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Monarch: Release Date, Trailer, and more!

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3 years ago

August 8, 2022

Monarch is an upcoming American drama television series about the country music family the Romans. The new show is produced by Fox Entertainment and created by Melissa London Hilfers.

The monarch was originally developed for Fox by the network’s SideCar Content Accelerator, run by Gail Berman, which was shut down in June 2020. Fox has fully owned projects on the animation side including a Dan Harmon-created series set in mythical ancient Greece, and it owns a large portion of its non-scripted projects after launching Fox Alternative Entertainment. It is now doing the same on the scripted side.

So when is Monarch releasing? What is the plot? Who is playing the lead roles? Continue reading to know further details.

Monarch Plot and Cast

Trace Adkins

Monarch is a multigenerational musical drama about the Romans. The family is headed by Dottie Roman and Albie Roman who have created a country music dynasty together. However, the origins of the dynasty are not what they seem to be. Roman’s daughter Nicky Roman steps in and does all she can to protect the dynasty’s reign in country music while ensuring her stardom.

The main cast of the show includes Trace Adkins as Albie Roman, Beth Ditto as Gigi Taylor-Roman, Anna Friel as Nicolette Roman, Martha Higareda as Catt Phoenix, Emma Milani as Ana Phoenix, Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson, Susan Sarandon as Dottie Cantrell Roman and Joshua Sasse as Luke Roman.

We would also get to see Eva Amurri as Dottie Cantrell Roman, Adam Croasdell as Clive Grayson, Meagan Holder as Kayla Taylor-Roman, Derrick Lemmon as CMA Elite, Faith Prince as Nellie Cantrell, Callum Kerr as Wade Stellings and Kevin Cahoon as Earl Clark

Monarch Release Date Release Date

Beth Ditto

The series Monarch was announced in May 2021 and is set to premiere on September 11, 2022, on Fox. Michael Rauch was the original showrunner and one of the executive producers but he was replaced by Jon Feldman in November 2021.

The series was originally scheduled to premiere on January 30, 2022. However, on January 12, 2022, Fox announced that due to COVID-19-related issues impacting production, and to allow for a more thorough promotional campaign, the premiere of Monarch had been delayed to fall 2022.