Scripted series · CBS
Dallas
A family ruthless in its quest for power and passion.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Patrick Duffy
Bobby Ewing
327 eps
Barbara Bel Geddes
Miss Ellie
304 eps
Jim Davis
Jock Ewing
77 eps
Kimberly Foster
Michelle Stevens Ewing
50 eps
Larry Hagman
J.R. Ewing
357 eps
Ken Kercheval
Cliff Barnes
357 eps
Howard Keel
Clayton Farlow
222 eps
George Kennedy
Carter McKay
52 eps
Sasha Mitchell
James Beaumont
50 eps
Victoria Principal
Pamela Barnes Ewing
251 eps
Mary Crosby
Kristin Shepard
28 eps
Priscilla Presley
Jenna Wade
144 eps
Sheree J. Wilson
April Stevens
105 eps
Donna Reed
Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
30 eps
Steve Kanaly
Ray Krebbs
308 eps
Linda Gray
Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing
308 eps
Susan Howard
Donna Culver Krebbs
223 eps
Charlene Tilton
Lucy Ewing
246 eps
Dack Rambo
Jack Ewing
63 eps
Cathy Podewell
Cally Ewing
48 eps
Lesley-Anne Down
Stephanie Rogers
13 eps
Keenan Wynn
Digger Barnes
10 eps
Randy Powell
Alan Beam (as Randolph Powell)
18 eps
Jeff Cooper
Dr. Simon Ellby
11 eps
Susan Flannery
Leslie Stewart
11 eps
Barbara Babcock
Liz Craig
15 eps
Lois Chiles
Holly Harwood
22 eps
Kate Reid
Aunt Lil Trotter
13 eps
Christopher Atkins
Peter Richards
26 eps
Dennis Patrick
Vaughn Leland
10 eps
John Beck
Mark Graison
66 eps
Barbara Carrera
Angelica Nero
25 eps
Marc Singer
Matt Cantrell
12 eps
Jenilee Harrison
Jamie Ewing
70 eps
Steve Forrest
Wes Parmalee
15 eps
Jonathan Goldsmith
Bruce Harvey
11 eps
Stephen Elliott
Scotty Demarest
14 eps
Deborah Shelton
Mandy Winger
63 eps
George Petrie
Harv Smithfield
21 eps
Jim McMullan
Senator Andrew Dowling
14 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dallas actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dallas reads strongest on Emotional Weight, Character Depth and Serialized.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The story
What it's about
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
The run
Seasons
14 seasons · 357 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20041 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
19785 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S01E02 The Lesson
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
197824 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S02E05 Black Market Baby
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
197925 episodes
8.3IMDbBest episode · S03E25 A House Divided
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198023 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S04E01 No More Mister Nice Guy (1)
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198126 episodes
7.2IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
198228 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S06E22 The Sting
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
198330 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S07E29 Hush, Hush, Sweet Jessie
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
198430 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S08E06 Shadow of a Doubt
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
198531 episodes
7.5IMDb
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
198629 episodes
6.7IMDbBest episode · S10E07 Territorial Imperative
Season 11 · Complete
Season 11
198730 episodes
6.2IMDb
Season 12 · Complete
Season 12
198826 episodes
6.5IMDbBest episode · S12E05 Road Work
Season 13 · Complete
Season 13
198927 episodes
6.5IMDb
Season 14 · Complete
Season 14
199023 episodes
6.2IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E25
A House Divided
Bobby and Pam leave Southfork. Meanwhile, J.R. is shot following the nationalization of the Asian oil wells which ends up ruining competing oil wells.
S04E02
No More Mister Nice Guy (2)
J.R., paralyzed after the shooting, undergoes further surgery to help save his life. While J.R. is in the hospital, Bobby takes over Ewing Oil for the time being. Meanwhile, Sue Ellen worries that she was the shooter as the police identify more suspects in the shooting.
S02E01
Reunion (1)
The Ewing family is complete when Bobby and Pam find Gary, the long-lost third Ewing brother. But J.R. has other plans: Get Gary out of the house. Something happens to only strengthen the bond between the family and Gary, Lucy brings her mother back to Southfork
- Directed by Irving J. Moore
- Written by David Jacobs
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork
S14E23
Conundrum (2)
S14E22
Conundrum (1)
S14E21
The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire
S14E20
Some Leave, Some Get Carried Out
S14E19
Farewell, My Lovely
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
David Jacobs
Showrunner
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Philip Capice
Executive producer
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Lee Rich
Executive producer
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Lisa Seidman
Writer
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Jim Inman
Writer
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Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer
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Will Lorin
Writer
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Mitchell Wayne Katzman
Writer
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Leonard Katzman
Writer
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Darlene Craviotto
Writer
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Camille Marchetta
Writer
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Virginia Aldridge
Writer
Richard Fontana
Writer
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Worley Thorne
Writer
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Rena Down
Writer
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Arthur Bernard Lewis
Writer
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D.C. Fontana
Writer
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Peter Dunne
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Philip CapiceExecutive Producer
- Lee RichExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lisa SeidmanWriter
- Jim InmanWriter
- Joel J. FeigenbaumWriter
- Will LorinWriter
- Mitchell Wayne KatzmanWriter
- Leonard KatzmanWriter
Direction
- Harry HarrisDirector
- Robert DayDirector
- Lawrence DobkinDirector
- Paul StanleyDirector
- Michael PreeceDirector
- Corey AllenDirector
Cinematography
- Edward R. PlanteDirector of Photography
- Rick F. GunterDirector of Photography
- Robert C. JessupDirector of Photography
- Bradford MayDirector of Photography
- Robert CaramicoDirector of Photography
- William MendenhallDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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