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.

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Despite GREY'S losing another integral castmember after this season (Sandra Oh), ABC president Paul Lee told reporters at the TCA Press Tour he has every expectation that the ABC drama will continue "for many years to come."

Lee also insisted that REVENGE isn't going anywhere. "We have a long way to go with that show," Lee insisted. "They've reconnected that amazing conflict between Emily (Emily VanCamp) and Victoria (Madeleine Stowe). The producers pitched us the back nine [episodes] and we loved it."

GLEE's Jane Lynch Confirms Sue Is Moving to NYC
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"I don't know what they're going to do," Lynch admitted. "I understand that they're not going to say goodbye to a lot of the kids, either. I think there are a bunch of kids who are going to go and I think they might check still in at McKinley."

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Daniel Sunjata joins SMASH
Sunjata is joining the NBC musical drama’s second season in a recurring role playing Messing’s love interest. NBC is holding Smash until midseason as it polishes up some creative aspects of the series under new showrunner Josh Safran.

SMASH First Look: Jennifer Hudson Schools Katharine McPhee (Video)
Jennier Hudson, an Oscar winner for Dreamgirls, will play Veronica Moore, a Tony-winning Broadway star who impacts the lives of Karen (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy (Megan Hilty) in a multiple-episode role.

At about the 20-second mark in a new commercial debuted Wednesday during NBC's Olympics coverage, Hudson offers McPhee's Karen some wise words of wisdom: "Someone's always waiting to take you down, honey."

Watch it below:

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"The posters of Barnabas Collins and co. augment the most recent batch of stills and this week's exceptionally promising trailer. Dark Shadows isn't a property immediately familiar on this side of the ditch, but all the signs are there that Burton and Johnny Depp have rebottled their Edward Scissorhands / Ed Wood lightning. The trailer's comic beats land and the design look is as lovingly outlandish as you could wish for."

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Judge Elizabeth Allen White has declared a mistrial in Nicollette Sheridan‘s wrongful termination suit against ABC Studios and ABC Entertainment. The judge took her action, as she said she would, after the 12-person jury came back to court today unable to resolve their 8-4 deadlock of late last week. Lawyers for both sides say they will seek a new trial in the case.

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As the jury ended its third day of deliberations at an 8-4 impasse, attorneys for Nicollette Sheridan and ABC are in a settlement meeting in front of Judge Helen Bendix, E! News has confirmed.

If the two sides can reach a monetary settlement, which would presumably remain confidential, it would render the jury's decision moot. Of course, whichever attorney believes they have the eight jurors in their favor may be less inclined to settle. Sheridan's lawyer Mark Baute said he believes his side is winning.

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Dozens of ‘Desperate Housewives’ deaths shown to jury
Nicollette Sheridan, 48, is suing show creator Marc Cherry and Touchstone Television Productions for wrongful termination and battery. She has testified that Cherry hit her in the head when she repeatedly questioned script changes and then wrote her off the show and out of her $175,000 per episode salary after she complained about the alleged assault.

With the video -- titled "Deaths on Wisteria Lane" -- the defense positioned the fatal electrocution of Edie Britt, Sheridan's character, as just one of more than 40 deaths in the show's eight seasons.