Country music star Trace Adkins to play the "King of Country Music" on Fox's Monarch

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The three-time Academy of Country Music Award winner will co-star with Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel on the country music dynasty drama. He'll play Albie Roman, known as the Texas Truthteller, reigning King of Country Music and husband of Dottie Cantrell Roman, known as the tough-as-nails Queen of Country Music. Friel plays their daughter.