Sneak Peek: Susan Sarandon is the Absolute Queen of Country in Monarch

Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins, and Anna Friel star in Monarch. Step up to the mic and get a first look at the new show coming to Fox.

By ElizaBeth Taylor Dec 10, 2021 6:12 PMTags
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The spotlight is not big enough for all these drama queens. 

Susan Sarandon, Trace AdkinsAnna Friel and more star in the exciting new upcoming Fox drama series, Monarch, which premieres Jan. 30.

A sneak peek at an extended trailer features the first family of country music with mom Sarandon leading as superstar Dottie Cantrell Roman. Her daughter Nicolette (Friel) inherited the same royal blood and is ambitiously out to snatch the crown when her reign ends. 

At a sold-out show, the crowd cheers in delight at music festival waiting for the performances to begin. It's an exciting moment for the music lovers, but for the Romans this is just another typical family reunion.

 Nicolette—offstage and waiting for her mother to finish applying her lipstick before they sing—nods to her mom and says, "Should we?" enthusiastically.

"We? They're calling for me, baby," says Dottie. "Honey, what have I always told you?"

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With a burst bubble her daughter replies, "There's only one queen." 

Dottie knows, though, that her legacy must live on and tells her band manager while alone, "I never wanted to just be a star. I wanted to create a dynasty." 

Add in Nicolette's sister Gigi (Beth Ditto) who also wants in on the action and you have yourself a real country western blood feud. 

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"Heavy is the head that wears the crown, baby," Dottie tells her children.

Watch the teaser above and get ready for all the family drama. 

Iñigo Pascual and Joshua Sasse also appear in the new series, which premieres Sunday, Jan. 30 on Fox. 

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