TNT just announced it has ordered 10 new episodes of the classic CBS primetime soap “Dallas” to air next summer.
Cynthia Cidre, who wrote the acclaimed movies “In Country” and “Mambo Kings” before she created the horrible “Dallas”-like 2007 hourlong “Cane,” will oversee the new “Dallas.”
The last regular episode of “Dallas” aired on CBS May 3, 1991.
The Ewings of Southfork were last seen in the 1998 TV movie “War of the Ewings,” which starred original series vets Hagman, Duffy, Gray, George Kennedy, Steve Kanaly and Tracy Scoggins. It dealt with J.R. Ewing’s scheme to take control of Ewing Oil from Bobby and Sue Ellen.
From TNT’s pilot announcement:
The original Dallas aired from 1978 to 1991 and centered on the Ewing family, a cattle and oil dynasty occupying the expansive Southfork Ranch in Texas. The new version will focus on the Ewing offspring — J.R. Ewing’s son John Ross (Josh Henderson of Desperate Housewives), and Christopher, the adopted son of Bobby and Pam Ewing (Jesse Metcalfe of Desperate Housewives) — as they clash over the family dynasty’s future. Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious) stars as Elena, who is involved in a love triangle with Christopher and John Ross. Julie Gonzalo (Veronica Mars) stars as Christopher’s fiancée Rebecca. The updated Dallas will feature original series stars Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray.
Find all of EW’s story on the matter here.