![]() ![]() So while “Dallas” was about a family in the oil business, “Monarch” will be a drama about a family where their business is country music.įeldman adds, “It’s sort of a little bit like “Empire’ meets “Succession,” but set in the world of country music. The Romans live in a larger-than-life, beautiful glamorous world where the costumes are incredible and over the top. She sees her show as having more in common with programs such as “Dallas” and “Succession.” The fact the series is set in the world of country music, it is easy to want to compare it to “Nashville.” Show creator Melissa London Hilfers doesn’t think the comparisons are fair. ![]() “But I was so eager and looking forward to meeting Trace and to being able to wear that hair and the jewelry and find out about a life on the road. That was about the deepest I got,” Sarandon says. Like I said, I love the storytelling of country-western music. “I just go where the fun is and where I haven’t been before. It would be easy to speculate the vagueness of Sarandon’s role would be because she has been generally working as a film actress with credits such as “Dead Man Walking” and “Thelma & Louise” (a movie that brought her to Kern County during the filming).īut she starred in plenty of TV projects when she was starting her career in the 1970s such as “Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law” and the daytime drama “A World Apart.” Sarandon is quick to point out that she has done a lot of television in recent years including two seasons of “Ray Donovan.” It encompasses what Sarandon’s role will be as well as her character’s place in country music. The only way to fully understand the ambiguity of that statement is to see the first episode. She influences everything.” He adds she will be in and out of the show but will appear in multiple episodes. To muddle the mystery even more, Sarandon starts talking about her character and Jiminy Cricket.Įxecutive producer Jon Harmon Feldman tries to shine some light on Sarandon and the series by saying she “hovers over everyone. We just want to talk about fun and being in the moment.” The ‘commitment’ word has always been a problem for me so we don’t want to talk about commitment. Sarandon offers little light on the subject when she says of her place in the series, “I entered this kind of on a handshake. All that can be said is her connection with the show may be a little disconnected at times. Talking about the mystery of the Oscar-winning Sarandon must be done in vague terms as to not reveal any MAJOR spoilers. ![]() At the same time, she wants to ensure her own quest for stardom isn’t stalled. When their reign as country royalty is put in jeopardy, heir to the crown, Nicollette (Anna Friel), will stop at nothing to protect her family’s legacy. She and her husband, Albie Roman (Trace Adkins), have created a music empire. That mystery has to do with Susan Sarandon who plays the tough as nails Queen of Country Music Dottie Cantrell Roman. 11 after the network’s broadcast of NFL football. The biggest mystery hangs over the new series even before it launches Sept. (KGET) - There are going to be more mysteries in the new FOX drama “Monarch” than ticks on a hound dog.
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