Maddison Brown Joins 'Dynasty' as Kirby Anders

Australian actress Maddison Brown is joining the cast of Dynasty in Season 2 as a series regular, playing the role of Kirby Anders.

The daughter of Carrington estate manager Joseph Anders, Kirby technically arrived on the scene in the final moments of the CW drama's first season finale, though viewers can now put a face to that foreboding voice.

According to the network, "Kirby grew up in the staff’s living quarters with her father … and sides more with the downstairs occupants than the upstairs. She has a fraught history with the Carringtons, specifically a tempestuous relationship with Fallon that was the reason for Kirby’s exile from the Manor years ago. And while she returns to Atlanta to make amends with her father, she will certainly continue wreaking havoc on the Carringtons."

Brown's casting comes shortly after The CW confirmed that Nathalie Kelley will not return as Cristal in Season 2, and it will be revealed that Kelley's Cristal was an imposter. The "real" Cristal will be played by new series regular Ana-Brenda Contreras. In addition, Nicollette Sheridan (Alexis Carrington) has been promoted to series regular.

Dynasty kicks off its second season on Friday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

Ana Brenda Contreras Joining 'Dynasty' as the "Real" Cristal

In the first season finale of Dynasty on The CW in May, Cristal's fate was left up in the air with the character shot and left inside a burning building. It looks like that mystery has been solved, at least in terms of Nathalie Kelley's run as the character.

After playing the role of Cristal Flores — the new wife of Blake Carrington — in the first season, Kelley announced in June that she wouldn't be returning to the show.

The network has now confirmed that telenovela star Ana Brenda Contreras will take over the role in the drama's upcoming second season. Furthermore, Contreras is said to be playing the "real" Cristal, though it's unclear what that means exactly.

Asked for the reason for the switch, CW president Mark Pedowitz said, "it's a wild soap, these are things you do on a soap."

Dynasty returns to The CW for season 2 on Friday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

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The CW Unveils 2018-19 Primetime Schedule

The CW Network presented its 2018-19 primetime schedule to advertisers, affiliates, and press today, at the New York City Center in New York City.

"It is such an exciting time at The CW. We are thriving, innovating, and now we're expanding, adding Sunday nights to our primetime lineup this fall. Starting in October, we will have 12 hours of original scripted series on our schedule - more than any other broadcast network besides CBS," said Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.

Nicollette Sheridan (Alexis Carrington) has been upped to series regular when Dynasty returns for its second season in the fall.

THE CW's 2018-19 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

SUNDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SUPERGIRL (New Night)
9:00-10:00 PM CHARMED (New Series)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
9:00-10:00 PM ARROW (New Night)

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE FLASH
9:00-10:00 PM BLACK LIGHTNING

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM RIVERDALE
9:00-10:00 PM ALL AMERICAN (New Series)

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SUPERNATURAL
9:00-10:00 PM LEGACIES (New Series)

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM DYNASTY
9:00-10:00 PM CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND

Nicollette Sheridan Joins 'Dynasty' as Alexis Carrington

Knots Landing and Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan has been cast as Alexis Carrington in Dynasty on The CW. Alexis Carrington is the first wife of Blake Carrington and mother to Fallon and Steven. She will return unexpectedly to their world, challenging Blake's marriage to Cristal, seeking to reunite with her children, and fighting to claim what is hers.

Wealth, power, deception, and double-dealing... what does it take to build a dynasty? A modern re-imagining of the iconic primetime soap, centering on the powerful Carrington family as they defend their throne against the Colbys, new rivals and threats, and even each other. Dynasty stars Elizabeth Gillies, Nathalie Kelley, James Mackay, Sam Adegoke, Robert Christopher Riley and Rafael de la Fuente, with Alan Dale, and Grant Show.

Sheridan played Paige Matheson on Knots Landing, and Edie Britt in Desperate Housewives. Joan Collins portrayed Alexis Carrington Colby on the original Dynasty.

Dynasty airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

Gordon Thomson Comes Out as Gay, and Thinks New 'Dynasty' is Appalling

Golden Globe and Indie Series Award nominee Gordon Thomson is not happy with the 2017 CW reboot of Dynasty, the smash 1980s soap opera on which he starred as Adam Carrington. In an interview with The Daily Beast, the actor trashed the remake, calling it "utter s—t."

"I have had a look at the new Dynasty and I am appalled," Thomson says in the interview. "What the f—k is the CW doing? It’s utter s—t."

He also takes aim at original Dynasty creators Richard and Esther Shapiro, who are executive producers on The CW show.

"The acting is dreadful, truly dreadful. The writing is appalling. I don’t know what possessed the Shapiros to bother," he says, before claiming the reboot would not have the approval of original EP Aaron Spelling. "Why call it Dynasty? It’s nothing to do with Dynasty at all. It's insulting. If the afterlife exists — it doesn’t, but if it did — Aaron would be having major fits in his grave. And the audience the CW is aiming for is going to think it’s s–t because it is such s–t that a cretinous 6-year-old would not be interested. It's abominable."

Thomson also took the opportunity to officially come out as gay. “It’s not something I’ve ever announced,” the actor admits. “I’m assuming that people know, and now that I’m my age that’s fine. I don’t go out of my way because it’s my generation, I think. I’m probably as homophobic as any gay man alive because of my background.”

Thomson has most recently starred in Ladies of the Lake, Winterthorne and Dynasty.

Dynasty premieres at 9 p.m. ET October 11 on The CW. Watch the trailer below.

Watch the Trailer for The CW's 'Dynasty' Reboot

The CW has released a trailer for its reboot of 1980s primetime soap opera, Dynasty. The series tells the story of two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children.

The new Dynasty will be told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds: Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies) — daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington (Grant Show, Melrose Place, Devious Maids, Ryan's Hope) — and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal Jennings (Nathalie Kelley), a Hispanic woman marrying into a WASP family and America’s most powerful class.

The cast includes Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, Brianna Brown (General Hospital, EastSiders) as Claudia Blaisdel, James Mackay as Steven Carrington, Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane, Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby and Rafael de la Fuente as Sam.

Watch the trailer below.

'Dynasty' Reboot Picked Up by The CW for 2017-2018 Season

Nathalie Kelly (left) will play Cristal in The CW's new Dynasty.
Linda Evans portrayed Krystle in the original ABC series.

A reboot of Esther Shapiro and Richard Shapiro's 1980s primetime soap opera, Dynasty, has been picked up by The CW for the 2017-2018 television season. The series is the story of two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children. The series will be told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds: Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies) — daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington (Grant Show, Melrose Place, Devious Maids, Ryan's Hope) — and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal Jennings (Nathalie Kelley), a Hispanic woman marrying into a WASP family and America’s most powerful class.

The cast includes Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, Brianna Brown (General Hospital, EastSiders) as Claudia Blaisdel, James Mackay as Steven Carrington, Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane, Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby and Rafael de la Fuente as Sam.

The remake is being produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, who spawned teens hits The O.C. and Gossip Girl, along with Richard and Esther Shapiro, co-creators of the original series.

On other CW news, the network has also picked up Black Lightning, the first African-American DC Super Hero to have his own stand-alone comic title. The show stars Nafessa Williams, who played Deanna Forbes on One Life to Live in 2011.