streaming, the action-thriller (which Fox also produces) is a dystopian story set in a world where a disruption to the petroleum supply chain sparks a global crisis.Fox, 56, stars as Andy Yeats, an American chemist who lives in London with his wife Elena (Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”), their 8- year-old son Sam (Taylor Fay) — who’s losing his vision — and college-aged climate activist daughter Laura (Alyth Ross), who’s scornful of her dad’s work (since it involves the fossil fuel industry).When the family is about to go to Paris for Sam’s experimental eye surgery, Andy’s work calls him away him to deal with an oil-related emergency in Luzrah (a fictional place in the Middle East). This angers Elena — who thinks he’s prioritizing work over family — and Laura (because of her principles).As power grids shut down all over Europe and social unrest breaks out, the family scatters to the wind, with Andy in Luzrah, his wife and son in France and his daughter still in England.
‘Monarch’ Producers, Fox Boss Promise Premiere Shocker Is ‘Not a Bait and Switch’
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Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched Fox’s Sept. 11 premiere of “Monarch.” With Susan Sarandon at the front of every “Monarch” poster around town, viewers may have been shocked to see that at the end of Sunday’s premiere, her character, Dottie Roman, is seemingly dead. During the first episode, which aired following the NFL game on Fox, Dottie learns she has cancer but is determined to die on her own terms. She enlists her daughter Nicky (Anna Friel) to help her, holding her hand while she swallows an entire bottle of pills. Despite the shocking episode end, the show’s producers promise there’s much more to come with Sarandon.
“Susan’s a part of the show. She hovers over everyone. She influences everything,” executive producer Jon Heldman said during the show’s recent Television Critics Association press conference. “She comes in and out of the show. So she will appear in multiple episodes, and we have some great stuff planned for her… So she is a looming presence, both on screen and off on ‘Monarch’ in Season 1.”
Showrunner Melissa London Hilfers noted that “there’s nothing more fun for us than writing for Dottie.” Variety also spoke to Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for FOX Entertainment, both about the decision and how much the COVID-19 pandemic went into the choices. “It was always designed that the matriarch of the family was going to die at the end of the pilot. But it was also always designed that the matriarch would then come back in several of the episodes throughout the first season in flashback,” Thorn said. “There’s two things happening in the series. The first one is, as you know, there’s the succession story of who will inherit the crown of country music after
Coco Austin Addresses Criticism After Giving 6-Year-Old Daughter Chanel Bath in Kitchen Sink
Coco Austin is clapping back.
‘The Woman King’ Star Thuso Mbedu Reveals John Boyega’s ‘Amazing’ Idea for a Potential Sequel
The Woman King” star Thuso Mbedu isn’t ruling out a potential sequel for the Sony film, which premiered on Sept. 16. Though Mbedu said director Gina Prince-Bythewood has made it known she doesn’t “believe” in sequels, her co-star John Boyega had an idea that may be too good to pass up. “I texted Gina the other day about it,” Mbedu told Variety at the Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program cocktail celebration on Thursday night, for which she was serving as a juror. “Gina said she doesn’t believe in sequels, but John had a nice idea for the sequel… I told it to Gina and she was like, ‘Ah, actually that could work,’ and then started bouncing ideas and I’m like, ‘Gina, go to sleep!’ And she was like, ‘No my mind is ticking already.’ So, we don’t know. Only Sony will tell us.”
‘Cops’ Revival Sets Fox Nation Premiere Date for Late September (Exclusive)
Paramount Networks in 2020 following the death of George Floyd and the associated protests and national reckoning over police brutality. It quietly began filming again later that year, though episodes filmed at that time – to meet contractual obligations – were not expected to air in the United States.Fox Nation, however, picked up the show, announcing the news last September.
‘9-1-1’ Star Oliver Stark on Buck’s Premiere Angst and Whether He’d Pop Up on ‘Lone Star’ for Tarlos’ Wedding
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Let the Games Begin,” the “9-1-1” Season 6 premiere. “9-1-1” returned in all its zany glory Monday on Fox with the premiere of its sixth season. During the episode, Oliver Stark’s Evan “Buck” Buckley tackled a blimp emergency with his team at the 118 — and yet that somehow wasn’t the biggest hurdle he had to overcome in the Season 6 premiere. Here, Variety breaks down the episode, titled “Let the Games Begin,” with Stark and how it lays the groundwork for Buck’s journey throughout the rest of “9-1-1” Season 6.
Great British Bake Off star Dame Prue Leith planning to 'crack America' aged 82
Channel 4 hit with Paul Hollywood. And if the dates work well, her one-woman show will go on a bigger tour next year. Dame Prue said: “I’m going to try out one-woman shows in Los Angeles and New York and then I’m going to do the same in England in Bath and Leamington Spa.
The celebrities that supposedly support Stoke City
Stoke City have been languishing in the Championship for four years now, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2018 following 10 straight seasons at that level. The Potters have struggled to make an impact in the second tier since they dropped back, with all four seasons being mid-table finishes and multiple managers have tried and failed to get them towards the play-offs. Michael O’Neill’s time in charge came to an end last month, and coming in in his place was Alex Neil, who is already getting to grips with his squad and has recorded a thumping victory over Hull City.
Beyonce celebrated turning 41 with star-studded bash
Beyonce celebrated turning 41 with a star-studded birthday party at the weekend. The ‘Alien Superstar’ hitmaker's birthday fell on Labor Day (05. 09.
Amanda Fix Goes Green for TIFF's 'North of Normal' Premiere
Amanda Fix attends the premiere of her new drama film North Of Normal during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox held on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario
Fox’s ‘Monarch’ Executive Producer on the Show’s Inspiration: The ‘Romanov Dynasty’ in Austin, Texas (Fall TV Preview)
Fox heads to the heart of Texas on Sunday night, blending country music with family squabbles and raw ambition in its new primetime drama “Monarch.”Debuting the first of its two-episode premiere right after the Fox NFL doubleheader, “Monarch” follows the Roman family members as they strive to maintain their first family of country music status, established by matriarch Dottie Cantrell Roman (Susan Sarandon) and Albie Roman (Trace Adkins). “So the original inspiration was I thought, ‘What if I reimagined the Romanov dynasty as a family of country stars in Austin, Texas?’” executive producer and creator Melissa London Hilfers told TheWrap of the show’s inspiration. “And I wanted it to be a big, opulent, multi-generational drama.”The show focuses on all of the Romans and their associates, but opens not only with Sarandon’s Dottie and Adkins’ Albie hosting a press conference, but with a focus on eldest daughter, Nicky Roman (“Pushing Daisies” alum Anna Friel).
Lauren Boebert Says She Won’t Leave Congress Mid-Term to Become Fox News Commentator
asking her to disclose her support of Democratic candidates, pointing to a tweet Sonn wrote that expressed support for Boebert’s former opponent Diane Mitsch Bush.“This debate is not about me,” Sonn responded, as the crowd booed Boebert for her remarks.The event, which was hosted by Club 20, Colorado Mesa University and the Grand Junction Sentinel, is the first and only debate scheduled between Boebert and her Democratic challenger Adam Frisch prior to the election.Boebert has been under fire in recent months, after comments that President Biden’s student-debt forgiveness funds “Karen’s daughter’s degree in lesbian dance theory” had Twitter trolls coming out of the woodwork.In August, her husband was also the center of controversy when he made threats to neighbors before driving his car into their mailbox in a rage after a dispute.