in showrunner impacting production, and to allow for reshoots and a more thorough promotional campaign, the premiere of Monarch had been delayed to fall 2022. [37] [38] [39] The series premiered on September 11, 2022, as a lead out of Fox's NFL coverage, with the pilot airing four times in a timespan of four days. [40]
The title track of the series "The Card You Gamble", which was written by Nashville songwriters Liz Rose, Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey and performed by singer-songwriter Caitlyn Smith, was released on January 14, 2022. [41] On August 3, 2022, "American Cowgirl", a song written by Casey Brown, Heather Morgan and Monarch music supervisor Adam Anders which is performed by Friel's character Nicky in the show, was released. The series features a mixture of original and cover songs and is released through Arista Records. [42]
Episode | Song | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | |
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1.1: Stop at Nothing [43] | "American Cowgirl" | Adam Anders Casey Brown, Heather Morgan | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | |
"The Brambles" | Adam Anders, Tom Douglas, Jordan Shellhart | Trace Adkins as Albie Roman and Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | ||
"Family Tradition" | Hank Williams Jr. | Joshua Sasse as Luke Roman, Anna Friel as Nicky Roman, Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman and Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson | ||
"Good Hearted Woman" | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson | Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | ||
"How Do I Live" | Diane Warren | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman and Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman | ||
1.2: There Can Only Be One Queen [44] | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain | Mandy Barnett as Dottie Cantrell Roman and Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | |
"Ain't No Sunshine" | Bill Withers | Callum Kerr as Wade Stellings | ||
"The Card You Gamble" | Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman and Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman | ||
"Love Can Build a Bridge" | Naomi Judd | Faith Prince as Nellie Cantrell and Mandy Barnett as Dottie Cantrell Roman | ||
"Photograph" | Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran | Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson and Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | ||
1.3: Show Them Who You Are, Baby [45] | "Juice" | Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson, Sean Small, Sam Sumser, Theron Thomas | Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman | |
"Breathe" | Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | ||
"God Knows" | Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Tom Douglas | Mandy Barnett as Dottie Cantrell Roman, Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman | ||
"Kerosene" | Steve Earle, Miranda Lambert | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | ||
"Always on My Mind" | Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James | Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman and Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | ||
1.4: Not Our First Rodeo [46] | "Watermelon Sugar" | Thomas Hull, Tyler Johnson, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles | Emma Milani as Ana Phoenix and Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson | |
"High" | Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Decilveo, Caitlyn Smith | Caitlyn Smith as herself | ||
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" | Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce | Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | ||
"God Knows" | Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Tom Douglas | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | ||
1.5: Death and Christmas [47] | "Need You Now" | Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman and Callum Kerr as Wade Stellings | |
"Born This Way" | Lady Gaga, Jeppe Laursen | Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman | ||
"Silent Night" | Franz Xaver Gruber | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman, Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman, Joshua Sasse as Luke Roman and Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson | ||
1.6: The Night Of... [48] | "Somethin' Bad" | Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman and Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman | |
"Friends in Low Places" | Dewayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee | Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | ||
1.7: About Last Night [49] | "Waiting Around to Die" | Townes Van Zandt | Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | |
"Half of My Hometown" | Jimmy Robbins, Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon & Kelsea Ballerini | Emma Milani as Ana Phoenix and Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | ||
"I Love a Rainy Night" | Even Stevens, David Malloy & Eddie Rabbitt | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman and Callum Kerr as Wade Stellings | ||
1.8: The Crown [50] | "Strawberry Wine" | Matraca Berg & Gary Harrison | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | |
"Something to Talk About" | Shirley Eikhard | Emma Milani as Ana Phoenix | ||
"This One's for the Girls" | Hillary Lindsey, Chris Lindsey & Aimee Mayo | Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson | ||
1.9: Confessions [51] | "Country Boy (Shake It for Me)" | Dallas Davidson & Luke Bryan | Anna Friel as Nicky Roman | |
"Gates of Hell" | Tom Douglas & Adam Anders | Trace Adkins as Albie Roman | ||
"Before He Cheats" | Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins | Beth Ditto as Gigi Roman | ||
"Fresh Eyes" | Andy Grammer, Ross Golan & Ian Kirkpatrick | Emma Milani as Ana Phoenix and Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson | ||
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 33% approval rating with an average rating of 5.8/10, based on 12 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Heavy on the clichés while disappointingly light on Susan Sarandon, this Monarch is a so-so successor to a lineage of soaps about families warring over their business empire." [52] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 43 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [53]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Stop at Nothing" | September 11, 2022 | 0.9 | 4.03 [6] | — | — | — | — |
2 | "There Can Only Be One Queen" | September 20, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.72 [7] | 0.2 | 1.45 | 0.4 | 3.17 [54] |
3 | "Show Them Who You Are, Baby" | September 27, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.76 [8] | 0.1 | 1.26 | 0.4 | 3.02 [55] |
4 | "Not Our First Rodeo" | October 4, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.61 [9] | 0.1 | 1.19 | 0.3 | 2.80 [56] |
5 | "Death and Christmas" | October 11, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.67 [10] | 0.1 | 0.99 | 0.3 | 2.67 [57] |
6 | "The Night Of..." | October 18, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.57 [11] | 0.1 | 1.08 | 0.3 | 2.65 [11] |
7 | "About Last Night" | October 25, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.73 [12] | 0.01 | 0.96 | 0.3 | 2.69 [58] |
8 | "The Crown" | November 8, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.61 [13] | 0.1 | 1.06 | 0.3 | 2.67 [59] |
9 | "Confessions" | November 15, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.43 [14] | 0.1 | 1.01 | 0.3 | 2.44 [60] |
10 | "Mergers and Propositions" | November 29, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.85 [15] | — | — | — | — |
11 | "The Last Dance" | December 6, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.59 [16] | 0.1 | 0.74 | 0.3 | 2.33 [61] [lower-alpha 1] |
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