Monarch: Trace Adkins Starrer Musical Drama Series Axed After Season 1

Trace Adkins starrer musical drama series Monarch will not return for a second season. According to Variety, a US-based news outlet, Monarch which starred Anna Friel, Trace Adkins, Susan Sarandon, Joshua Sasse and Beth Ditto, created by Melissa London Hilfers, was produced during the Covid-19 pandemic and initially was set to premiere in January 2022 will not return for a second season. Designed for a shorter run, it was then pushed to the fall. The Palace: Hugh Grant All Set to Return to HBO With a Guest Starring Role in Kate Winslet’s Limited Series.

The Season 1 finale aired on December 6, and the drama premiered following a pair of NFL games, attracting 3.8 million people overall and a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49, making it Fox's most-watched fall scripted opener in three years. Over the course of its 11 episodes, Monarch averaged 4.1 million multi-platform viewers, failing to engage viewers. Legendary: HBO Max’s Reality Competition Series Scrapped After Three Seasons.

According to Variety, the "first family of country music" is the show's focus, which is led by Dottie Roman (Sarandon), who tragically passes away in the first episode despite being the face of every billboard for the programme. With the aid of their two children and son, who are all keeping secrets of their own, her husband Albie (Adkins) struggles throughout the season to keep the Monarch company afloat.

Lizzo's 'Juice,' Faith Hill's 'Breathe,' LeAnn Rimes' 'How Do I Live,' Ed Sheeran's 'Photograph,' Harry Styles' 'Watermelon Sugar,' and, on the series' final episode, Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger' were just a few of the songs that were covered for the series. Monarch is the network's first entirely house-produced scripted series.

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