

Various other actors/characters from the original series also make appearances, including Audrey Landers ( Afton Cooper), Cathy Podewell ( Cally Harper Ewing) and Deborah Shelton ( Mandy Winger). Additional familiar characters, including J.R.'s and Bobby's niece Lucy Ewing ( Charlene Tilton), their half-brother Ray Krebbs ( Steve Kanaly), and Ewing family rival Cliff Barnes ( Ken Kercheval) appear occasionally as guest stars.
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and Sue Ellen return as full cast members for the new series. John Ross states in season 1 that he is J.R.'s eldest child, which contradicts the storyline in the original series where J.R.'s first born son James Beaumont appeared in seasons 13– 14.Īlongside John Ross and Christopher, original series characters Bobby, J.R. However, John Ross is determined to resurrect the Ewings' former position in the oil industry. As an additional point of contention, Christopher is also becoming a player in alternative energy ( methane clathrate recovery), thereby eschewing the oil business. Christopher, meanwhile, has become a lot like Bobby, in that he is more interested in the upkeep of Southfork Ranch. Now grown up, John Ross has become almost a carbon copy of his father, bent on oil, money, and power. Both John Ross and Christopher were born during the original series' run and were featured in it as children (although played by different actors). ( Larry Hagman) and Sue Ellen Ewing ( Linda Gray). It focuses mainly on Christopher Ewing ( Jesse Metcalfe), the adopted son of Bobby ( Patrick Duffy) and Pamela Barnes Ewing ( Victoria Principal), and John Ross Ewing III ( Josh Henderson), the son of J.R. The series revolves around the Ewings, an affluent Dallas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. On October 3, 2014, the series was cancelled by TNT after three seasons, because of the declining ratings. On April 30, 2013, TNT renewed Dallas for a third season consisting of 15 episodes that premiered on Monday, February 24, 2014. On June 29, 2012, TNT renewed Dallas for a second season consisting of 15 episodes, which premiered on January 28, 2013.

On July 8, 2011, after viewing the completed pilot episode, TNT gave a green light for the series with a 10-episode order, which premiered on June 13, 2012. Television, which has owned the original series since its purchase of Lorimar Television (the original show's production company) in 1989. The series was made for TNT, sister company to Warner Bros.

and Sue Ellen Ewing Jesse Metcalfe as Christopher Ewing, the adopted son of Bobby and Pamela Barnes Ewing and Julie Gonzalo as Pamela Rebecca Barnes, the daughter of Cliff Barnes and Afton Cooper. They were joined by the next generation of characters, including Josh Henderson as John Ross Ewing III, the son of J.R. Other stars of the original series made guest appearances, including Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes, Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs, and Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing, as well as Ted Shackelford as Gary Ewing, and Joan van Ark as Valene Ewing, who starred in the Dallas spin-off series Knots Landing. The series brought back several stars of the original series, including Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing, and Larry Hagman as J.R.

The series was a revival of the prime time television soap opera of the same name that was created by David Jacobs and which aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991. Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera developed by Cynthia Cidre and produced by Warner Horizon Television, that aired on TNT from June 13, 2012, to September 22, 2014.
