Fox has canceled “Monarch,” starring Susan Sarandon as a country music diva, after one season, a network spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap on Wednesday.
“We thank and applaud the entire cast and crew for their dedication to ‘Monarch,'” the network said in a statement. Joshua Sasse, Anna Friel, Beth Ditto and Megan Holder co-star and actual country music stars made appearances, including Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Caitlin Smith and Tanya Tucker.
The series began on September 11, 2022, following an NFL double-header, before switching to its regular time slot on Tuesdays. It was the number one drama debut for Fox’s 2022/2023 season and initially performed 30% better than “Our Kind of People” in the same time slot in 2021.
The 11-episode drama was originally set to premiere in January 2022, but was dropped due to COVID.
Sarandon’s character, Dottie Cantrell, dies in the opening episode of the multi-generational drama Roman, in which her daughter Nikki (Fryle) takes over the crown of her mother’s country.
Melissa London Hilfers created the series and executive produced with John Feldman, Gail Berman, Hend Baghdadi and Jason Owen.
Feldman took over as showrunner in November, replacing Michael Rauch.
