Monarch Cove is a prime time telenovela that premiered on Lifetime on November 4, 2006. It ran for a single season of 14 episodes ending on December 16, 2006.
Premise After serving six years in jail for the murder of her father, wrongfully accused Bianca Foster (Virginia Williams) returns to her hometown, Monarch Cove, only to discover new family problems brewing. In a quest to help, she takes a job at a resort, and inadvertently becomes romantically involved with the heir to the business, Jake Preston (Kieren Hutchison), who is engaged to be married.
Cast
Main / regular Virginia Williams as Bianca Foster Samantha Shelton as Kathy Foster Shirley Jones as Grace Foster Matt Funke as Ben Foster Kieren Hutchison as Jake Preston Robert Coleby as Alexander Preston Rachel Ward as Arianna Preston Vanessa Lengies as Sophia Preston Simon Rex as Eddie Lucas Samantha Healy as Elizabeth DeBrett Stephen Martines as Parker Elian Craig Horner as Caleb Demanser
Guests James Stewart as Davey Monroe Jerome Ehlers as Sam Lee Kodi Smit-McPhee as Young Jake Lani Tupu as Joe Maeve Dermody as Charlotte Lee Matt Okine as Carlos Renai Caruso as Megan Sarah Chadwick as Vanessa Reade Tiffany Lamb as Dr Martuccio
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Production The series is based on the German serial Bianca – Wege zum Glück (Bianca: Paths to Happiness). It was produced by FremantleMedia North America, a sister company of UFA, which produced the original.
It was shot on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
The Lifetime network initially ordered 20 episodes of the series, but ultimately reduced it to 14, after ratings for the show dropped significantly from the premiere.
References
External links (Retrieved from Internet Archive on February 8, 2008)