Landing on Mondays in the plum spot after House on FOX is a new series titled Lonestar.
Here’s FOX’s description for it:
From Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman, the creators of “Party of Five”; Marc Webb, the director of “(500) Days of Summer”; and creator Kyle Killen, comes LONESTAR, a provocative soap set against the backdrop of big Texas oil. ROBERT/BOB ALLEN (newcomer James Wolk) is a charismatic and brilliant schemer who has meticulously constructed two lives in two different parts of Texas. He’s juggling two identities and two women in two very different worlds – all under one mountain of lies. As “Bob,” he lives in Houston and is married to CAT (Adrianne Palicki, “Friday Night Lights”), the beautiful daughter of CLINT (Jon Voight, 24, “Midnight Cowboy”), the patriarch of an ultra-wealthy Texas oil family. More than 400 miles away in the suburban west Texas town of Midland, he’s “Robert,” living a second life with his sweet, naïve girlfriend, LINDSAY (Eloise Mumford, “Mercy,” “Law & Order: SVU”). In Midland, he plays the perfect boyfriend while secretly bilking local investors of their savings. In Houston, he’s a devoted husband, charming Cat and her family to cement his position in the rich family business he aims to clean out. Bob has lived both lives successfully for years without arousing any suspicions…so far. While one brother-in-law, DREW (Bryce Johnson, “Popular,” “The Mentalist”), admires Bob, his other brother-in-law, TRAMMELL (Mark Deklin, “Nip/Tuck,” “Desperate Housewives”), is suspicious of his motives. Bob begins to fear his secret lives may unravel. With the cons closing in on him, Bob is divided by his love for two women; his loyalty to his father and mentor, JOHN (David Keith, “An Officer and a Gentleman,” “The Class”); and his respect for his father-in-law, Clint. Now as he tries to hold his two lives together, while fending off angry investors and the suspicions of those around him, Bob puts it all on the line hoping he can beat the odds, leave the schemes behind and keep two separate relationships afloat.
This concept, set in Texas like that great oil-family series of three decades ago, adds new wrinkles with the main character’s double life. How does it look? Check out the promo below and see:
2 Comments
Ummm, this is quite despicable. So, the main premise is not being caught immorally playing with the emotions of two women at once. The writers could have at least dialed back the depth of his relationships with the two women. What happens when he is found out…he irreparably destroys the lives of two (i’m guessing) decent women at the same time. Then he’s running for his life.
@ B
I do not see that at all.
It looks like to me-
His father is a Con Man- as is he.
He is immorally married to one woman and a “Boyfriend” to another- both to try to get into a corporation and wipe it clean.
He decides he wants out and apparently is in Love with both woman.
His father does not appear to like that idea.
He starts stealing money that they have stolen back to pay back people that they have swindled- Evening the balance.
He wants to have something real and leave his past behind him. His feelings for both woman are real. And I assume that eventually he WILL be found out and maybe they will find out about eachother, etc.- but the main premise is him trying to make right the wrong he has done while in love with two different woman. Will be interesting!