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UPDATED: There have been a slew of changes on Dynasty over its first two seasons. One of the lead roles, Cristal, was recast twice —  Ana Brenda Contreras replaced original star Nathalie Kelley after the end of Season 1; Contreras was recently replaced by Daniella Alonso heading into Season 3. Additionally, Elizabeth…

The CW’s Dynasty reboot has recast the role of Cristal Jennings. Ana Brenda Contreras — who played Cristal in Season 2 — is leaving and Daniella Alonso will step into the role, Deadline confirmed today. "Unfortunately, Ana Brenda Contreras will not be returning for the third season of Dynasty due to personal reasons,"…

There will be a change at the helm of the CW’s drama series Dynasty as it heads into a third season. Sallie Patrick, who developed the reboot of the classic 1980s primetime soap with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, is stepping down as showrunner, a position she has held from the start. Veteran Josh Reims, who…

The biggest bit of drama – will The CW renew Dynasty? – has long been resolved, with the network promising in January that the lifestyles of the scheming rich drama would return. So last night’s season two finale could dig deep knowing that any threads need not be resolved. True, there will be changes – showrunner…

The Friday episode of The CW’s Dynasty drama had a big reveal, finally unwrapping who will be the replacement for Nicollette Sheridan as Alexis Carrington on the show. Sheridan departed in March to attend to personal family matters. SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE EPISODE As fans will…

Nicollette Sheridan’s manipulative Alexis Carrington is departing from Dynasty, with Friday’s show marking her farewell from The CW’s drama. But the goodbye was anything but quiet, as one might expect from the deliciously wicked Alexis. After reuniting with her long-lost son, Adam, there was a complication in their…

Dominique Deveraux is returning to Dynasty. ER alumna Michael Michele has been tapped to play the role in the CW reboot. The Devereaux character, portrayed by Diahann Carroll in the original series, will be introduced at the end of the current season 2 as a recurring, with the possibility of becoming a series regular…

Nicollette Sheridan’s reign as Alexis Carrington has come to an end. She is exiting The CW’s Dynasty as the fashionably scheming character. The role might be recast, but it’s still to be determined. “Nicollette Sheridan will be leaving DYNASTY in order to focus on some personal family responsibilities,” said CBS Televi…

CBS’ drama block led this week by Hawaii Five-0 (0.8 million in the adults 18-49 demo, 7.55 million viewers) and MacGyver (0.8, 6.90M) propelled Friday’s primetime ratings, and with the night’s usual king Blue Bloods a repeat it was also Hawaii Five-0, despite dipping a tenth in the demo, that led all shows in…

ABC’s holiday perennial I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! (0.7 rating in the 18-49 demo, 3.42 million viewers) was Friday’s top-rated show in primetime, topping a night of few original programs, though one, NBC’s just-canceled Midnight, Texas (0.4, 2.60M) hit another season high in total viewers. CBS led the…

Dynasty is down another original Carrington. James MacKay, who played Steven Carrington, Fallon’s (Elizabeth Gillies) gay environmentalist brother, announced on Instagram ahead of tonight’s episode of the CW reboot that he has left the show. “While Steven had a choice to leave, unfortunately I didn't,” MacKay said…

Melania Trump (0.5, 4.223M) more than doubled her lead-in in total viewers at 10 PM and snagged ABC’s biggest overall non-sports crowd in the hour in nine months via 20/20. The newsmag’s special Being Melania edition boosted ABC by 1.7 million viewers, week to week and 1/10th in the demo. But NBC’s Dateline (0.7…