This show is a "Nashville" wanna be. Sadly, it's not even close. Cover versions of songs sung by mostly so so singers don't help. But the biggest problem is the terrible script writing and a plot that has more holes than Swiss cheese. Anna Friel is a good actress. Trace Atkins is just not a good actor. He's a decent baritone singer who should stick to singing. Beth Ditto is a former rock singer. I can't say she should go back to her band because I didn't find them to be very good either. I don't know if this show will be renewed for another season or not. My vote is no - but it doesn't matter. There won't be another season for me anyway. They'd need to get rid of some of the cast and all of the writers in order for this show to be even mildly interesting and engaging.
Review of Monarch
