Shania Twain, Little Big Town to Appear on New ‘Monarch’ TV Drama
Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Little Big Town, and Tanya Tucker are set to guest-star on the brand new Monarch TV Drama, which tells the fictional story of America’s leading country…
Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Little Big Town, and Tanya Tucker are set to guest-star on the brand new Monarch TV Drama, which tells the fictional story of America's leading country music family. The series will star Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins.
Monarch debuts with a special two-night event, beginning Sunday, September 11, immediately following the FOX NFL doubleheader. It then makes its premiere Tuesday, September 20 at 9:00 PM.
Meanwhile, on Saturday night (8/2), the cast will meet with the media backstage at the Grand Ole Opry to discuss the new show, and Adkins will perform on the Opry show that night. No word on whether Sarandon will join him on stage for a song.
Country music superstars over the decades have often branched out from singing and recording and making music videos to the Hollywood world of movies. Recording stars that became movie stars include Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, and many more.
That hasn't changed over the years as even today, country music's brightest stars extend their talent to movies and TV, and we look at twelve stars who made that bridge successful.
Lainey Wilson
Rick Kern/Getty ImagesIt has recently been announced that she was cast for the next season of "Yellowstone."
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images"1883" (2021) McGraw and Faith also appeared in a handful of feature films over the years.
Dolly Parton
Erik S. Lesser/Getty ImagesFirst feature film was "9 to 5" in 1980. There were many movies and TV movies to follow.
Randy Travis
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesVarious TV and movie roles, including 1997's "The Rainmaker."
Trace Adkins
Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesMany movies and TV, including 2011's "The Lincoln Lawyer."
Blake Shelton
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesFeature film 2015's "The Ridiculous 6" and 2019's "Ugly Dolls."
Dwight Yoakam
Giulio Marcocchi/Getty ImagesMany feature films, including 1996's "Sling Blade" and 2021's "Cry Macho" with Clint Eastwood.
Carrie Underwood
Christopher Polk/Getty Images2011's "Soul Surfer" and a TV episode of "How I Met Your Mother."
Reba
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesA recurring role on the current sitcom of CBS' "Young Sheldon," her own sitcom, "Reba," that ran for six seasons starting in 2001, and numerous TV movies and feature films over the years.
Billy Ray Cyrus
Paul Hawthorne/Getty ImagesDisney TV show "Hannah Montana" and several feature film roles, including 2010's "The Spy Next Door" starring Jackie Chan.
Toby Keith
Frank Micelotta/Getty ImagesVarious TV movie roles, including 2008's "Beer For My Horses" with Willie Nelson.
