Still the King Episode 1.01 Pilot

Former country star "Burnin'" Vernon Brown's freewheeling lifestyle is curbed when a judge orders him to pay back child support for a daughter he never knew existed. Posing as a preacher, he starts to rebuild his life.

A hijacked bread truck slams into a church sign and topples over because of a mistimed pour of Jack and Coke by Vernon Brown. His life wasn't always that of a joy-riding drunk. He used to be the biggest country star with the nickname Burnin' Vernon, because his records were burning up the charts.

He then explains his career downfall: sleeping with the mayor's daughter, the senator's wife and the sheriff's daughter, who turns 18 years old a day too late. Subsequently, his career went up in flames, and Burnin' Vernon took on a whole new meaning. Twenty years later, he’s an Elvis impersonator.

Back to present day, the local sheriff (played by Randy Travis) chases after Vernon in his car. Cut to three months later, and Vernon is in jail with a few other men as his cellmates. There he meets Walt, the son of Vernon's best friend back when he was burnin' up the charts.

Their conversation gets cut short as Vernon is summoned by the warden. It's time for his discharge. Unfortunately, he's walking out with no money and his Elvis costume on, which means he must abandon his impounded car.

"This is unbelievable, man!" Mitch Doily, Vernon's parole officer (played by Kevin Farley), exclaims as he reminisces about dancing with his ex-wife to Vernon's music.

Doily opens Vernon's file and begins laughing over the list of charges. He's impressed. However, the consequences aren't so exciting. Vernon has probation where he must stay in the state of Tennessee for one calendar year, 1,000 hours of community service and a ton of child support for his 15-year-old daughter, Charlotte, unbeknownst to him.

After a brief phone call with the mother of his child, Debbie (played by Joey Lauren Adams), he walks over to her house for a face-to-face meeting. "You look like hell," Debbie explains. She's pissed and is adamant about getting the child support he owes.

Here, we meet Ronnie (played by Jon Sewell), as Debbie's live-in boyfriend with a dense mustache and an eccentric way of showing his toughness. Ronnie and Vernon share a few words, followed by Debbie slamming the door in Vernon's face. Looks like he better pay that child support if he wants to smooth things over with this household.

First things first, Vernon looks for a gig to gather some fast cash. He strikes out -- multiple times -- so he drinks his feelings away with a few beers and decides to head to the church in the morning.

When Vernon enters the church, he meets the blind caretaker, Curtis (played by Leslie David Baker). He asks, "What can I do ya for?" which Vernon quickly replied, "I'm, uh, your new preacher!" His confident delivery pleases Curtis, and they move forward with business after Curtis warns Vernon about a man who is set to do community service on the church. He urges Vernon to keep an eye one him in case he's trouble.

Vernon quickly realizes he has to find someone to play himself while he plays the preacher. Vernon immediately thinks of Walt and asks him if he'll help him out with a sob story about Walt's late father. It works. Walt agrees and immediately starts taking orders from Curtis back at the church.

Once Curtis leaves for the day, Vernon and Walt discuss his daughter, Charlotte, played by Madison Iseman, over a few drinks of the communion wine. Vernon passes out for a few minutes and dreams of Elvis and Jesus (played by Darius Rucker). He's reassured that crashing into the church sign was, in fact, a sign sent by God.

Vernon's dream is interrupted by Walt getting him to leave the church for a little adventure. They head to Debbie's house. Vernon sees Charlotte and gets nervous as he hides on the front step. The timing was off, plus Walt is getting hungry after eating all the ribs he had on the road.

Morning is approaching, and Walt and Vernon are still out on the town. But wait. The church service starts in a few hours! After running as fast as they can, Vernon prepares his sermon to the best of his abilities.

The pilot ends with Vernon in shock as he realizes the real preacher has entered the building right as he's about to deliver his sermon to the entire congregation.